Buyouts
Pride Capital provides first mezzanine loan after spin-out
Mezzanine loan provided to Coyo is Pride Capital's first since its spin-out from Main Capital
Cathay backs Finance Active
Finance Active’s founders and managers also acquire stakes in the digital finance business
Valedo sells Cambio Healthcare to Investcorp
Transaction ends a six-and-a-half-year holding period for Valedo Partners Fund II
Graphite sells Sk:n to TriSpan after 13-year holding
Deal reportedly values the UK-headquartered skincare clinic operator at around £35m
Permira buys Hana Group in SBO
GP buys France-based Hana Group, based on 2019 projected EBITDA of €43m, from TA Associates
Progressio backs Gampack
GP intends to support the company in its expansion into new market segments and geographies
FVS backs La Gastronomica
GP invests via Fondo Sviluppo Pmi, a €50m vehicle that held a final close in December 2015
Committed Capital backs Connecthing
Company plans to use the funds to boost its growth and expansion outside the Netherlands
IK backs NetCo MBO
IK, drawing capital from its Small Cap II Fund, invests alongside historical backer Andera
Sator acquires remaining stake in L'Autre Chose
GP invests via its Sator Private Equity Fund, which held a final close on €500m in March 2010
Carlyle acquires SER
Acquisition was made from the firm's CETP III fund, which focuses on technology companies
Bridgepoint acquires Miya from Arison Investments
Miya's acquisition is the first investment made by Bridgepoint's €5.7bn Europe VI fund
Hg buys Transporeon from TPG
Acquisition continues Hg's strategy for B2B cloud-based software and network companies
IGI backs Nuovaplast
GP deploys capital from its IGI Investimenti Sei fund, which held a €100m first close in 2018
Cerberus and Centerbridge offer €600m for NordLB
Firms will each pay half the offer price in a bid for a minority stake in the German lender
Apax France sells aviation division of SK FireSafety
US-based LLCP carves-out SK AeroSafety division from Apax France's SK FireSafety Group
Equinox acquires 40% in Manifattura Valcismon
Equinox deploys capital from its third fund, while a debt package is provided by a pool of banks
Idia backs LGI Wines in SBO
Historical backers Initiative & Finance and Agribev Holding divest their LGI Wines stakes
Siparex backs Valentin Traiteur in MBO
GP uses the Siparex ETI 4 fund to acquire its stake in Valentin Traiteur, a fresh food provider
Waterland launches new buy-and-build with Rehacon
Waterland plans to realise synergies with portfolio companies Median Kliniken and Schönes Leben
Apollo's £3.32bn RPC take-private bid approved by directors
Development comes four months after the GP emerged as a bidder for the plastic packaging firm
Miura backs restaurant chain Grupo Saona
Saona is the second deal made by the GP via its third fund, which held a €330m final close in 2018
Capzanine backs Intescia in SBO
Exiting GPs Andera and BNP Paribas Development supported Intescia's spin-out in 2013
Blackstone, H&F have joint bid for Scout24 rejected
Offer from previous owners Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman values the business at €4.7bn