Buyouts
Inflexion acquires Chambers and Partners
Legal publishing company will undertake international expansion and invest in product development
Altor buys stake in O'Leary's
Deal is valued at around SEK 800m, according to Swedish business daily Dagens Industri
Novalpina to acquire 64% stake in Olympic Entertainment
Novalpina made an offer of €1.90 per share in a deal valuing the online casino operator at €288m
Alliance Entreprendre et al. back Demarne
Historical backers Unexo, Ouest Croissance and BPI France exit the French seafood specialist
Gradiente buys HPF
GP is deploying capital from its Gradiente II fund, which held a first close in November 2017
Equistone's sixth fund makes first investment with Boal buyout
Vehicle held a €2.8bn final close this month and writes equity cheques of €25-150m
FSN Capital acquires majority stake in Mørenot
Deal sees FSN tap its FSN Capital V vehicle, a тЌ1bn buyout fund closed in December 2016
Abénex to back Silvya Terrade
Abénex joins previous investors backing the French hairdressing colleges group
MML divests Lowe Refrigeration to Perwyn
Deal reportedly values the catering equipment rental provider at slightly more than ТЃ60m
Apax buys Bip from Argos Soditic
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Argos Soditic, which acquired the company in May 2014
Bridgepoint makes 8.8x on sale of Trustly to Nordic Capital
Nordic Capital drew equity from its ninth fund, ending a four-year holding under Bridgepoint
CataCap acquires majority stake in Rekom
Deal is the first acquisition for CataCap in 2018, and its ninth investment overall
Alantra to acquire Unión Martín, also bidding for Hiperbaric
GP is deploying capital from Alantra Private Equity Fund III, which was launched in July 2015
Cairngorm Capital acquires Parker Building Supplies
Founder and managing director Tom Parker will step down after 34 years at the helm
Orienta buys Fratelli Bassini
Orienta replaced the company's management team with a new group of managers following the deal
Capitem Partenaires buys Aluthea in MBO
GP buys a 20% stake in French aluminum foundry Aluthea while managers retain the remainder
Palamon makes 3.6x on sale of Ober Scharrer to Nordic Capital
Sale is the 16th realisation from Palamon’s 2006-vintage fund, Palamon European Equity II
Patron sells Cala stake to Legal & General in £605m deal
Deal for the UK home builder brings to an end a five-year tenure for the vendor
Altor buys majority stake in LRF Konsult
Altor acquired the business via its Altor Fund IV from the federation of Swedish farmers
OpCapita buys Rossopomodoro owner Sebeto
GP will strengthen the management team with the appointment of new CEO Roberto Colombo
Bencis buys Halex from H2
Deal ends a four-and-a-half-year holding period for H2, which acquired the company in 2013
NorthEdge invests in Cloud Technology Solutions
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which typically writes cheques of ТЃ5-45m
Aksìa buys bakery CRM
With the fresh capital, CRM plans to consolidate its position in the Italian market
VM Capital buys Ibykus
Long-standing board member Stephan Behr and other co-investors take a minority stake