Buyouts
Epiris in £90m exit of Davies Group to HGGC
US-based private equity firm becomes third PE owner of UK claims management specialist
BPI France and Sofipaca support MBO of Vectorys from ACG
French logistics company has doubled its turnover and expanded its African operations under the vendor's tenure
Cobalt makes 3.5x money on TCS sale to Meeschaert
GP takes over from previous majority owner Cobalt Capital after an eight-year holding
Idea buys 90% stake in Stalam
GP acquired the business through its Efficienza Energetica e Sviluppo Sostenibile fund
Deal in Focus: Advent, Bain buy German payment service Concardis
After Worldpay, Nets and ICBI, the Concardis deal marks the fourth acquisition in Europe for the private equity duo
Siparex takes minority stake in Lebhar
Group's owner and founder retains a majority stake after the investment
Gilde Buy Out Partners sells HG International to Cobepa
GP had taken over the group from sister firm Gilde Equity Management in 2013
Hannover Finanz backs PWK's MBO
As part of the deal, the GP has acquired a majority stake in the business
PAI exits Cerba Healthcare in sale to Partners Group
PAI is exiting the group after a six-year holding, during which Cerba's turnover tripled
LDC invests £16m in Rush Hair
UK hair salon chain will look to double its number of stores under the GP's tenure
Accent Equity invests in Eco Log
GP will invest alongside founder and owner of the Swedish machinery maker
Ouest Croissance, Unexo take minority stake in Kiclos
Investors are taking over from previous investor MBO Partenaires
Capvis buys majority stake in Felss Group
Deal saw the GP provide capital from its 2013-vintage Capvis Equity IV vehicle
Capital Croissance acquires ID Systemes
New funding will help group push its international growth across Europe
Resource Partners acquires majority stake in makeup maker Torf
Torf's CEO and director general will remain as managers of the business post-buyout
Inflexion backs £40m MyPolicy MBO
Investment in insurance broker marks the first deal made by the 2016-vintage Inflexion Enterprise Fund IV
AnaCap buys payments service Heidelpay
Buyout activity across the European payment and banking services remains high
Indufin invests in software developer AXI
Indufin is taking over from ING as the main investor in the software group
Advent, Bain buy German payment service Concardis
GPs have acquired the business to lead a market segment consolidation across the DACH region
Palamon in SEK 765m SBO of Happy Socks
Transaction includes a growth capital component of SEK 40m
Connection invests £5.4m in Clamason MBO
Precision metal pressing company will look to capitalise on its Slovakian manufacturing facility post-Brexit
Alpina backs German software developer Gefasoft
GP acquires an undisclosed stake in the business from its 2013-vintage Alpina Partners Fund vehicle
TA Associates buys Think Project
GP acquired an undisclosed stake from former investor Walter Beteiligungen und Immobilien
MBO Partenaires and Societe Generale exit CFDP
Financière Miro and insurance group Scor take a combined 52% stake in the group