Buyouts
EQT buys Curaeos from Bencis
Bencis made the first acquisition in its dental buy-and-build strategy in July 2011
Equistone acquires ITG from BDC
SBO of marketing consultancy and data group follows a three-and-half-year tenure for BDC
Astorg, Montagu fully exit Sebia
CVC Strategic Opportunities and the Bettencourt-Meyers family office join CDPQ as shareholders
Apex buys Wiegmann
Apex has two unnamed co-investors in the transaction, which is the start of a buy-and-build
Cinven sells CeramTec to BC-led consortium
Consortium of BC, PSP and Ontario Teachers' acquires the company for a 13.2x entry multiple
Capiton backs wind turbine engineering firm BWTS
Capiton aims to boost the company’s growth domestically and internationally
Volpi to acquire Digital Barriers' video division for £27.5m
Shareholders to vote on disposal of surveillance and security company's video business on 26 October
Avedon buys saw manufacturer Wilhelm Altendorf
Managing directors Joerg Mayer and Wolfgang Ruhnau retain a minority stake
Bain to acquire NGA UK
Deal will see the GP spin the UK mid-market division out from parent group NGA Human Resources
Accel-KKR backs MBO of Reapit
Developer of software for estate agents recently acquired stakes in two UK-based property platforms
Afinum invests in IT Works
GP draws equity from its €410m buyout fund, Afinum Achte Beteiligungsgesellschaft
Tenzing acquires Smoothwall in MBO
Once finalised, former group COO Michael Marks will become CEO, supported by Lisa Stone as chairperson
Phoenix invests in Sygnature Discovery
Investment in outsourced biotech company is the fourth deal from the GP's 2016-vintage fund
Parquest buys Aserti from Galiena
Galiena acquired the repair and maintenance services business in 2013 in a secondary buyout
Deal in Focus: PE backers sell Euro-Druckservice to DPE
Consortium of PE-backers advised by Kartesia has sold EDS to Deutsche Private Equity
Pragma acquires IMX from Naxicap
Deal for the international courier service is the fifth investment from Pragma's third vehicle
LDC backs Ensek MBO
GP buys minority stake in the developer of energy-related software and introduces former Centrica MD
EdRip backs Globe Groupe
Apax Partners Développement and Turenne Investissement made an exit through the sale
Capzanine backs MBO of CBE Group
Capzanine acquires a stake in the group and also arranges a senior mezzanine facility
Argos Soditic backs Fabbri Vignola SBO
French GP acquires the business from its peers Lincolnshire Management and Igi
PAI Partners makes fresh bid for Refresco
Non-binding €1.4bn takeover proposal was rejected by the Dutch bottles business in April
Elvaston Capital backs eFulfilment
Elvaston generally invests in companies with revenues between €10-80m and acquires majority stakes
Ardian exits TimeOne
Company was created in 2016 by merging two of Ardian's portfolio companies
Triton to buy majority stake in Glamox from Arendals Fossekompani
Triton will own a 75.6% stake in the Norway-based lighting manufacturer following the NOK 2.8bn deal