Buyouts
Idinvest backs Bimedia
GP provided a unitranche facility to the French software developer back in 2015
Epiris acquires Portals from De La Rue for £68m
Deal for the substrate manufacturer is the first investment made by the GP as an independent manager
Palamon acquires Thomas International
Psychometric assessments company generated pro-forma EBITDA of £9m in 2017 on a £40m turnover
Mentha Capital exits Fri-Jado in SBO
Dutch manufacturer of food service equipment is sold to GP Torqx Capital Partners
MB Funds acquires Pohjolan Energia
Solar energy firm intends to bolster its growth plans in Finland and internationally
Odewald acquires Langer & Laumann Ingenieurbüro
Odewald invests via its second fund, Odewald KMU II, which closed on its hard-cap of €200m in 2015
Finint & Partners invests in Spraytech
Deal is the ninth investment for NEIP III, the investment vehicle managed by Finint & Partners
Perusa buys Secura Industrial holding company
Secura's portfolio currently comprises two German businesses, Müpro and UBB Umformtechnik
Generationsskifte buys Marselisborg
Company's management team acquired the business from Michael Dyreholt in February 2015
Eurazeo reportedly in second round for Hg's Trace One
Hg has looked to sell the French retail and private-label goods SaaS platform since October
Consilium backs River Group in MBO
GP acquires a majority stake in the Italian luxury sneakers designer and manufacturer
Advent International to buy French telecoms business Circet
GP acquires the asset from majority backer CM-CIC Investissement, Omnes, founders and management
Nordic Capital in talks to acquire Oaktree's Hesira
Value of the European dental business could near €480m, according to reports
Bridgepoint Development Capital acquires FCG
FCG Holding intends to expand in the Nordic region and across Europe following the deal
BPI France et al. back Groupe Transparence in MBO
Mickael Labrosse and Gilles Delpierre are appointed as CEOs as a result of the transaction
EPS buys Industrie Chimiche Forestali for €69m
PEP and Equita signed a joint venture agreement to launch the SPAC in August 2017
Aliter kicks off third platform with Boston Networks deal
Sixth transaction for Aliter, which closed its support services fund a year ago
BCIMC, PAI kick off Refresco offer
Unless extended, the €20-per-share offer for the bottles business will expire on 19 March
DPE buys Air Alliance
DPE draws equity from Deutsche Private Equity Management III, a €575m buyout fund
Torqx buys Diamond Tools Group
DTG manufactures diamond cutting and printing tools, and diamond wire dies
TPG acquires Trace from MTG in €40m deal
Deal values the business at €40m, according to a statement by Modern Times Group (MTG)
EdRip backs Prenax MBO
Fourth transaction carried out by Rothschild's €315m ActoMezz III fund, which closed in 2017
Demathieu & Bard in partial secondary buyout
Euro Capital, Eurefi, Alsace Croissance and Etoile ID are among the new investors
Investindustrial acquires Benvic Europe from OpenGate
Deal closes a four-year holding period under OpenGate, which acquired the firm in 2014