Buyouts
ArchiMed buys Clean Cells in SBO from Sodero Gestion
GP buys biotechnology service Clean Cells, investing alongside management
Capitem backs Cortex MBO
Deal sees Cortex CEO buy a majority stake in the mail outsourcing and document management firm
Value4Capital acquires Kom-Eko from Royalton
Capital was deployed from V4C Poland Plus Fund alongside participation from co-investors
Ardian buys Technology & Strategy in SBO from Dzeta
Ardian acquires the technology-focused consultancy via Ardian Expansion Fund IV
Ambienta buys AromataGroup
Current management team will continue to lead the firm and retain a minority holding
Italglobal Partners acquires Gimel
GP led a club of investors to acquire a 70% stake in the Italian children's clothing manufacturer
Eurazeo buys Efeso Consulting from Argos Wityu for €56m
Acquirer buys a 70% stake in the France-based consultancy firm, ending an eight-year tenure for Argos
Diversis Capital buys Tempo
Los Angeles-based Diversis targets companies with at least $10m in revenues and up to $25m EBITDA
Epiris to acquire Diamorph
Deal reportedly values the Swedish precision materials business at SEK 1.4-1.5bn
PE-backed Creations & Parfums buys Floressence
BPI France, BNP Paribas Developpement acquire stakes in C&P, which buys Floressence
Beech Tree invests in BCN Group
GP is currently investing from its ТЃ115m second fund, which invests ТЃ10-40m per deal
PAI to buy Stella Group in €600m deal
PAI enters talks to buy building-closure equipment specialist Stella Group from ICG
Vespa backs Feefo MBO
GP is currently investing from its ТЃ120m fund, which typically invests in deals valued at ТЃ10-70m
Rutland backs MBO of Total Rail Solutions
Deal is the seventh investment from Rutland's third fund, which closed on ТЃ263m in 2015
Inflexion takes minority stake in European LifeCare Group
Investment is drawn from the £250m vehicle Inflexion Enterprise Fund IV, which closed in 2016
EMZ in talks to buy Vignal Lighting in SBO
Eurazeo PME stands to make €119m in proceeds from the sale, representing a return of 2.8x
Intralinks acquired by SS&C Technologies
Intralinks has more than 800 employees globally and 4,000 clients including numerous PE firms
Sagard, BPI France to buy Sabena Technics
Reports say the transaction would value Sabena at €350m, equivalent to 9x its EBITDA
Gimv buys Groupe Claire in SBO
Belgium-based GP buys the France-based manufacturer of programmable valves from Industries & Finances
SGCP et al. back Milexia
SocGen Capital Partenaires, BPI France, Isatis Capital all acquire minority stakes
Invision backs ABC Design
Company's founders, the Fischer family, will retain a minority stake and stay on with the business
General Atlantic bids for Premiership Rugby - report
GP is reportedly the latest in a number of PE houses to have shown an interest in the pro league
Montagu buys Kodak's flexographic packaging arm for <$390m
Deal represents Montagu's first US investment, according to the UK-based GP's website
Motive Partners buys majority in Lucht Probst Associates
Fintech-focused PE firm buys the German software and advisory services firm