Buyouts
Investcorp buys Arvento
Turkey has experienced a bout of activity in recent months
DPE creates new maintenance service consortium
GP buys MT-Energie Service from insolvency to combine with Bücker + Essing
Omnes invests €9m in Cogepart OBO
French investor Finadvance also takes part in transaction
Germany, UK drove 10% activity uptick in Q4 2014
Fourth quarter witnessed an encouraging rise in deal volume and value
ECI reaps 6.1x on Wireless Logic sale to CVC
Deal marks CVC Growth fund's first investment
CBPE purchases sofa.com
Deal is thought to be worth around ТЃ50m
Vaaka acquires Kh-kiinteistöpalvelut
Finnish GP takes majority stake in property management group
Competition, pricing remain top concerns for Nordic private equity
2014 gave GPs reason to cheer, but concerns around dealflow and pricing remain
Callista acquires Kress-elektrik
Turnaround specialist to restructure failing family-owned company
Mobeus backs Media Business Insight MBO
Transaction marks first deal for Mobeus in 2015
Nordic Capital acquires DK Online
Fifth acquisition made through GP's Cidron SuperPay platform
PAI buys AS Adventure from Lion
PAI acquires Belgian retailer in €400m deal with reported 50:50 debt-to-equity ratio
Halder acquires Prae-Turbo in MBO
German PE house will use investment in CCN as model for international expansion
Industri Udvikling takes minority stake in East.dk
Investment made through GP's DKK 500m vehicle, raised in November
Mid Europa acquires Danube Foods Group
Food group rumoured to also have been circled by KKR
Siparex, BPI invest €3m in Duralex
Initiative & Finance sells majority shareholding in the company
FF&P picks up Kallidus from Westbridge
Deal marks first exit from Westbridge SME Fund, generating 3.7x return
Equistone buys Polo from Paragon
Company went bankrupt in 2011 and was rescued by Paragon et al.
RJD secures marine engineering co-investment
RJD is joined on deal by LP F&C Private Equity, among others
Quadriga acquires M&R Automation in MBO
Quadriga and management team purchase stake from former owners
Oakley acquires Damovo Europe
GP buys operations in Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, Poland and Belgium
BayBG backs Trans Tech Hysek MBI
New management brought in to solve succession planning problem
Isatis backs Groupe SMS
Company wanted to swap angel investor for institutional backer
Bridgepoint buys eFront in €300m SBO
Francisco Partners exits after four years