Buyouts
Beechbrook backs Kuldeteknisk and ICP Nurseries
GP deploys capital from its Private Debt III fund and UK SME Credit I fund to back the companies
NB Renaissance buys machinery producer Comelz
Fourth acquisition since the GP launched its €620m maiden vehicle in March 2015
Cathay Capital invests in The Independents
LGT and Tikehau provide unitranche debt to the new group, born from the merger of K2 and Karla Otto
Silverfleet buys Pumpenfabrik Wangen
Fifth investment from Silverfleet's second fund, which closed on its €870m hard-cap in June 2015
Livingbridge invests in Superbike Factory
Investment in motorcycle retailer and credit company was made from the GP's SME-dedicated vehicle
Torqx buys Hoco Parts
Company's directors will take a minority stake in the business alongside management
Fountainvest buys BMTS from Bosch and Mahle
Turbochargers business BMTS generated sales of €373m in 2016 but made a loss of €129m
Elaghmore acquires Kesslers from Endless
Deal is the second investment made by the UK-based GP's maiden institutionally backed fund
Argos Soditic buys Zodiac Milpro in SBO
Equity for the transaction comes from Argos Soditic's seventh fund, closed on £248m in 2016
Brockhaus buys Auvesy
Founder Werner Schnaebele will retain a minority stake alongside CEO Thomas Hoerauf
Nordic Capital acquires MFEX
Nordic Capital invests from its eighth fund, which held a final close on тЌ3.5bn in 2013
RCapital backs SciChem MBO
Special situations GP acquired the laboratory equipment and supplies business from its family owners
Afinum buys Garz & Fricke
Founders Manfred Garz and Matthias Fricke will retain a significant stake and remain co-CEOs
Sodero joins Ixo in Loubat capital structure reshuffle
Inked in late July, the deal will allow Ixo to partially realise its investment
Carlyle buys Prima Solutions
Carlyle draws equity from Carlyle Europe Technology Partners III, a €656m fund that closed in 2015
Bain, Cinven yield to Elliott's Stada share price demands
Elliott announced last week that it would not support the Stada bid for less than €74.4 per share
LDC backs Stuart Turner MBO
Investment in water pump producer is the GP's fifth deal in the Midlands region this year
Bridgepoint acquires shares in Séraphine
GP invests in the UK-based maternity clothes business via its growth fund
Industri Udvikling buys 40% stake in Maki
Toy maker will look to expand across the Nordic countries with the addition of new brands
LBO France acquires pharmaceutical distributer Piex
Following the deal, the GP has nominated a new CEO alongside a new management team
Apax acquires Matchesfashion
Founders reportedly make ТЃ400m from the sale, placing the enterprise value at ТЃ800m
Mobeus acquires Ski Solutions
GP invests ТЃ6m to acquire majority stake in luxury holiday travel agency as part of an MBO
Portobello buys five dental clinics
Following a €500m first close, the GP completes the first investment from its fourth fund
Nord Kapital buys refrigeration specialist Kuldeteknisk
Deal sees GP become majority stakeholder, with the remaining 37% held by other minority shareholders