Buyouts
IK-backed Klingel advances to round two with Altor among sponsors circling
Novo Holdings and AEA Investors also tipped to be in the final stretch for the German medical equipment company
Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano invests in Urbis Food
Deal marks the fund’s full deployment with more than EUR 50m invested across nine transactions
Eterus Capital lines up dealflow with EUR 10m left to deploy from EUR 40m fund
Slovak PE firm is “seriously looking at“ more than 10 potential investments
LDC generates 3.9x MM on MSQ sale to One Equity Partners
LDC to become minority investor following a doubling in revenues and tripling in EBITDA over four years
Main Capital exits Cleversoft to LLCP
Nordic Capital and OTPP's Mitratech were also in the running to buy the regtech platform, Mergermarket reported
Capvis-backed Gotha Cosmetics to grant PAI Partners exclusivity 'in coming days'
Capvis took a majority stake in the Netherlands-based colour cosmetics firm in 2016
Infobric sponsor Summa sees PEs including Nordic Capital, Blackstone prepare binding bids
GP bought Swedish construction tech provider in 2019 via its SEK 6.5bn, 2019-vintage Fund II
GP Profile: Limerston Capital anticipates higher volume but more complex M&A as market steadies
UK-based GP is seeing dealflow driven by carve-outs and buy-and-build in a market where organic multiple arbitrage is no longer a given
Mobilab signs deal with Armira in crowded small-cap auction
Founder-owned data applications and infrastructure provider drew sponsor and strategic interest
Carlyle acquires Meopta
GP plans to support Czech-American optical products manufacturer’s international expansion
Officine Maccaferri sees Cinven and Triton go head-to-head
Italy-based geotechnical and soil erosion control business could be valued at EUR 700m-EUR 800m
SGT Capital to acquire Summit-backed Elatec for EUR 400m
Mid-market sponsor looks to grow company via “continued technical innovation” and international expansion
Egeria to exit GoodLife Foods in SBO to IK Partners
Acquisition of Dutch frozen snack maker marks 13th investment from IK IX Fund
Permira to acquire majority stake in Gruppo Florence
Existing shareholders including VAM Investments and management of the Italian fashion group will reinvest, while Italmobiliare will exit
Gyrus Capital acquires LRE Medical from KPS-backed AIS Global
Carve-out of German diagnostic equipment manufacturer comes over two years after first sale attempt
ESI Group draws EQT, Hg, Thoma Bravo interest
Listed French industrial software maker has drawn wide interest from sponsors and strategic players
Ambienta finalises third fund deployment with Gruppo Spaggiari Parma acquisition
Italian GP is investing in the educational software group in a primary deal from its EUR 635m, 2018-vintage fund
BC-backed VetPartners sees initial bids fall short of price expectations
Ongoing buyer and seller valuation expectation gap has hit the sale of the vet clinic chain, sources said
Wellspect auction in final stretch with Blackstone, EQT and KKR to battle it out
Owner Dentsply launched a process to sell the Swedish bowel and bladder control products specialist in February
Emerging manager Px3 makes first acquisition with carve-out buyout
RhУДne Group spin-out makes inaugural acquisition with Celeros Flow Technologyтs filtration unit buyout
PAI Partners to acquire The Looping Group from Mubadala Capital
GP will take a majority stake in French leisure park operator via its latest flagship vehicle, PAI Fund VIII
Sullivan Street carves out Tracerco from Johnson Matthey for GBP 55m
Fourth exit attempt for oil diagnostics arm garners 6.8x EBITDA sale multiple, family office Souter joins ticket
DAC Beachcroft hands exclusivity to Limerston for Claims Solution Group carve-out
UK-based sponsor Limerston Capital could close a deal in the coming weeks following a formal auction
Germany's DFL to collect NBOs for EUR 3bn media rights stake
Large-cap sponsors including Advent, Blackstone, Bridgepoint, CVC, EQT and KKR expected to bid today