Buyouts
Charme set to buy Fiocchi Munizioni
GP receives green light from the Italian government to acquire the asset "in the national interest"
Altor acquires stake in RevolutionRace
GP buys the shares from the founders, who remain majority owners of the company
Maven reaps 4.7x on Crawford Scientific sale to Limerston
Sale of the stake leads to a 70% IRR after a three-year holding period for Maven
Isatis Capital invests €4m in Web100T
MBO of the medical administration software developer is supported by senior debt from LCL
Connection reaps 4.1x on TeamSport sale to Duke Street
Sale of the go-karting company comes four and a half years after Connection acquired the business
Céréa Partenaire invests in Organic Alliance
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Naxicap Partners, which created the company in 2014
RJD acquires majority stake in Class Tours
Deal for educational tour provider is the fourth investment from the GP's third buyout fund
Total Capital in £20m MBO of Walkers Transport
Hybrid deal sees the GP invest £13.5m for a 60% equity stake in the logistics company
Dunedin reaps 3x on £280m sale of Kee Safety to Investcorp
Sale of safety equipment manufacturer ends a four-year holding, representing an IRR of 35%
CM-CIC Investissement, BNP Paribas back Taranis
CM-CIC Investissement invests €3.3m, while BNP Paribas Développement injects €1.9m
Credo Partners acquires 55% stake in Geia Foods
Deal is expected to complete in December once approved by the Danish competition authority
Standard Investment sells Dutch Bakery to Egeria
Standard Investment created the bakery chain through a series of mergers in 2015
Verdane invests in jewellery marketplace Safira
Safira plans to use the fresh capital to expand across the Nordic countries and the rest of Europe
Bridgepoint to acquire 5àSec from Rive et al.
Bridgepoint is to acquire the French dry-cleaning group from its current private equity backers
TDR Capital in exclusivity for Buffalo Grill
Deal for the French steakhouse chain, backed by Abénex and Nixen, could value it at around €400m
Ouest Croissance acquires minority shareholding in Easy Cash
GP invests in French retailer of electronic goods via management buyout
H2 Equity Partners acquires Poultry Machinery Joosten
Firm buys a majority stake in the developer and manufacturer of poultry processing systems
Turkven buys majority stake in Vansan
GP signs a share purchase agreement after eyeing the firm for two and a half years
Sponsor Capital acquires 70% stake in StaffPoint
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company and management will continue as shareholders
Livingbridge invests in Catalyst Development
GP draws capital from its Enterprise 2 fund, which typically writes equity cheques of £5-15m
Folmer acquires 60% stake in Finnsiirto
Following the transaction, the owners of the company will retain a 40% stake in the firm
Abénex Capital acquires Groupe Square in MBO
GP acquires the business consulting company alongside president Jérôme Boucheron
Sherpa acquires Hedonai for €19.3m
GP acquires the Spanish healthcare and personal beauty business out of insolvency
Alteri acquires Intertoys from Blokker
Dutch toy retailer will invest in marketing activity, its online platform and store refurbishment