Buyouts
Sherpa Capital backs CityBike
GP deploys capital from its third fund, which held a €150m final close in 2018 exceeding its target
Waterland invests in IMC
Viv Adshead, former president and CEO of Ashfield Communications, agrees to join the IMC board
Callista Private Equity carves out ArcelorMittal Ringmill
GP focuses on special situations and generally invests in companies with negative EBIT margins
Omnes invests €60m in Biofutur's MBO
GP invests in the company via Omnes Croissance 4 and a co-investment vehicle dedicated to the deal
Vaaka Partners acquires majority stake in Staria
Company is aiming for most of its future growth to be achieved outside of Finland
EQT to acquire Bosch Energy and Building Solutions Italy - report
Parties are expected to sign a deal imminently, with no formal auction process in place
Mandarin Capital acquires ABC Morini
GP deploys capital for the acquisition from Mandarin Capital III, which has raised €175m so far
S-UBG wholly acquires Palmer Hargreaves
S-UBG offers growth capital and seed funding through its Seed Fonds II Aachen fund
Andera Partners backs Groupe Panhard MBO
Deal is the eighth from Andera Partners' Winch 4 vehicle, which focused on SMEs in France and Spain
KKCG sells Conectart to Genesis
Conectart plans to further expand its operations in the central and eastern European region
Unigestion gears up to invest in small and mid-market PE
Unigestion partners expect investment opportunities to emerge in the small-cap market
Mutares sells Klann Packaging to Accursia Capital
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for Mutares and the GP is now focusing on larger investments
Triton buys Lamina Technologies
GP invested vis its Smaller Mid-Cap Fund and plans to support the company's international expansion
Artemis buys Bridge Farm for $90m
Artemis will assume $45m of debt under the vendor Sundial's existing $115m term debt facility
LBO France's Gioconda backs Demas
GP invests via its Small Caps Opportunities fund, which held a final close on €104m in November 2018
Silver Investment Partners buys Lucien Ortscheit
GP plans to make add-ons for the pharmaceutical wholesaler, screening targets in Germany and abroad
Abénex backs Prevost Laboratory Concept
GP deploys capital from Abénex Croissance, which targets French SMEs across a wide variety of sectors
Mezzanine Management sells Optimapharm to Rohatyn Group
Mezzanine Management provided a €10m mezzanine facility to the business in October 2018
Ardian buys majority stake in Swissbit
Investment comes from the GP's Expansion fund strategy and follows a competitive auction process
Capital Croissance buys MCC from Abénex
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for Abénex, which invested in MCC via its France Transmission Fund
SCP acquires Bain Credit-backed TM Lewin
SCP acquires the business as a going concern, taking over the entire store network
Altor acquires Eleda; adds on JVAB and One Nordic
Combined turnover of the enlarged group was SEK 6bn in 2019
Priveq acquires majority stake in language services company Plint
Company's revenues have grown from SEK 11m to SEK 236m in five years
Gilde buys Corilus from AAC Capital
Sale for the healthcare software company began in November 2019 and continued in spite of coronavirus