Buyouts
Kester backs MBO of CETA Insurance
Niche insurance provider will look to make acquisitions following the transaction
Alcedo backs Agrimaster SBO
Deal sees Italian buyout house B4 Investimenti fully exit the business after three years
Black Toro acquires majority stake in Amichi
Deal follows the completion of the company's restructuring and reorganisation process
F2i, Marguerite buy KPNQWest Italia
Investors aim to integrate the asset and two other portfolio companies into a single platform
IK to sell Evac Group to Bridgepoint
IK sells the waste and wastewater systems business after a three-year holding period
Dragon Capital buys Ukraine's Radio-Era TRC
Deal is the second acquisition by the private equity house in the Ukrainian media industry
Synova acquires Syslink via MBO
Synova is currently investing from its £250m third fund, which typically deploys £10-30m
Hannover Finanz invests in Sporternährung
GP takes a 30% stake and founder Konrad Kreid retains the remaining 70% of shares
Siparex et al. acquire Apside
Siparex invested €30m from its €315m ETI 4 fund, which announced its final close this week
Inflexion in Xtrac buyout
Investment will support the expansion of Xtrac's factory and extra hires
Sun European Partners buys C&K
C&K intends to expand into new markets and add new switch products to its existing portfolio
Hellman & Friedman to acquire Nets in DKK 33.1bn deal
Hellman & Friedman intends to delist the Denmark-based payment service provider from Nasdaq Copenhagen
Nord Holding sells Wemas to Gimv
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Nord Holding, which acquired the company in 2011
IK sells Schenck Process to Blackstone after 10-year holding
Vendor originally purchased the company in a buyout with an estimated EV of €450m in September 2007
Bridgepoint buys developer Groupe CIR
Private equity house will fully acquire the Paris-based developer subject to regulatory approval
Oquendo buys Demeter and Axis's Suaval
Vendors have fully exited the isolation material business after a three-year holding period
Weinberg buys Vitale from Vespa
Renovation services company will abandon its organic growth strategy and aim for acquisitions
Jet Investment acquires Benet Automotive
GP wholly acquired the automotive components business with capital from its Jet I buyout fund
Investindustrial merges Emeru with ProA's Ambuibérica
GPs merge portfolio companies to create consolidated medical transportation business
Sentica acquires VMP Group
Sentica takes a majority stake, while the current management and founders retain a minority
Bridges buys facilities management business Just Ask
GP will take a stake of around 70% while the founders retain a minority position
EdRip takes minority stake in La Vie Saine
Deal is the sixth completed by Rothschild's €165m Cabestan Capital II fund
CM-CIC invests in Labellemontagne
State-owned BPI France and other existing investors also took part in the minority buyout
Brockhaus sells J&S Automotive to Seafort Advisors
GP made the divestment from its third fund, which has a €175m target and held its first close in 2014