Buyouts
Palatine in £13m The Alchemist MBO
Deal consists of ТЃ12m equity investment and ТЃ6.5m Santander debt
Equistone buys Rhodius
Buyout is second made from GP's €2bn fifth fund
TPG takes £150m stake in Poundworld
All-equity deals taps into growing UK value retailer market
Brait picks up New Look
Deal marks end of 11-year ownership for Apax and Permira
Parquest buys 5 Santé from Fontalvie
Deal builds platform of clinics across France
Advent picks up Gilde's Ammeraal Beltech
Latest step in Gamma Holdings piecemeal divestment
Verdane backs Bemz
Deal for e-commerce company marks GP's first acquisition of 2015
Care providers attract increasing share of PE healthcare deals
Overall healthcare deals are falling, but healthcare provider sub-segment is thriving
Doughty Hanson exits Eurofiber in €875m deal
GP reaps 35% IRR on 2012 investment
Q1 Barometer: deal volume and value decline
The European buyout market witnessed a fall in both deal volume and value for Q1
Bowmark backs Aston Scott MBO
Investment will be used to support buy-and-build strategy
Key Capital Partners reaps 4x on WHP exit
Palatine clinches ТЃ38m secondary buyout
Active reaps 8x money on sale of Evans to ECI
ECI secures "significant majority stake" in bike retail business
Active Capital Company picks up Lantor from IPT Group
Third investment for AAC’s second fund
EdRip in exclusive talks for LBO Partners' Rougnon
LBO intends to fully exit its minority stake in the business
JZ Capital targets Denmark with SAC purchase
First investment in the country for listed US player
Benelux Q1 activity delivers increase in 'pass-the-parcel' deals
SBOs are creeping up in the region, but corporate spinoffs are also on the rise
FSN acquires Fitness World
GP adds to wave of investments in health clubs over the past year
Mobeus backs Jablite and Styropack MBO with £5m
Transaction understood to be valued at ТЃ26m
LBO France exits WFS to Platinum
Sale values cargo-handling company at €300-350m
LFPI and Montefiore in talks for Interflora's fourth buyout
Business was acquired by Chevrillon and HLD for €148m in 2011
IK sells SportGroup to Equistone
Equistone will be third private equity owner of German group
Astorg to buy Metrologic from Carlyle
SBO is understood to be valued at €200-250m
Ambienta acquires €20m Oskar Nolte stake
Deal marks Italian GP's first German investment