Buyouts
Capidea backs Westpack
Buyout will allow for succession at the company, with one member of the founding family exiting his shareholding entirely
Ixo acquires Alpha Services Group
Marseille-based roofing and building construction company generates a turnover in the region of €18m
Mentha Capital acquires Aethon
Mentha recently completed its latest fundraising, having closed Mentha Capital V on €143m
Ardian to acquire Prosol
Company founder Denis Dumont will reinvest in the group alongside the new majority shareholder
Providence in €115m buyout of Baltic broadcaster MTG
Vendor is Swedish broadcasting company Modern Times Group, which is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm
Livonia completes third deal with Santa Monica Networks MBO
The deal sees Livonia tap its maiden fund to acquire Santa Monica's Latvian and Lithuanian operations
Stada tells PE bidders to improve offers
German drug manufacturer reportedly received offers from Bain/Cinven and Advent/Permira consortiums
Kingsley invests £10m in Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies
Company will work alongside Oxford University to develop treatments for acute and chronic conditions
3i invests €120m in Lampenwelt
Deal for German lighting company sees existing co-owner reinvest alongside incoming chair
FSN Capital acquires Active Brands
Buyout sees the Norway-based private equity fund acquire a majority stake in sporting goods group
Endless acquires C&F from trade vendor SIG
Deal for the carpet and flooring company is the 14th investment from the GP's fourth fund
SVG sells Xceptor to CBPE Capital
Divestment comes as the vendor prepares to wind down after HarbourVest acquired its portfolio
BaltCap backs Sanoma Baltics MBO
Previous owner Sanoma Media Finland reaps €10m in proceeds from the sale
Genesis acquires 47% of POS Media Group
Transaction is the second investment made from the Czech GP's third fund, which raised more than €80m last year
Inflexion acquires Cawood Scientific from NVM
Agriculture-focused laboratory testing business acquired Sci-Tech under the vendor's tenure
Alcedo backs Duplomatic's €27m SBO from Progressio
Company's private-equity-ownership history started in 2008, when Ardian acquired an 85% stake
Riverside's Brookson acquires 1st Option
1st Option provides accountancy, financial and other services to professional freelancers and contractors
Investcorp acquires majority stake in Ageras
Private equity firm's cash injection is the first institutional capital raised by Ageras since it was founded
Aksìa buys Alpha Test from Alcedo
Following the deal, Treviso-based buyout house Alcedo has fully divested its third vehicle
OGF looks for €1bn refinancing as part of OTPP takeover
Teachers' Private Capital had already secured a minority stake in the French funeral services group in 2015
Waterland sells Mauritsklinieken to Holland Venture
Waterland Private Equity acquired a majority stake in the dermatological clinics group in 2010
Patron and Invesco sell Generator Hostels to Queensgate for €450m
Sale brings to an end a decade-long tenure that saw the hostel business grow from two to 14 sites
Omnes Capital and BPI France exit Grain d'Or Gel
Grain d'Or Gel will merge with Lubrano & Fils to form a new group, branded as Novepan
Bain Capital buys BlueGem's Fintyre
London-based mid-cap private equity house BlueGem sells the asset after a nine-year holding period