Buyouts
Principia backs Trifarma MBO
Deal is the first majority acquisition for the GP's healthcare-dedicated vehicle, Principia III Health
Carlyle acquires ADB Safegate from PAI Partners
Carlyle is investing from its €3.75bn mid-market vehicle Carlyle Europe Partners IV, closed in 2015
Enterprise Investors backs Jantoń MBO
GP uses its Polish Enterprise Fund VII vehicle to acquire all the shares in the company
VEP buys Scheuten Glass
Acquisition solves a succession issue with the company's 69 year-old founder, according to the GP
Portobello buys Spanish resorts chain Blue Sea
Deal is the last acquisition for the GP's third fund and follows a €500m first close for Fund IV
Zouk Capital takes majority stake in Green Hedge
Green Hedge develops electricity generation and storage products for businesses
Findos sells Abit to Marlin
Main Capital will also divest its stake in the business, which it acquired through Eurosystems
Mentha Capital buys drilling equipment maker Brownline
Deal follows the recent €143m final close of the GP's fifth vehicle in January 2017
21 Concordia acquires 42% of R2G Polska
Logistics operator aims to expand internationally following the investment by 21 Partners' Polish arm
Ufenau buys Karthaus
Horse breeder and billionaire Andreas Jacobs, the duke of Croy and CEO Victor Baltus will also hold shares
Lone Star buys Esmalglass for €605m
GP acquires its stake via Lone Star Fund X from Bahrain-based asset management firm Investcorp
HPS buys Slovenian wholesaler Merkur
Formerly known as Highbridge Principal Strategies, the GP span out of JP Morgan in March 2016
Carlyle to sell subtitling business BTI Studios to Altor
Sale of media dubbing business comes after a four-year tenure in which BTI's EBITDA trebled
GPF Capital buys freight transport firm Vicarli
Deal is the fifth acquisition for the Spanish private equity fund manager
Ixo PE backs Air Support MBO
GP recently held a final close for the Ixo 3 fund on its hard-cap of €150m
Bain, Cinven in increased bid for Stada
Following a failed bid in June, the GPs launch a new offer with a 25 cents increase
CapMan acquires minority stake in Russian advertiser Kokoc
CapMan's €99m Russia II fund expects to add a further three companies to its portfolio
Chequers buys Synergo's Bozzetto
Synergo sells its stake in the business after a 13-year holding period
Palatine acquires The Bunker from Foresight
Deal for IT company is the fifth investment made from the GP's ТЃ220m third fund
EdRip takes majority stake in Sarawak
EdRip invested from small-cap fund Cabestan Capital II, closed on its €165m hard-cap last year
Alpina carves out QDA from ASI Datamyte
Deal is the latest buy-and-build investment by Alpina in the manufacturing execution systems sector
Ambienta acquires hydraulics manufacturer Safim
Deal is the GP's 25th investment since the launch of its maiden fund in March 2008
Aurelius acquires Silvan from Stark Group
DIY retail chain will invest in the development of its e-commerce platform under its new ownership
Viking Venture exits EcoOnline in Summa-backed SBO
Viking Venture acquired the Norwegian software company in a buyout three years ago