Buyouts
Investcorp divests GL Education
Investcorp has sold GL Education to Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Livonia makes 10x on Qvalitas sale to BaltCap
Baltic GP earns 44% IRR over seven years on exit of final legacy portfolio asset
LDC invests in CMS Window Systems
LDC has taken a minority stake in energy-efficient building envelope manufacturer CMS Window Systems
CVC acquires ÅR Packaging from Accent and Ahlstrom
Exit comes five years after the Swedish mid-cap GP acquired У R in joint buyout with Ahlstrom Capital
3i invests €181m in Schlemmer
Hannover Finanz acquired Schlemmer in 2012 and claims the exit is one of the largest in its history
EQT in €830m Atos Medical exit to PAI
PAI Partners becomes the third private equity owner of Atos, following EQT and Nordic Capital
Invision buys Parkresort Rheinfelden
Business recorded revenues of CHF 14.8m for the financial year 2014
LDC backs £22m MBO of Magicard
ID card manufacturer will invest in marketing and international expansion
CapMan exits Esperi Care to ICG
Exit ends the six-year ownership of the care provider by CapManтs Buyout division
LFPI acquires CMG Sports Club from 21 Partners
French fitness group CMG spent eight years under 21 CP's ownership
IK in €300-350m deal to acquire Marle from Carlyle
IK is acquiring Marle through its buyout fund IK VII, closed on €1.4bn in October 2013
Foresight invests £1.9m in Agar Scientific
Stanstead-based Agar manufactures electron microscopy products
LDC backs management buyout of CIPHR
HR software company will aim to expand through acquisitions and invest in marketing
LDC takes minority stake in Giacom
LDC acquires a significant minority stake in the company through a management buyout
Sovereign backs MBO of Xendo
Life sciences consultancy will undertake a buy-and-build growth strategy
General Atlantic acquires Argus in £1bn deal
Deal values the energy price reporting business at more than 20x EBITDA
Privet acquires CPS from De La Rue in deal worth up to £10.1m
Cash processing company will seek to profit from operational improvements
Deal in Focus: Astorg sells Ethypharm after nine-year holding
Resisting regular suitors, the GP's nine-year tenure of the pharmaceutical company allowed it to fully implement a long-term acquisitive strategy
CBPE acquires ABI in secondary buyout from LGV
Caravan company's management team will take a minority stake in the deal
Polaris buys Akademikliniken from Valedo
Danish GP makes inaugural Swedish acquisition for 2015-vintage fourth fund
Isatis reinvests in SPPP group alongside BPI France
Both investors had backed the plastics coating business in an MBO in 2012
Verdane acquires wind power portfolio from Pentaco
Portfolio consists of wind turbine industry suppliers JSB Group, Polytech and Jupiter Group
Ardian to acquire farming hygiene firm Hypred from Roullier
Agri-food hygiene specialist Hypred represented 3% of Roullier Group's activity
Apax acquires Sandaya from Pragma Capital
French outdoor accomodation group will use €150m envelope to keep acquiring new sites