Buyouts
Equistone acquires French spirits business Dugas
Equistone invests alongside the management team, led by the founder, and Chevrillon Group
ECM buys urology specialist Uroviva
ECM draws equity for the transaction from its €230m buyout fund German Equity Partners IV
Aurelius buys Connect Books
Division comprises six brands and has projected combined revenues of тЌ250m for 2017
Deal in Focus: IK buys Optimum from Mentha
IK Investment Partners makes its first acquisition in the Benelux region since the opening of its new office in Amsterdam in April
BGF, Blue Water Energy inject £56m into Rovop
Subsea vehicle services company will expand its fleet by 50% following the transaction
CapMan buys majority stake in KotiSun
Finnish GP deploys capital from its CapMan Buyout X fund for the investment
TA buys Old Mutual Wealth's Single Strategy division
As of 30 September 2017, the Single Strategy business had ТЃ25.7bn in funds under management
Investindustrial acquires CEME from Investcorp for €280m
New GP will own 97% of the pump and valve maker, with the remainder held by management
Corpfin Capital acquires majority stake in Kids&Us
English academy for young children targets €21m in revenues for 2017
LBO France carves out Crouzet
French manufacturer of automation components Crouzet is carved out of PAI's InnoVistaSensors
Jet Investment acquires Hoeckle Group
Deal marks Jet Investment's second cross-border investment in 2017 from its Jet I fund
Endurance Capital leads consortium to carve out Witte Stromberg
Company will be reverting to its former name Prinz Kinematics after the carve-out
Silverfleet buys 7days from Odewald
Silverfleet plans to increase 7days market share in Germany and expand internationally
Magnum to acquire Indiba in SBO
GP to buy the Spanish electro-medicine manufacturer Indiba from Minerva for around €60m
Waterland-backed Schönes Leben Group buys Compassio
Acquisition of Compassio is the first step in Waterland's new buy-and-build strategy
Nordic Capital acquires majority stake in Ryds Bilglas
Founding family Ryd retains 10% of the company and will be on the board of directors
Phoenix sells Riviera to Silverfleet
Sale of holiday provider brings to an end a three-year holding period for the vendor
Inflexion backs Halo Technology
Infelxion announces merger of its portfolio companies, UK-based ProLabs and US-based AddOn
FSN Capital acquires majority stake in Gram Equipment
Through the transaction, the GP will offer financial and management resources to the firm
FCDE buys 70% of Utac Ceram
Transaction includes mezzanine financing provided by Tikehau and other debt by BNP Paribas
TDR Capital buys Touax Solutions Modulaires
UK-based TDR Capital uses Paris-based holding company WH Bidco for the acquistion
Serendipity acquires 51% stake in Topro's German subsidiary
PE firm acquires majority stake, while a minority stake is acquired by Investinor
Serendipity buys majority stake in Evondos
Growth plans are likely to include expansion in the Nordic and other European markets
Avallon acquires 70% stake in EBS
Remaining 30% stake will be divided between the management team and the co-founders