Buyouts
Consumer boom: the five largest Nordic consumer deals of 2015
The Nordic consumer sector was the only one to see measurable growth last year, in the face of an overall volume decline of nearly 20%
Capiton buys Hamm Reno
Deal sees Stefan Kaske and the Hamm family exit the German footwear business
Palatine in £40m SBO of Verdant Leisure from RJD
SBO provides an exit for RJD Private Equity Fund II, six years after acquisition
Priveq acquires Danfö
DanfУЖ's management and board will buy into the newco as part of the MBO
IK puts small-cap fund to work with Touristry buyout
Nordic sightseeing bus and boat operator marks the fourth buyout from the recently-closed small-cap fund
Axcel acquires Danish enterprise software company Lessor
Payroll and HR systems company is the 10th investment from the Axcel IV fund
Altor picks up Infotheek
Altor has prior experience of the IT reselling market through its investment in Dustin
EQT in €1bn buyout of Sitecore
Danish pension funds Danica and Sampension also participated in the buyout as co-investors
Deal in Focus: Adelis in DKK 250m buyout of SSI Diagnostica
Swedish GP Adelis completes the DKK 250m privatisation of Danish niche pharma company SSI Diagnostica
Eurazeo injects €134m into Les Petits Chaperons Rouges
French listed investor contributes in both equity and convertible bonds, BPI France co-invests for a minority stake
Apax set to buy InfoVista from Thoma Bravo
Apax France is in exclusive talks to buy French software company InfoVista from Thoma Bravo
Eurazeo PME acquires MK Direct from Alpha PE
The bedding company, which operates the Francoise Saget and Linvosges brands, is valued at €102m
Silverfleet buys Coventya from Equistone
Deal marks the second acquisition for the Silverfleet Capital Partners II fund
Proventus acquires Polestar Group from administration
Swedish GPтs buyout comes after previous Polestar owner ceased support for the company under administration
HgCapital buys Raet from CVC
CVC Capital exits the HR services business after five-year holding period
HIG sells minority stake in VM Industries to ActoMezz
The French mezzanine provider acquired a minority stake with the founders holding a majority
Sentica Partners acquires BPO company Trust Kapital
The Finnish business process outsourcing companyтs founder will retain a significant minority stake alongside the GP
BDC acquires Acteon
Bridgepoint Development Capital II has made its second acquisition since launch
Spring Ventures backs £10m HFH MBO
Spring Ventures also underwrote the debt for the deal
Siparex, Sodero invest in DMVP
Siparex deploys capital from Xpansion 2, Nord Ouest Entrepreneurs 4 and Entrepreneurs 1 funds
Gimv exits Onedirect to Naxicap
French private equity investor Naxicap acquires a majority stake in the company
Avedon acquires Dutch HR agency Olympia from NIBC
Entrepreneur-focused merchant bank NIBC exits six years after acquiring the Hague-based company
VR Equitypartner buys Norafin from Pinova
Norafin produces engineered fabrics for protective applications in industry and security
Vespa, Cathay back ATI buyout
Primary LBO marks the first investment of Vespa's second fund, which closed in late 2015