Buyouts
Fidelium buys Otto Knauf
First investment from Fidelium's new fund, which held a final close on €103m in June 2017
HCapital Partners backs Hoooked
Portuguese GP buys 55% of the Dutch cotton yarns and DIY kits producer
Main Capital buys Jobrouter
GP will support the software company's international acquisitive growth strategy
Vitruvian acquires Technogroup from Caldec
Fresh capital is intended to expand Technogroup's business and aid international growth
DPE acquires majority stake in AWK
Firm draws equity for the transaction from the €575m buyout fund DPE Deutschland III
Eurazeo to buy C2S from Bridgepoint
Eurazeo Patrimoine enters talks to buy French private clinics operator C2S from Bridgepoint
Nordic Capital buys Alloheim from Carlyle
Reports put enterprise value at €1.1bn, 12.5x the company's €88m projected EBITDA
Equistone acquires Fertighaus Gruppe from Adcuram
Under Adcuram's ownership, the group's revenues have increased from €200m to €300m
Vitruvian acquires majority stake in EasyPark Group
Verdane retains the option for future co-investment ahead of the closing of the deal
Stirling Square buys Vernet
GP acquires a majority stake in French copper-wax thermostatic elements producer Vernet
Actera to acquire Gratis
Turkish buyout firm filed a request with the Turkish Competition Authority to acquire a 55% stake
Abénex backs debt manager Premista
GP acquires minority stake in debt consolidation expert Premista in LBO transaction
LBO France buys Bexley majority stake
GP announces its first ever buyout of a French men's shoes retailer with acquisition
Ardian acquires majority stake in DRT
Individual shareholders and Tikehau Capital reinvest part of their proceeds alongside Ardian
Taxim buys Turkish lingerie designer Suwen
GP draws equity for the transaction from its €200m buyout fund Taxim Capital Partners I
Aurelius acquires Abelan Board Industrial
Packaging business will be merged with the GP's Netherlands-based portfolio company Solidus
Litorina acquires Digpro
Deal is the first investment from Litorina V, which held a first close on SEK 2.5bn
Steadfast sells AVS Verkehrssicherung to Triton
Triton drew equity for the investment from its €3.3bn buyout vehicle, Triton Fund IV
BlueGem buys QMS Medicosmetics
GP draws equity to support the transaction from its €370m buyout fund, BlueGem II
Banca IMI and DeA Capital launch SPAC
Ideami will target non-listed medium-sized Italian companies
Capital Partners acquires Ekoplast
Ekoplast plans to expand geographically in France and other regions of western Europe
Genesis acquires stake in D2G
GP draws equity from €80m Genesis Private Equity Fund III to finance the transaction
Main Capital backs GoConnectIT
Main Capital acquires a majority stake in Dutch cable and pipeline specialist GoConnectIT
IK sells SVT Group to Ergon Capital
Ergon drew capital from its 2010-vintage €775m buyout fund to support the transaction