Buyouts
Bregal buys Kunststoff Schwanden
Management buyout sees Bregal Unternehmerkapital acquire a majority stake
BDC divests Beck & Pollitzer to Graphite
Deal marks the fifth consecutive period under PE ownership for the machinery installation company
Inflexion acquires IMD from Vitruvian
Video advertising business has expanded via an international acquisitive strategy
Deal in Focus: Riverside acquires panel-door maker Epco
GP is planning an international expansion strategy for the panel manufacturer, with a particular focus on central and eastern Europe
HgCapital makes 2.3x on Personal & Informatik exit
HgCapital achieved a 36% IRR return on the exit, which followed the initial investment in 2013
Capitem, Ouest Croissance back Proson management buy-back
TCR Capital had held a majority stake in the group since 2012
Alpha acquires majority stake in Mios Elettronica
As part of the deal, existing shareholders will retain a minority stake in the business
HgCapital-backed Visma sells BPO unit to HgCapital
HgCapital carves out business process outsourcing division from KKR-, HgCapital- and Cinven-owned parent
Exponent acquires The Racing Post in SBO from FL Partners
Deal for the publishing company marks the end of a nine-year holding period for the vendor
Ardian to acquire Lagarrigue Group
Azulis Capital exits after taking a majority stake during the secondary buyout in 2011
Mobeus makes first LP-supported deal with Kinneir Dufort MBO
First deal for the GP's maiden institutionally backed fund comes after changes to VCT rules
Montagu buys Universal-Investment
Company claims it quadrupled its assets from €70bn to €280bn in the last 10 years
Enterprise buys Intersport from Mercator for €34.5m
GP acquires the Balkan operations of the sporting goods retailer in a corporate carve-out
Espiga buys 86% stake in Unica
Deal marks the fourth transaction for the GP’s 2014-vintage vehicle, Espiga Equity Fund
Accel-KKR acquires Smart Communications from Thunderhead
Online communications platform will look to make acquisitions across Europe
Paine & Partners invests in Meadow Foods
Dairy business will look to invest in its existing facilities and make bolt-on acquisitions
Ardian sells its stake in Altares to Naxicap Partners
Private equity firm acquired a majority stake in the French group in 2008
Carlyle acquires software business Exocad
Previous backer Fraunhofer Venture completely exits the business as part of the deal
EdRip supports Ipside's MBO
Transaction marks the 18th investment made with EdRip's Cabestan Capital fund
Beyond Capital buys Sysob
Beyond hopes to apply a buy-and-build strategy during its time at the helm
TA sells Onlineprinters to Bregal
TA Associates sells Onlineprinters after originally backing the business in 2013
Valedo takes majority stake in CMA, Markör merger
Swedish business research companies merge their operations, with Valedo as backer
Waterland invests in Hanse Orga
Lindemann family brings Waterland on board in order to boost international expansion
Bregal Freshstream invests in Verwater
Dutch private equity firm Infestos had acquired a 65% controlling stake in the group in 2014