Buyouts
IK acquires Transnorm from Equita
Equita divests portfolio company after seven-year holding
Orlando takes majority stake in Nordic Paper
Remaining 40% stake will be held by existing investor Petek
DBAG buys Huhtamaki Films in MBO
DBAG acquires 17% stake, while DBAG Fund VI and management take remainder
HIG Europe invests in International School of Europe
GP is building its global education platform, following deal in Austrian market last year
Ratos buys Ledil for €50m
Company's тЌ13m net debt will be rolled into the deal
Mentha buys Fri-Jado
Former owner TBI Techniek retains a minority stake
Buyout houses and the lure of minority investing
The volume of deals where private equity takes a minority stake is on the up
Motion Equity Partners acquires CDL
GP back on the investment front
Bain merges Brakes' fresh food brands with Fresh Direct
M&J Seafood, Pauleys and Wild Harvest to be merged into new company
LBO France buys Fournitures Hospitalières
GP carried out the deal via €154m small-cap Hexagone III fund
Cabot acquires Blue Motor Finance
Deal comprises equity from Cabot alongside ТЃ200m debt facility
Nordian buys Chrysal
Firm span out from Rabobank in September
IK buys Meyers and Løgismose for DKK 800m
GP will take a majority stake in new merged company
Adelis buys Med Group from Terveysrahasto
Founders and management will retain minority stake following buyout
Gimv acquires EcoChem
EcoChem's founders and other shareholders reinvested for minority stake
Constellation acquires Rehms
Family-owned business turns to PE for succession planning
Investindustrial ups Club Med bid, now backed by KKR
Global Resorts comes back with counter-offer for Ardian/Fosun's latest bid
Nordic Capital buys Vizrt from FSN for NOK 2.5bn
GP will offer shareholders a 35% premium on the six-month average share price
NorthEdge backs Sumo MBO
Deal marks NorthEdge's sixth investment of the year
Encore picks up 37 Degrees from Albion
Deal follows Encore's acquisition of The Third Space
Standard Investment acquires Flatfield
Company will look at potential acquisitions in Germany
Carlyle et al. buy Dealogic for $700m
Consortium of investors acquires Dealogic as well as two related joint ventures
EQT buys Siemens Audiology Solutions for €2.15bn
Private equity group intends to list the company
YFM backs £6m Springboard MBO
Investment to expand company in the US and Europe