Buyouts
CM-CIC increases stake in Fouchard
CM-CIC is has been a shareholder since 2005 and is the only institutional investor in the company
Invest AG buys TTI Personaldienstleistung
Deal sees Invest AG and OÖ Betfonds acquire a controlling stake in the business
BPI France, Socadif and Nord Capital invest in Alvène
Nord Capital provides further funding after first investing in the firm in 2013
Avedon Capital buys and merges VisionsConnected, Viju
Following the merger, the new group expects to generate €100m in annual revenues
Main Capital buys Evania Video
Company's management retains a minority stake and will remain in their roles at Evania
Perusa acquires Xindao
GP draws equity from Perusa Partners II, a €207m buyout fund that closed in November 2011
Omnes acquires minority stake in Aero Negoce
Distributor of fastening hardware for the aerospace industry will undertake international expansion
Towerbrook carves out Schweighofer Fiber
Towerbrook draws equity from its fourth fund, which closed on its $3.5bn hard-cap in 2013
Norvestor buys 60% stake in Wexus
Norway-based lower-mid-market GP is the majority shareholder, with management also investing
Rutland acquires Armitage Pet Care
Deal is the sixth investment for the GP's third fund, which closed on £263m in January 2015
Beechbrook backs Kuldeteknisk and ICP Nurseries
GP deploys capital from its Private Debt III fund and UK SME Credit I fund to back the companies
NB Renaissance buys machinery producer Comelz
Fourth acquisition since the GP launched its €620m maiden vehicle in March 2015
Cathay Capital invests in The Independents
LGT and Tikehau provide unitranche debt to the new group, born from the merger of K2 and Karla Otto
Silverfleet buys Pumpenfabrik Wangen
Fifth investment from Silverfleet's second fund, which closed on its €870m hard-cap in June 2015
Inflexion acquires Virgin Experience Days
GP draws capital from its £250m Enterprise Fund IV to fund the buyout of the day-trip business
Livingbridge invests in Superbike Factory
Investment in motorcycle retailer and credit company was made from the GP's SME-dedicated vehicle
Torqx buys Hoco Parts
Company's directors will take a minority stake in the business alongside management
Fountainvest buys BMTS from Bosch and Mahle
Turbochargers business BMTS generated sales of €373m in 2016 but made a loss of €129m
Ardian to back Alvest's SBO
French private equity house Sagard will retain an undisclosed stake in the business
Elaghmore acquires Kesslers from Endless
Deal is the second investment made by the UK-based GP's maiden institutionally backed fund
Argos Soditic buys Zodiac Milpro in SBO
Equity for the transaction comes from Argos Soditic's seventh fund, closed on £248m in 2016
Brockhaus buys Auvesy
Founder Werner Schnaebele will retain a minority stake alongside CEO Thomas Hoerauf
Nordic Capital acquires MFEX
Nordic Capital invests from its eighth fund, which held a final close on €3.5bn in 2013
RCapital backs SciChem MBO
Special situations GP acquired the laboratory equipment and supplies business from its family owners