Buyouts
Amulet acquires Open Health to merge with Peloton
Consolidated healthcare communications agency will have operations across three countries
Quadriga backs merger of Vescon and Schiller
Combined group will employ 700 people and expects revenues in excess of €100m for 2018
LDC sells Amberon to H2 after 17-month holding
Temporary traffic lights and roadworks signage provider Amberon acquired Barrier Services in November
Main Capital acquires strategic stake in Cleversoft
Regulation tech company plans to expand through a buy-and-build strategy as well as organic growth
Cross buys Boes Group
Cross is currently investing from its second buyout fund, which closed on CHF 100m in August 2017
Average holding period stays high as quick exits lag
Lower proportion of deals are being exited within three years, and more after seven years
Gilde buys Gundlach Automotive Corporation
Company's management team has invested alongside Gilde for a minority stake in the business
CVC in exclusivity for stake in Premiership Rugby
Reported deal would see the GP pay more than ТЃ200m in exchange for a minority stake
NB Aurora acquires minority stake in Club del Sole
Pool of Italian family offices also takes part in the deal and acquires a minority stake
Arkéa, Sofimac back Decortiat Estelle MBI
Dominique Bidaut buys a majority stake in Decortiat, a perfumes and luxury cosmetics packaging company
Newly launched Ethos acquires Ares-backed Miles 33
Publishing software developer generates EBITDA of ТЃ3m, while Ethos invests ТЃ3-8m per deal
UI Gestion, Alliance Entreprendre back Treo BIMBO
Thierry Girardeau and Dominique Marrast are appointed as director and sales manager of Treo
Ardian acquires majority stake in Neopharmed Gentili
Mediolanum Farmaceutici will retain a minority stake, and Alessandro Del Bono will be appointed CEO
Xenon buys Emmeti, Sipac, Mectra, Logik to create EMS Group
Following the acquisition, the four companies will be merged in a new entity called EMS Group
Corsair buys Zedra Group
Corsair acquires a majority stake in the business from the Nielsen and Sarikhani families
Egeria to sell stake in CleanLease
Active Capital is about to buy Dutch laundry services provider CleanLease says report
Inflexion acquires Clearlake-backed Mycom OSI
Deal for the telecoms assurance software firm is the first from the GP's fifth flagship fund
Innova and Solter invest in Oshee Polska
Poland-based isotonic and mineral drinks producer will pursue an acquisitive growth strategy
DPE buys Be-terna from BPE
Company's CEO stated that DPE would "use its buy-and-build experience" to support the firm
PNC acquires Pirtek Europe from Halifax Group
Hydraulic hose supplier has increased its EBITDA from ТЃ2.8m to a reported ТЃ9m under Halifax's tenure
Investindustrial in exclusivity for Italcanditi
Italcanditi is controlled by the Goffi family, who founded the company in Pedrengo in 1963
Palatine acquires CET UK from Dunedin
Acquirer draws capital from its third flagship fund, which typically writes cheques of ТЃ10-30m
Phoenix buys Nineteen Group, supports bolt-on
Nineteen is the eighth investment from Phoenix Equity Partners 2016, which closed on ТЃ415m
Litorina buys Care of Carl
CEO and founder Henning KУЄllqvist will remain in his role and retain a stake of 30%