Buyouts
Ixo and A Plus back Groupe CMT's MBO
French private equity firms reportedly made a combined €6m investment in the France-based air conditioning and heating group
Livingbridge invests in Stowe Family Law
Deal marks the second investment made from the GP's 2016-vintage sixth vehicle, which closed on ТЃ660m
Carvest aquires Sertip-Sami group, completes bolt-on
Previous investor MFGI and other private investors are exiting the group through the transaction
Nazca backs Moldcom's MBO
Deal marks the first investment for the GP's fourth fund, Nazca IV
Intrinsic acquires Ham Baker divisions from administrators
GP has invested ТЃ5m alongside Alycidon Capital to acquire the flow divisions of the water-related engineering business
Summa taps SEK 4.5bn maiden fund to acquire Lin Education
Founder and CEO Josef Lind will reinvest alongside Lin's management team and the new equity backers
GED acquires 90% stake in Araven
Acquisition of the food packaging company marks the second investment from the GP's fifth fund, which writes equity cheques of €15-25m
GED Capital acquires Cubers
Three deals have now been completed from the Spanish private equity firm's GED V vehicle, while held a first close in 2015
Accent Equity buys Stål & Hyr
GP takes a majority stake in the equipment rental business via its Accent Equity 2012 fund
Wise acquires Tatuus Racing
Manufacturer of racing car chassis will look to secure further preferred partner agreements and expand internationally
CM-CIC to take over FDG Group
DBAG entered the group's ownership structure in 2011, taking a majority stake for an undisclosed amount
Blackstone buys majority stake in Cloudreach
Blackstone has acquired a majority stake in Cloudreach, a global cloud service provider headquartered in London.
Epiris's Axio sells OAG to Vitruvian for $215m
Deal brings the total returns generated by the GP's investment in the data and analysis group to 3.9x
Initiative & Finance backs Extruflex SBO
French vinyl extrusion was notably backed by Chequers Capital between 2003-2013
Connection backs £10.2m ACT Clean MBO
GP invests ТЃ5m to support the buyout of the cleaning and kitchen portering business
Macquarie sells 40% Pisto stake to Crédit Agricole entity Predica
Macquarie Group became sole shareholder in the group last year after acquiring Antin Infrastructure's shares
KKR to acquire Travelopia from TUI in €381m deal
GP has invested from its fourth European fund in a deal that values the specialist travel group at 7.7x underlying EBITDA
HQ Equita acquires Well Plus Trade
Buyout house secures a majority stake in the German producer of protein-based sports nutrition
Patron, Heineken acquire Punch Taverns in £1.8bn EV deal
Transaction will see the GP acquire 1,300 pubs with the trade investor acquiring the remaining 1,900
Eurazeo spins out Fonroche solar division
InfraVia recently closed its third European infrastructure fund, InfraVia European Fund III, on €1bn
Deal in Focus: Wise backs Tapì's SBO
Italy-based bottle cap producer will adapt its expansion strategy to account for geopolitical developments in Central and North America
Sovereign backs MBO of Arachas
Irish insurance brokerage will undertake an acquisitive growth strategy under its new ownership model
Lyceum acquires Timico in deal worth more than £50m
Acquisition of the IT business marks the GP's second investment in the sector over the past seven months
Ouest Croissance and CM-CIC back Sidamo's MBO
Arkéa Capital Investissement backed the group's first MBO in 1994