Buyouts
Consortium acquires Hitzinger
Hitzinger was undergoing self-administration before the consortium acquired the company
Cobepa buys Scalian in SBO
Andera sells majority stake in the France-based engineering consultancy and reinvests
Waterland hires Quarton for Zentrum Gesundheit exit
Sale process of the ophthalmic surgery and diagnostic centres company has attracted private equity
Bridgepoint kicks off Primonial sale
Bridgepoint reportedly hired Rothschild and JP Morgan to conduct the sale in January
PAI to acquire Elior's Areas
PAI to buy concession catering operator Areas for a €1-1.5bn valuation, press report says
Wise Road backs joint venture with Ams in $120m deal
General manager of Ams' environmental sensors business, Stefan Raible, will act as managing director
OpCapita exits NKD in sale to TDR Capital
OpCapita acquired NKD in 2013 and this is its first exit from its Consumer Opportunities Fund
Paluel-Marmont Capital to buy Securinfor in SBO
PMC takes majority stake in Securinfor, an IT outsourcing and telephony services provider
BPE acquires stake in Hasenkopf
Hasenkopf was founded by Didymus Hasenkopf and is owned and managed by Roland Hasenkopf
Gimv acquires Coolworld Rentals
Founder Jack Buijnsters retains a minority stake and will sit on the supervisory board
Ardian backs Eloquant in OBO
Ardian Growth team will support France-based Eloquant's growth strategy internationally
GMT spinout Apse buys Kallidus from FPE
Apse is a new private equity firm established by the core team of GMT Communications Partners
LBO France buys Passman group in SBO
SBO sees Siparex exit the investment and Andera reinvest via ActoMezz III in Passman
Orienta backs Passione Unghie
GP intends to boost the company's growth, develop its product offering and support its expansion
CIC Capital acquires a minority stake in Brüning Group
CIC aims to acquire minority stakes with governance rights for between €3-50m
Bowmark acquires Pirum Systems from Five Arrows
Pirum Systems has benefited from greater demand for financial compliance software
Altur Investissement et al. back Babyzen in OBO
Previous backers Capital Croissance increases its stake in stroller manufacturer Babyzen
Ambienta buys Phoenix Group
GP acquires a majority stake in the business from Chequers Capital, which bought the company in 2016
Eurazeo to invest €300m in DORC
GP enters exclusive discussions with Montagu PE to buy vitreoretinal surgery specialist
BGF invests £11.6m in Invenio
Newco was set up for the transaction under the name Invenio Business Solutions Holdings
Carlyle buys stake in Jeanologia from MCH
GP intends to boost the company's growth and further expand its product offering
Livingbridge invests in Brainlabs
GP draws capital from Livingbridge Enterprise 2, which writes cheques of up to £10m
TPA Capital acquires Pallet-Track
TPA Capital seeks to invest less then £25m in businesses with an enterprise value of less than £50m
Summa buys Olink Proteomics
Management team led by Ulf Landgren will remain as minority shareholders after the deal
