Buyouts
Carlyle buys stake in Investindustrial-backed design group
GPs will own equal stakes in the new group and invest alongside the founders of B&B Italia and Flos
Promethean nears £53m Produce Investments take-private
GP agrees to pay a 35.4% premium of 193 pence per share in the potato and daffodil producer
Weinberg buys Realease Capital in MBO
WCP buys majority stake in France-based Realease via WCP#3, which closed on €295m in July 2018
Verdane invests SEK 150m in Inovia
Company plans to accelerate the development and commercialisation of its AI products
Sovereign Capital backs MBO of Asset Control
GP will support Asset Control's existing management team led by CEO Mark Hepsworth
Hannover Finanz buys Zeeh Design
Company's 82-year-old founder Klaus Zeeh retains a minority stake in the business
Arcadia buys Castello Italia
Chemical Project Holding, which acquired Castello in 2000, retained the remaining 25% stake
Aretex Capital Partners acquires Building Energy
Announcement marks the recently formed GP's third investment from its inaugural fund
De Hoge Dennen buys Eszet Handelsgroep in MBO
Dutch GP buys majority stake in Netherlands-based wires, cords and cables supplier Eszet
RPC confirms early takeover talks with Apollo, Bain
GPs now have until 8 October to either announce a firm intention to make an offer or walk away
NextStage AM acquires Atream
Atream now manages more than €1.5bn in assets, mainly in the tourism real estate sector
Equinox acquires Eniro Polska
Transaction sees private equity investors Equinox Investments taking over Eniro Polska
Talde backs Burdinberri
Company's management team will continue to lead the business in this new phase of expansion
Summa Equity acquires Lakers
GP's funding will support the company's growth and development in the water infrastructure market
LDC invests £25m in Love Energy Savings SBO from NVM
Deal for the energy price comparison company is a partial exit for the vendor after three years
MBO Partenaires, Amundi PE buy Groupe Arcado in SBO
Siparex and Carvest sell majority stake in charcuterie specialist Arcado and reinvest
Equitin acquires Kids&Co
GP will accelerate the company's development providing early education services in Poland
Insight acquires Episerver from Accel-KKR
Deal is valued at $1.16bn and marks an exit for Accel-KKR after a four-year holding period
LDC divests ByBox in £221m SBO to Francisco Partners
Sale of the supply chain logistics company comes just two years after LDC's initial investment
Sherpa Capital invests €20m in Busining
Company founder Óscar García Toledo will retain a minority stake in the business
Alcuin invests in On The Go Tours
GP reportedly acquires a majority stake in the UK-based escorted-tours travel agency
Afinum buys Ventomaxx
Founder Hans Schorsch and his sons Philipp and Florian remain invested alongside Afinum
Summa Equity acquires HyTest
Investment marks the Nordic private equity firm's first deal in the Finnish market
Via Equity invests in C&B Systemer
Current management team retains a stake alongside Via Equity and Jan Gaardboe Jensen