Buyouts
UI Gestion backs Sofilab management buy-back
UI Gestion has backed Sofilab since 2003 through its Irpac Développement vehicle
Bregal sells majority stake in proAlpha to ICG
GP exits the enterprise resource planning (ERG) software provider after a four-year holding period
Triton carves out SGL CFL/CE in €250m EV deal
Deal was based on an aggregate €250m enterprise valuation for the portfolio of assets
Core Capital sells AlliedPRA to CI Capital
Deals brings to an end an eight-year holding period in which the company sold its European arm
Portobello eyes September final close for fund IV, buys five dental clinics
Spanish GP acquires five companies operating in the dental care sector
GPF Capital buys restaurant chain La Flauta
Transaction is the sixth acquisition in Spain for the lower-mid-cap fund manager
Rubicon in exclusivity over John Lawrie acquisition
Proposed deal for metal recycling business is reportedly based on an EBITDA figure of £10-12m
Dunedin reaps 2.8x multiple on Blackrock PM sale
GP has fully exited the business after a holding period of two years and four months
Blackstone and CVC to buy PaySafe in £2.96bn deal
Transaction would value equity in the digital payments company at around 13x its 2016 EBITDA
Erhvervsinvest agrees to buy Randers Reb
GP specialises in management buyouts and MBIs in small and medium-sized Danish companies
Stirling Square acquires Docu Nordic from Segulah
Acquirer buys the data analytics provider through its third fund, which closed on €600m in 2016
NBRP, Chequers back Biolchim's SBO from Wise
Deal sees Wise fully exit the fertiliser producer after a four-year holding period
Ufenau backs Desperado management buy-in
Acquirer says fragmented gastronomy market offers an optimal situation for expansion
VR Equitypartner acquires Kälte Eckert
Start of a buy-and-build strategy in the industrial cooling system sector for VR Equitypartner
Marlin backs cloud-based accounting software Medius
Cloud-based invoice company is to come under private equity ownership after Novax's six-year tenure
EdRip acquires Dimar from Argos Soditic
Swiss private equity house sells its stake in the business after six-year holding period
Main Mezzanine backs MBO of Fairbanks
Company management took the majority stake and Rabobank provided senior debt for the buyout
Bridgepoint acquires Miller Homes from GSO in £655m deal
Under the vendor's tenure, the business disposed of its heavy construction and mining divisions
Ardian buys Imes-Icore
Fifth investment from Ardian Expansion Fund IV, which held a final close on €1bn in June 2016
Investcorp acquires Impero from Connection Capital for £27.5m
Connection Capital scores a 3.1x return after its three-year holding period
Mobeus backs Arc Specialist Engineering MBO
Mobeus deploys equity via its first institutional fund, with RBS supplying invoice finance
Sumeru acquires MDSL
Expenses management software provider will merge with US-based Telesoft following the deal
EQT VII buys BlueStep
GP acquires the asset from EMK Capital via its €6.75bn EQT VII fund
NextStage to take majority stake in Dream Yacht Charter
NextStage is currently investing from €69m growth and buyout fund FCPR Nextstage PME Championnes II