Buyouts
Magenta invests in Maker&Son
Magenta Partners Fund II, the firm's latest fund, held a final close on £60m in August 2017
Beyond Capital Partners acquires Xortec
Security systems company is the second platform investment from Beyond Capital Partners Fund II
August Equity acquires Business Systems
Geoff Love, former chief executive officer of Commify, joins the company as executive chairman
DeA Capital backs Alnut
GP invests in the company via Taste of Italy 2, which held a final close on €330m in November 2020
MCH backs ID software developer Logalty
GP intends to support the company in boosting its international expansion and launching new products
Apax France to acquire NL Mental Care from NPM Capital
NL Mental Care was acquired by NPM in 2013 and made a series of add-ons during the investment period
CVC Capital Partners buys Stark Group from Lone Star
GP paid around €2.5bn for the company, deploying equity from CVC Capital Partners VII
Blackstone, Carlyle in talks to take Signature Aviation private
Blackstone is currently investing from Blackstone Capital Partners VIII, which closed on $26bn
NCI acquires Sopano majority stake
Following the transaction, Sopano will aim to diversify its customer base towards industrial clients
Egeria to buy majority stake in sauna company Klafs
Deal is the GP's first DACH-region platform investment since its Munich office opened in April 2020
Vendis Capital backs SoLow
Investment in the party, hobby and craft retailer is the second from Vendis Capital III
Charterhouse invests in Phastar
Phastar operates across an international network of 12 offices and employs 250 people
AnaCap buys stake in MRH Trowe
GP intends to support a buy-and-build strategy for the Germany-based insurance broker
OpenGate to buy Solvay subsidiaries in Europe and US
Solvay sold its Belgium-based strontium carbonate production unit to Latour Capital in November 2020
LDC invests in Omniplex
Following the transaction, the business will focus on organic and inorganic growth
Equistone in talks to buy Ligentia
Sale process of the privately held company was launched in September, with Rothschild advising
Mayfair acquires Seraphine from Bridgepoint for £50m
Seraphine generated £28.1m in sales for the year to 31 March 2020 and £4.7m EBITDA
IK buys LSA from BlackFin
BlackFin exits the company five years after wholly acquiring it, then operating as Lucheux
Waterland to acquire Yieldkit
Acquisition of the marketing optimisation business is a platform investment from Waterland VII
PAI buys MyFlower from LFPI and Montefiore
GP is deploying equity from its latest vehicle, PAI Mid-Market fund, which held a first close in October 2020
CD&R carves out Wolseley UK plumbing merchant business for £308m
Ferguson engaged NM Rothschild to approach potential buyers in October 2020
Adelis buys stake in Finnish digital learning firm Valamis
Current management will retain a significant stake in the company and continue in their roles
IK invests in Valoria Capital
GP invests via IK Small Cap II Fund, while Idinvest provides financing for the transaction
Weinberg Capital buys supermarket chain Marcel & Fils
GP is deploying equity from its third fund, and Marcel & Fils is its fourth investment from the vehicle