Buyouts
ECI acquires The Clear Group
GP is currently investing from its 10th fund, which invests in companies with EVs of ТЃ20-150m
Capital Croissance exits BioBank
Following the deal, Capital Croissance will reinvest in the company by acquiring a minority holding
Pegasus Capital Advisors invests in Yanzi Networks
With the capital injection, Yanzi plans to accelerate development of its products and expand globally
Andera buys Skill & You in SBO
Skill & You investment is the first transaction from the mid-cap vehicle Winch Capital
The Carlyle Group buys LPG Systems
Europe and Asia-focused funds deployed to back France-based LPG, in view of Asian expansion
BNP Paribas, BPI France back BEG Ingénierie MBO
Six managers join the capital structure of French real estate construction company BEG
Amundi acquires stake in Altix
Altix plans on expanding globally in the consumer electronics and automotive electronics markets
Abris acquires ITP
Company plans on expanding into the aesthetic medicine markets in China and the US
EI acquires Unilink
Unilink intends to become the largest insurance distribution company in the CEE region
OpenGate carves out Gunnebo's France and Benelux operations
Divested divisions include two production sites and the France and Benelux sales companies
Palamon acquires FairConnect
Company expects to double its user base this year and accelerate expansion across verticals
Eurazeo sells Odealim to TA
Sale of insurance brokerage firm Odealim is expected to generate a money multiple of around 2x
Pamica acquires majority stake in Ställning Karlskoga
With Pamica as majority investor on board, the company plans on developing its digital presence
Equistone sells Caseking to Gilde
Equistone makes the divestment from its fourth fund, which closed on €1.5bn in 2013
Pinova buys WMD Group
GP draws equity from Pinova Capital Fund 2, a €180m vehicle that held a final close in January
Corpfin buys Grupo Barna
Grupo Barna plans to make an acquisition and commence its international expansion plans
Elvaston buys Futura Retail Solutions
Management has retained a substantial stake and operational control of the business
Cinven merges Viridum with Generali Lebensversicherung
Transaction is an exit for Fifth Cinven Fund, which held a final close on €5.3bn in 2013
Platina buys Cap Vital Sante
France-based Cap Vital Sante was previously owned by the founder and members of the network
Paragon buys stake in Asic Robotics
Shareholders STS Management and Renaissance Anlagenstiftung will remain invested alongside Paragon
BWK buys Rasselstein Raumsysteme
Two unnamed private investors co-invested alongside BWK, taking 20% and 10% stakes
Caledonia buys Cooke Optics from GCP for £96.5m
Management team reinvests ТЃ7.8m of their sales proceeds to secure the remaining equity
Cinven buys Envirotainer
Cinven draws equity for the deal from the Sixth Cinven Fund, which held a final close on тЌ7bn
TA backs Norway-based Compusoft
TA says it expects demand for kitchen and bathroom modelling services to rise across Europe