Buyouts
Onex eyes fundraise for sixth fund
Predecessor vehicle was expected to be 78% deployed in December 2021 after acquiring TES Global
Vaaka buys Medbase as fund III approaches full deployment
The GP made the deal from its Buyout III fund
SD Worx minority stake sale process attracts PE interest
Morgan Stanley is in pole position to secure the sellside mandate for the Belgian HR and payroll software group
August sells Zenergi to ECI for 5.3x
Sale of the energy and sustainability service provider ends a holding period of just over four years
Exponent buys majority stake in H&MV
Limited structured sale saw the GP acquire the Irish high voltage electrical engineering firm
Ardian sells ProduceShop stake to Gilde Buy Out
Ardian Growth bought a minority stake in the Switzerland-based home goods e-commerce firm in 2020
Gilde Healthcare buys Europin
The GP will merge it with portfolio company Acti-Med
Merck pigments attracts PE interest in sale anticipation
The German conglomerate is in the early stages of deliberations about its options for the business and is yet to appoint a bank to handle a potential sale
Inflexion sells Alcumus to Apax for 5.9x money
Inflexion acquired the UK-based risk management and compliance firm for GBP 92m in 2015
Warburg Pincus, Mubadala buy Informa's Pharma Intelligence for GBP 1.9bn
GPs pay 20-25x EBITDA for the asset, according to two sources close
Inflexion acquires Enviolo in USD 245m buyout
Investment in the Netherlands-based e-bike components producer was led by the GP's Amsterdam office
EIM acquires Bonna Sabla from Bain-backed Consolis
Carve-out of the precast concrete manufacturer follows 20 years of private equity ownership
Abac exits PronoKal to Nestlé Health Science for EUR 100m
GP first bought 100% of the share capital in 2017
HIG acquires screws and bolts distributor Berardi Bullonerie
The investment will support an acquisition strategy to accelerate growth
Holland Capital buys business applications provider Appronto
Acquisition will enable close collaboration with other companies in the GP's portfolio
Activa acquires Rhétorès, Cap Fidelis
GP plans to be ahead of the consolidation phase in the financial advisory market, which it believes is underway
Syz, Saturnus buy SK Pharma
Pharmaceutical wholesaler has been growing at a 28% compound annual growth rate
Limerston buys Wickham Micro, appoints new CEO
Deal is a spin-out from Gosport-based Wickham Laboratories
Synova sells majority stake in Mintec to Five Arrows
Synova reaps 12x invested capital and will reinvest in the company for a minority stake
Carlyle sells Cupa Group to Brookfield
GP bought the natural slate producer in 2016 for EUR 170m; it is now reportedly valued at EUR 900m
Cinven acquires Vitruvian-backed International Financial Group
Isle of Man-based insurance group comprises Ardan International, RL360 and Friends Provident International
FSI buys 60% of Iccrea's digital payments arm at EUR 500m EV
Carve-out deal is the ninth investment from FSI I, which closed on EUR 1.4bn in February 2019 and is now 75% deployed
Silverfleet reaps 2.6x in Care Fertility sale to Nordic Capital
Nordic Capital buys the IVF clinics chain for GBP 300m, equating to 15.7x EBITDA
Pinova buys Sematell from IMCap
Small-cap technology investor IMCap bought Sematell in a carve-out from Attensity in 2015