Buyouts
Lone Star buys Stark Group in €1bn deal
US-based GP acquires the building materials distributor on a debt-free and cash-free basis
Ardian buys Berlys and Bellsolà
Following the merger, the new group expects to generate €300m in revenues with 1,700 employees
LDC supports £16m SBO of Eque2 from Livingbridge
Construction admin software firm will acquire Miracle Dynamics Payroll and HR Solution
GRO Capital backs Tacton's MBO
Deal is the first investment in Sweden for GRO Capital, which currently has five portfolio assets
Alpha Private Equity buys Ipcom from Waterland
Acquirer uses Alpha Private Equity Fund 7, which closed on €903m earlier this year, to fund the acquisition
Cairngorm secures majority stake in Thornbridge Sawmills
Deal is the first for the Cairngorm Capital II fund, which closed in April 2017
Ardian set to back Berlys SBO
GP will acquire the bakery in a deal valued in the €450-500m EV range, equating to a 10x EBITDA multiple
Citic Capital nears Axilone SBO
Chinese GP nears a buyout of the Paris-headquartered packaging supplier from Oaktree
Phoenix sells Porthaven to Fremont
Care home operator has increased its number of locations fivefold under the GP's tenure
Elige Capital backs AB Report in MBO
Debt for the transaction was provided by Caisse d'Epargne and Banque Populaire
BPI France et al. back Conecteo in MBO
GPs take part in a new round of funding for French customer interaction software developer
Amundi acquires minority stake in Greenoffice
Fresh capital will be used to support the company's international expansion into the US
Pillarstone to gain control of RBD Armatori
Announcement follows the fund's acquisition of €560m of the company's debt in July 2017
Inflexion merges insurance brokers Bollington and Wilsons
New company Bollington Wilson Group is expected to generate gross written premiums of around ТЃ120m
CCMP sells Pure Gym to Leonard Green in £600m deal
Pure Gym's revenues have increased fivefold over CCMP's four-year ownership
Oakley buys Career Partner Group
Oakley draws capital from its €800m buyout fund, which held a final close in October
OpCapita carves out footwear retailer Merkal
Deal is the third investment in Spain for OpCapita, which invested via its second buyout fund
Enterprise Investors buys CBA Slovakia
GP intends to provide €16m in additional equity funding to deleverage the business
IK buys Debitor Inkasso
GP draws equity from IK Small Cap I Fund, a €277m vehicle that held a final close in 2016
Permira acquires Duff & Phelps for $1.75bn
Selling shareholders include Carlyle, Neuberger Berman, University of California and Pictet & Cie
Mid Europa acquires Hortex
GP is currently deploying Mid Europa IV fund, which held a final close in 2014
Axcel acquires majority stake in Mountain Top Industries
Transaction is the second investment for the Axcel V fund, and awaits regulatory approval
Five Arrows Principal Investments backs A2Mac1
FAPI acquires French automotive benchmarking provider for a total of €200m
Equistone sells Oase to Argand
Equistone makes the divestment from its €2.4bn third fund, ending a six-year holding period