Buyouts
RJD sells Character World to Palatine for £36m
Palatine invests ТЃ16m in equity; RBS provides debt package totalling ТЃ22m
LDC divests Kirona to Living Bridge
LDC makes 2.2x return on initial investment
Lion buys 21 Investimenti's PittaRosso
21 Investimenti retains a minority stake
EdRip backs A2IA MBO
Management takes majority stake through the deal
Viking Venture acquires EcoOnline
Deal is first European investment for the VC in Q4
VR Equitypartner buys Weisshaar Gruppe
Mittelstand company plans succession as owner prepares to leave
SEP sells Anesco to CBPE
SEP and Hermes are founding shareholders of Anesco
Deal in focus: Wise joins Muzinich in Primat SBO
Deal is Muzinich's first from its Italian Private Debt Fund
OEP acquires Duran Group
Vendor Adcuram bought company in 2005 in corporate carve-out
August dives into marine safety deal
Newco combines Ocean Safety, Revere Survival and Typhoon International
European Capital sells Farrow & Ball for £275m
GP realised a gain of ТЃ138m
EQT buys Musti ja Mirri from Vaaka
Exit comes four years after company was acquired by the Finnish GP
Gilde sells Betafence to CVC
CVC bolsters previous 44% stake
Endless buys majority stake in Stirling Dynamics
GP committed capital from Enact vehicle, marking its second transaction
Rive buys Parquest's 5aSèc
Shareholders have injected €10m fresh equity into company
Gimv injects growth capital into Mackevision Medien
Clients include HBO, Porsche and BMW
HitecVision's Circle Group acquires WellPartner
Deal is first for GP's buy-and-build well services platform
Karmijn invests in Estral
Company's founder steps down from board
YFM backs £4m Business Collaborator buyout
YFM injects ТЃ3.35m into the company
Graphite backs MBO of Human Capital
Deal follows GP's experience in recruitment after Education Personnel and Alexander Mann
Vista acquires ACS for £750m
Vista's offer represents 140 pence per share
Affecting pricing through lengthy due diligence processes
New research reveals longer due diligence can reduce pricing
YFM backs MBO of ACC Aviation
Company expects to hit ТЃ53m in revenues this year
Darby buys majority stake in Storent
Deal marks third investment for DCEF III fund