Buyouts
Deal in Focus: Eurazeo buys Mondelēz confectionery arm for €157m
Following the deal, the company's international production will be relocated to France
Beyond Capital buys Ebertlang
German PE house acquires a majority stake in the IT management software distributor
Vendis Capital invests in Sylphar
Transaction marks the sixth investment made from Vendis Capital II, closed on €180m in May last year
Triton and Paragon sell Europart to Alpha
Under Triton and Paragon's ownership Europart has streamlined its business through logistics centralisation
H2 acquires Search Consultancy Group
Recruitment business will look to expand across the UK and make bolt-on acquisitions
Perusa buys ECM's steak house Maredo
GP backs the company’s tertiary buyout via its Perusa Partners Fund 2
EdRip sells Itesa to CM-CIC Investissements
EdRip had invested in Itesa via the €112m small-cap buyout and growth capital vehicle Cabestan Capital I
DBAG sells Schülerhilfe to Oakley
Oakley expects to commit approximately €42m to the equity investment through its Fund III vehicle
Epiris sells TechInsights to Oakley in final exit from Axio
Final "major realisation" from data and analytics group represents 5x multiple overall and 76% IRR
DBAG sells Formel D to 3i
3i will invest up to €247m initially but aims to reduce that to around €150m through co-investment
PAI enters exclusivity with Ergon for EliTech SBO
Ergon bought the medical equipment maker in 2010 in a deal valued at more than €100m
Eurazeo backs Dominion with $680m in GP's first US deal
Transaction is the first North American investment by Eurazeo since launching its New York office
Alto Partners acquires bread producer Ro Mar
Deal is the eighth and last acquisition for the GP's 2011-vintage vehicle, Alto Capital III
Ardian invests in Abvent
Ardian invested through its Expansion Fund IV, which closed last year on €1bn
Ardian takes 60% stake in Global Product Solutions
Ardian invests through its mid-cap buyout arm, for which it recently closed Ardian LBO Fund V on €4.5bn
G Square Healthcare acquires Duomed
GP recently closed its second investment vehicle, G Square Capital II, on its €350m hard-cap
Chequers Capital acquires Sport & Leisure Group
Two other bidders were reportdely in the running to acquire the synthetic turf maker
Apposite Capital leads €7m round for NIMGenetics
Deal is the third acquisition for the GP's 2016-vintage vehicle, Apposite Healthcare Fund II
Bestport invests in Nu-Heat MBO
Underfloor heating company's founding directors will retire following completion of the deal
KKR et al. buy Intertur Hotels
Backers include Iberian asset management firm Dunas and Alchemy-backed hotel chain Alua
LBO France buys VetroElite from Gradiente
Deal saw the Italian mid-cap private equity house divest the asset after a four-year holding period
Wise buys digital printing business Aleph
Deal is the fifth acquisition for the GP's 2015-vintage Wisequity IV
HIG sells Brand Addition to Elysian
Acquirer takes a majority stake in the merchandising company, with HSBC and Beechbrook providing debt
Catacap buys translation service LanguageWire
Deal is the second acquisition of 2017 for the Danish small- and mid-cap buyout house