Buyouts
Main Capital buys majority stake in Mach
Public sector software company is the fifth from Main VI and the GP plans to seek add-ons for Mach
Apax France to buy Groupe Crystal
GP will buy a majority stake, while Crystal president Bruno Narchal and director Jean-Maximilien Vancayezeele will retain a minority
Lafayette acquires PPM Pure Metals' Osterwieck site
Parent company PPM had filed for insolvency in May 2020 following restructuring proceedings
Alliance Entreprendre acquires Ecoclean, LT reinvests
LT and Alliance Entreprendre invest €6m and €10m respectively, according to Capital Finance
Partners Group in talks to acquire BC-backed Côte – report
A spokesperson for Cote confirmed a sale is among several options being explored for the company
Whitehelm in £80m funding round for Connexin
Whitehelm has taken a large minority stake, with the management team retaining the majority
HIG buys cybersecurity specialist DGS
GP deploys capital from HIG European Capital Partners II (HECP II), which closed on €825m
Andera acquires two services companies from Salini
Deal is GP's 13th investment from €165m vehicle Cabestan Capital II, which closed in 2016
BIP Capital backs La Boutique Officielle
Arkéa Capital, BNP Paribas Développement, Azulis, Time for Growth, Cadipa and Showcase invest alongside BIP
Bridgepoint sells Miya to Afin Infrastructure
Antin intends to support the company in finding new growth opportunities in water concessions
EQT buys Idealista from Apax for €1.3bn
EQT acquires a majority stake, while the management team led by CEO Jesús Encinar retains a minority
Nord Holding buys Oton, Ohrwerk, creates AudiOsono
GP plans to grow the hearing care buy-and-build platform to 150 sites in Germany via add-ons
DPE acquires Mehler Vario System
Investment in the bulletproof equipment producer comes shortly after the €1bn final close of DPE IV
Naxicap, Impala make bids to acquire Ales
Ales Groupe was put into receivership by the Commercial Court of Paris in July 2020
Oaktree Capital buys Stade Malherbe Caen
GP invests in the company alongside French entrepreneur Pierre-Antoine Capton, who is appointed as chair
Apiary invests in ACC
Apiary Capital invests in companies with enterprise values of £10-75m
Abac buys five petcare companies
GP acquires the companies via Abac Solutions, which closed on €320m in May 2016
Capiton acquires electronics business Cedes
Switzerland-based 3D sensor producer is set to be the GP's platform investment in H2 2020
FSN buys majority stake in Elvaston's MHP Solution Group
Elvaston and the company's management will retain a minority stake in the logistics software company
Nexxus Iberia buys STM
GP invests in the company via Nexxus Iberia Private Equity Fund I, which closed on €170m in February 2020
Afinum acquires instant messaging software Threema
Management of the Switzerland-based messaging software will retain a significant minority stake
Nord Holding acquires majority stake in HG Medical
Orthopaedic implants producer saw interest from a number of sponsors in a structured auction process
Gradiente buys Arcansas
GP invests in the company via Gradiente II, which held a final close on its €135m hard-cap in 2019
Nordic Capital buys Siteimprove in first deal for latest fund
Nordic Capital X held a first close on €5bn last month, and is now closing in on its €5.75bn hard-cap
