Buyouts
Bridgepoint in talks to acquire Miller Homes
Company generated an operating profit of ТЃ103m from ТЃ565m in sales in 2016
Parquest takes over Accès Industries
GP closed its second buyout fund, Parquest Capital 2, on its €310m hard-cap last year
Blackstone acquires Clarion Events
Private equity house acquires the business from Providence Equity Partners
Omers makes 2.6x on £1bn sale of Civica to Partners Group
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Omers, which bought Civica from 3i for ТЃ390m in 2013
CVC, PAI buy Permira's Grupo Cortefiel stake
Following the transaction, the GPs are understood to retain an equally-split stake in the business
BlueGem purchases Dr Vranjes Firenze
UK-based private equity house secures a 70% stake in the Italian perfume business
GED acquires Vitro Group
Deal is the fifth acquisition for the GP's fifth vehicle, GED V España
Pechel Industries invests in Wellness Sport Club
GP makes fifth investment from the €160m Pechel Industries IV vehicle
Ambienta carves out Restiani from Total Erg
Deal is the fourth acquisition in 2017 for the GP's €323.5m second vehicle, Ambienta Fund II
Graphite buys Random42
Graphite Capital acquires the medical animation producer from Vespa Capital
QuattroR taps maiden fund to acquire Fagioli
Deal marks the first investment for Italian private equity newcomer QuattroR
LBO France to acquire RG Safety
LBO France is currently investing from the White Knight IX fund, closed on €450m earlier this year
Apposite Capital buys Swanton Care & Community
Deal is the GP's third acquisition across the European healthcare sector in 2017
IDI, Raise et al. to take over Mériguet-Carrère
Qualium Investissement became minority shareholder in the company in 2013, with IDI as co-investor
Orienta, Indigo buy Italian packaging producer Sidac
Buyers acquire the business from its parent company Acmar, which filed for bankruptcy in 2016
Ergon Capital acquires Keesing from Telegraaf for €150m
Ergon is investing through the €350m buyout vehicle Ergon Capital III, closed in 2010
Stirling Square backs Isoclima MBO
Deal is the seventh acquisition for the GP's third vehicle, which reached a final close on €600m
Activa Capital, BPI exit Nexeya
For Activa, the divestment is the fourth exit completed in as many months
Godaddy sells Plus Server to BC Partners for €397m
Plus Server was being marketed from a projected €36m EBITDA and posted revenues of €100m in 2016
Main Mezzanine backs DMP
Main provided a mezzanine loan and took a minority stake alongside management
MBO Partenaires backs Reflex CES spinout
GP is currently investing from its fourth buyout vehicle, MBO Partenaires 4, closed on €250m last year
Triton buys Vision's Bormioli Rocco
Deal sees Vision Capital fully exit the asset following an initial partial sale in June 2015
Deal in Focus: Ambienta bets on tighter market regulation with Safim
A look at the rationale behind the GP's 25th investment since the launch of its maiden fund in March 2008
Astorg acquires Surfaces Technological Abrasives
Previous investor Xenon Private Equity acquired its majority stake in the company in 2015