Buyouts
Karmijn acquires art lessor Kunst.nl
Kunst.nl is the first investment made via Karmijn's second fund, Karmijn Kapitaal II
Bridgepoint, Eurazeo sell Foncia to Partners Group for €1.8bn
Both firms have been invested in the group since 2011, and have been sole shareholders since 2014
LDC sells NWTC pub chain to Graphite for £50m
Vendor reaps a healthy multiple by divesting the pub and restaurant business after three years
Monterro takes 60% stake in Hypergene
Software-focused GP held a final close for its second fund on SEK 1.2bn a day before the deal
LDC backs Adey MBO
GPтs investment director Alistair Pendleton will join Adeyтs board following the buyout
Warburg in €250m EV Inexio capital increase
The capital increase also saw participation from previous shareholder DBAG
BlueGem acquires French textile group DMC
Company had filed for brankruptcy in 2008 following serious profit loss
Chequers Capital acquires Fime from Orange
Orange acquired Fime in 2007, simultaneously with Silicomp Group
IK Investment Partners invests in B2S
IK made the investment through its Small Cap Fund I buyout vehicle, securing a minority stake
Exponent offloads Radley
Exponent acquired the handbag retailer in 2007 in a deal worth ТЃ130m
EQT buys Bilfinger's real estate service for €1.4bn
EQT paid partly in cash and partly via a deferred fixed-interest facility
Equistone buys ChartCo from ECI for £55m
SBO marks the 10th investment for Equistone Partners Europe Fund V
Axcel exits Netel to IK Investment Partners
Exit comes three years after Axcel took a majority stake in the Swedish infrastructure service company
Apax acquires Marlink from Airbus
Deal is part of 10-year investment strategy in Marlink holding company Airbus
Innova Capital sells Marmite stake to Cranemere
Innova invested via its Innova 4 and 5 funds in 2010, acquiring a 70% stake in the group
Altor buys Realia in SBO from Sponsor Capital
Deal sees Finnish GP Sponsor Capital exit alongside Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Fund and Nordea
Naxicap Partners buys Sateco from Omnes et al.
Omnes originally invested in Sateco via its CACI 2 fund, which invested in 15 companies between 2005-2007
Vendis Capital acquires Noppies
Vendis made the acquisition via its second fund Vendis II, which recently closed on its €180m hard-cap
Wise buys Corob from Nordic Capital
Deal marks the first transaction for Wise’s most recent vehicle, Wisequity IV
Bridgepoint acquires Peyman
Turkish nuts, seeds and dried fruit market is estimated to be worth €2bn
Pragma acquires Proprietés-Privées from Initiative & Finance
Pragma will refinance the French real estate group to pursue a buy-and-build strategy
Dunedin picks up Kingsbridge for £33m
Kingsbridge was previously backed by Livingbridge, which invested in 2014
CVC buys Sisal for €1bn
Shareholders Permira, Apax and Clessidra sell the business after a 10-year holding period
OpCapita buys AppelrathCüpper from Advent
AppelrathCüpper was part of Douglas Holding, which Advent has not yet fully exited