Buyouts
Silverfleet's Care Fertility nears sale to Nordic Capital
Bid is expected to draw a line under a competitive auction that was launched in December 2021
Bencis to buy chemicals company Höfer Chemie
GP plans to acquire a majority stake in the business, according to a competition authority filing
Verdane acquires marketing software developer Papirfly
GP is investing in the Norway-based marketing technology group via its EUR 540m Edda II fund
Gimv acquires specialist building materials company GSDI
Paris-based manufacturer of construction surface films records annual turnover of more than EUR 30m
Abris buys dentistry supplier Dentstore
Dentstore is Abris's third acquisition in the dental supplies sector, after Dentotal and Dentechnica
21 Invest sells LV Overseas to MML, BPI France in SBO
LV Overseas' management team will reinvest alongside MML Capital and BPI France
Bridgepoint sells Element to Temasek for 3.7x money, 30% IRR
Testing, inspection and certification company is reportedly valued at USD 7bn in the sale to Temasek
Bowmark sells Leaders Romans to Platinum Equity
Bowmark formed the property services group via the merger of Leaders and Romans in 2016
MML exits Waystone to Montagu, Hg for 11x money
Exit also sees 164% IRR and has returned 100% of the committed capital in MML Fund VI
KKR makes EUR 1.5bn bid for Accell
Accell is the owner of brands including Raleigh, Sparta and Haibike
TeamViewer attracted take-private interest last year amid PE boom
Frankfurt flotation of TeamViewer in 2019 delivered a bonanza for backer Permira
Refresco admits Jacobs, KKR, Platinum to second round
PAI-owned company is marketed based on EBITDA of EUR 514m and could be valued at USD 6bn
Summa holds EUR 2.3bn final close for Fund III
GP will continue its focus on resource efficiency, changing demographics, and tech-enabled companies
Permira merges Kedrion, BPL
Combined biotechnology group will have more than EUR 1.1bn in revenues and 4,000 employees
Triton acquires Clinigen at increased GBP 1.3bn valuation
Triley Bidco will acquire Clinigen at a price of 925 pence per share; its previous offer of 833 pence was rejected in December 2021
Odin Groep awards exclusivity to Apax Partners
Fortino Capital-backed Odin Groep is being marketed based on annual EBITDA of EUR 30m-33m
Ardian acquires Biofarma from White Bridge
GP bought the company from White Bridge Investments
Pearson courseware unit attracts trade, sponsors in first round
Sun European Partners, Epiris and Platinum Equity had signalled preliminary interest, one source says
Miura acquires majority stake in Educaedu
Miura acquires 85% from Growth Hill Partners in Educaedu, while management reinvested for 15%
Mayfair acquires 60% stake in LoopMe
LoopMe had revenues of USD 100m in 2021, after growth of around 50% per annum for the past three years
Axcel buys Danx, Livingbridge-backed Carousel
Livingbridge invested in Carousel Logistics in 2013; the company will now merge with Danx
Bregal invests in Redstor; Beech Tree exits
Bregal Milestone intends to support the data management software with its US expansion
TA, LEA to merge Enscape, Chaos
LEA bought Enscape in 2020
GHO Capital backs biotech RoslinCT
RoslinCT is a spin-out from the University of Edinburgh