Buyouts
Highlander backs Rotometal
Rotometal will use the new investment to expand its product range and enter new export markets
NextStage acquires NaturaBuy
Online marketplace had been backed by publishing house Mondadori France since 2012
Idea CCR I purchases Sinterama
Deal is the fourth transaction in 2017 for the Italian debtor-in-possession fund
Extens et al. take majority stake in Snal
Extens, Capital Croissance and BPI France together hold around 75% of the group's equity
Adelis Equity Partners takes majority stake in Knightec
Launched in 2012 in Stockholm, Adelis is currently investing from its тЌ410m maiden fund
Avenue Capital et al. buy Selcom Elettronica
Deal follows the insolvency proceedings filed for the business in March 2017
IK Investment Partners acquires Messerschmitt Systems
German hotel management systems developer will use the extra funding for international expansion
RCapital invests in Cluttons
Chartered surveyor has suffered from difficult trading conditions and legacy issues
BlueGem purchases majority stake in Lateral
London-based GP acquires the business via its 2013-vintage BlueGem II fund
UFG backs merger of Rutaxi and Fasten
UFG Private Equity becomes majority shareholder in the new company created by the merger
Eurazeo acquires Mondelez confectionery firm for €157m
Eurazeo's takeover enables brands including Carambar and Suchard to come back under French ownership
EQT acquires Open Systems
According to a regulatory filing, the GP will take full control of the target indirectly using a holding company
Oakley acquires Plesk in £105m EV deal
GP invests in web administration business with capital drawn from its 2017-vintage тЌ750m fund
Omnes backs Batiweb SBO
French GP secures a minority stake in the business while Ardian realises its 2008 investment
Disruptive Capital acquires majority stake in REG for £8m
Deal values the insurance-related software company at ТЃ20m and will fund international expansion
Style Capital buys Italian fashion house Forte Forte
Fashion-dedicated GP acquires a majority stake in the business from the Forte family
CVC buys 80% stake in Breitling
Director Théodore Schneider will reinvest alongside CVC to retain a 20% stake in the company
Eurazeo sells Colisée to IK Investment Partners
Sale follows a three-year tenure and reportedly values the care home operator at €236m
Eurazeo PME buys Smile from Keensight
Keensight bought its majority stake in the French open-source IT business in 2014
NorthEdge backs £16m MBO of Future Industrial Services
Deal gives the waste management and decontamination company an equity valuation of ТЃ16m
Idea's CCR I fund buys 51% of Pigna
GP initially acquired a €10m loan in the Italian stationery manufacturer in June 2016
Bain and Cinven publish Stada offer document
Offer values company at €5.3bn, the largest PE-backed takeover bid ever launched in Germany
Idea Box acquires packaging producer Drukarnia Ekspres
Deal is the third investment for the Polish private equity firm, launched in 2012
Cornerstone and Oaktree buy IT Kontrakt
Cornerstone partners with Oaktree to source, execute and support equity deals in CEE countries