Buyouts
Permira acquires Exclusive Group in €1.3bn deal
Permira buys French cybersecurity and cloud distributor Exclusive Group in SBO deal
Apollo's take-private bid pre-emptively rejected by FirstGroup
Transport group's board reject an approach for the company, which has a market cap of £1.3bn
Star Platinum Capital invests in Naf Naf carve-out
Chinese backers buy the French womenswear retailer from corporate Vivarte in a €52m deal
Mobeus invests £14m in Geotech
GP's buyout team led the deal for the UK-based provider of ground stabilisation services
OTPP buys 40% stake in European Camping Group SBO
Former backers Carlyle and Montefiore retain a majority stake in the French mobile-homes rental business
Capvis, Partners Group buy Amann Girrbach from TA
Capvis draws equity from its new DACH-focused buyout fund Capvis Equity V, targeting €1bn
Apax France et al. exit Silvya Terrade in SBO
Abénex takes over French beauty and hairdressing colleges Silvya Terrade, acquiring a 70% stake
Alantra acquires Hiperbaric
GP deployed capital from its Alantra Private Equity Fund III to support the acquisition
FPE Capital acquires IWSR
Allied Irish Bank provided acquisition finance for the management buyout
Quilvest acquires Phaidon International
Specialist STEM sector recruitment business increased its underlying EBITDA to £10.4m last year
Hg invests in TA-backed Access in £1bn EV deal
TA will retain a joint controlling stake in the business software company following the deal
EQT V, EQT VI sell Broadnet to EQT Infrastructure III
Fibre communication company plans to gain further ground in the Norwegian market
CapMan exits Walki Group to One Equity Partners
Company intends to form a platform for buy-and-build opportunities following the buyout
Bolster backs buyout of Esschert Design
First investment made by Bolster directly from its new fund after spinning out of VLP in late 2017
Investindustrial acquires Lifebrain
Lifebrain was initially funded with capital raised from several Austrian private investors
ArchiMed buys Soest Medical
GP draws equity from its €315m Med II vehicle, which held a final close on its hard-cap in September
Tikehau backs insurance broker Filiassur
GP buys a minority stake in French insurance specialist Filiassur in a €30m MBO deal
IK acquires controlling stake in Questel
Fresh capital will be used to support the company's international expansion
Triton acquires Chevron in debut UK deal
Deal marks the GP's third investment in the European work-zone safety services market
Finatem buys HKM Sports Equipment
Founding director Klaus Egbers will remain in his role and retain a minority stake
EQT invests in BBS Automation
Deal is in partnership with the co-founders to support the further expansion of the business
Elaghmore acquires Priden Engineering
Third acquisition made by Elaghmore from its debut private equity fund, Elaghmore I
Waterland sells Attero to 3i Infrastructure
GP sells stake in Dutch waste management company Attero to 3i and DWS
Carlyle Cardinal doubles money on GSLS with sale to Star Capital
Star plans to identify new growth opportunities and invest in fleet, staff and IT operations