Buyouts
Steadfast Capital backs BUK and UHB
Steadfast Capital invests in lower-mid-market companies with enterprise values of between €20-150m
Mutares to acquire Kico
Germany-based Mutares invests in companies with small profits and revenues of €50-500m
Galiena Capital acquires Cameo Energy stake
GP backs the primary buyout of Cameo Energy, a specialist in energy transition services
Innova to acquire majority stake in CS Group Polska
Deal is the fourth investment made from the GP's sixth fund, which has a €325m hard-cap
Nazca buys biopharmaceutical company Diater in €45m deal
This is the fifth investment made by Nazca Fund IV, which closed on €275m in 2017
Fortino backs Maxxton
Fortino is currently investing from its Fortino Growth Capital II vehicle, which has raised €125m
YFM supports MBO of The Protein Works
GP's maiden institutionally backed fund is more than 70% deployed following the deal
Vespa Capital backs Le Marché de Leopold MBO
Company’s founder sells his majority stake, while management invests alongside the GP
Preservation and BCI acquire BMS Group in £500m deal
Insurance brokerage group's management and staff will retain a significant minority stake
Wise backs cybersecurity specialist Innovery
GP deploys capital from its €215m Wisequity IV fund, which invests tickets in the €5-20m range
Exponent sells Loch Lomond to Hillhouse Capital
Sale ends a holding of five years for Exponent, which acquired the company using its second fund
Wineus Capital acquires Zurrfix
Wineus typically provides investments of between CHF 5-30m for SMEs in Switzerland
Arkéa et al. back Children Worldwide Fashion in SBO
Former majority owner Dzeta PE reinvests in the high-end children's ready-to-wear specialist
GPs sell public transport operator Hansea to DWS
Belgium-based Hansea acquired four peers based in Flanders and Wallonia since 2014
Taste of Italy buys land management software specialist Abaco
GP deploys capital from its Idea Taste of Italy fund, a food- and agri-business-dedicated vehicle
Riverside buys mineral water specialist Galvanina
GP plans to consolidate Galvanina's market position, boost its expansion and enlarge its offering
Elaghmore acquires display screen provider Gardners
Deal is the sixth transaction made by the GP's debut fund, which typically writes cheques of £5-10m
Duke Street backs MBO of Kent and Athlone from DCC
UK and Irish businesses will form the basis for a buy-and-build growth strategy
Ampersand to acquire Vibalogics
Ampersand typically invests $10-50m in companies with $10-100m in annual revenues
Steadfast Capital to buy W Söhngen
Steadfast will use its fourth vehicle for the investment in the medicine products manufacturer
LDC invests in Texthelp
Texthelp operates in Australia and the US, and has launched in the Middle East and in South America
Carlyle Cardinal Ireland Invests in The City Bin Co
The City Bin Co is the 11th investment from the Carlyle Cardinal Ireland fund
Silverfleet buys MFS for £51m
Trust and fiduciary services sector is well known to London-based Silverfleet Capital
Carlyle buys Forgital in €1bn deal
GP deploys capital from its two funds, Carlyle Europe Partners V and Carlyle Partners VII
