Buyouts
Anders buys Aldowa
Shareholders Jan Boom and Allard Droste sell to Anders, with Droste retaining a minority stake
Carlyle buys Codorníu Raventós
Transaction values the company at €390m and is expected to close at the end of the year
Bain Capital buys Italmatch in SBO
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Ardian, which acquired Italmatch from Mandarin Capital
Invision buys Niclen
GP draws equity from Invision V, a €285m fund that held a final close in July 2013
Etoile ID, Ace Management back Rafaut
Ace, which has backed Rafaut since 2015 via its Aerofund III fund, reinvests in the business
Livingbridge sells Portman stake in SBO to Core Equity
GP sells its minority stake in the dentistry business after a four-year holding period
Primary Capital acquires VJ Technology in £30m carve-out
SIG said it was selling off its non-core assets to reduce its leverage
Montagu buys Wireless Logic Group in SBO
Sale of the connectivity platform provider is the first exit from CVC's $1bn growth fund
3i sells Etanco to management and ICG
GP reaps €102m from the sale of the manufacturer of building fasteners and fixing systems
Polaris sells Louis Poulsen to Investindustrial
Polaris and merchants Hanssen and Droob first acquired, de-listed and relisted Louis Poulsen in 1999
Eurazeo buys ST Group in SBO
UI Gestion sells its stake in the sensitive areas security specialist, renamed Vitaprotech
DBAG buys BTV
DBAG draws equity for the transaction from the new vintage of its growth capital fund, DBAG ECF II
Ergon Capital buys Indo in SBO
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Sherpa, which acquired the company after it hit bankruptcy
Anders Invest acquires De Waal Staal
Air tunnel specialist De Waal Staal is the 12th acquisition by Anders in three years
Cerberus buys WFS in €1.2bn SBO
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Platinum Equity, which bought the company from LBO France
FPE Capital invests in TNP
Deal is the fourth investment from FPE's first institutional vehicle, closed last year
Amundi PE et al. back EMP Rotomoulage MBI
Brothers Cyril and Samuel Delamaire sell their stakes in the French plastic parts manufacturer
CVC in talks over acquisition of Recordati
Talks were put on hold recently due to concerns about Italy's political uncertainty
MBO Partenaires buys BCF Life Sciences
GP takes over from Céréa Capital and Sodero Gestion, investing alongside management
Verdane acquires Nordicfeel
Nordicfeel will merge with Verdane's existing portfolio company, online retailer Eleven
PE-backed Nets acquires Dotcard in €73m SBO
Investor MCI Management and insurance company Saltus TUW sell their joint asset
Ergon buys Beltaste-Vanreusel
GP draws equity from the €775m Ergon Capital Partners III fund, which held a final close in 2010
Gilde acquires Elcee Group
Gilde will further support the company's acquisitive growth strategy and international expansion
Polaris acquires ProData Consult
ProData Consult intends to draw on the GP's experience working with similar growth companies