Buyouts
Gilde sells Hofmann to Partners Group
Gilde Buy Out Partners has sold German catering company Hofmann Menü Manufaktur to Partners Group alongside Hofmann's management.
Equistone and LDC back MDNX deal
Hosting provider MDNX has acquired Easynet with backing from Equistone Partners Europe and LDC, providing an exit for Kelso Place Asset Management.
Bridgepoint Development Capital picks up Quotient
Bridgepoint Development Capital (BDC) has acquired outsourced drug development business Quotient Clinical from Quotient Bioresearch Group.
Activa and Paluel-Marmont back Gaz Européen
Activa Capital and Paluel-Marmont Capital (PMC) have invested in Gaz Européen, a French B2B energy supplier.
Capvis and Partners Group acquire VAT Holding
Swiss private equity firm Capvis Equity Partners and private capital manager Partners Group have jointly acquired vacuum valves manufacturer VAT Holding.
Siparex makes 5x on Manuloc exit
Siparex has sold its stake in French logistics business Manuloc to existing backer CM-CIC Capital Finance after more than 10 years as a minority shareholder.
ECI picks up Encore from Isis
ECI Partners has acquired West End ticket agency Encore Tickets from Isis Equity Partners, in a deal thought to be worth ТЃ60m.
Deal in Focus: Astorg to buy Kerneos for €600m
The background work has finally paid off for Astorg Partners: after looking at a raft of deals in the past 12 months to no avail, the French GP has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire chemicals company Kerneos for €600m.
LDC exits Leasedrive to HgCapital
LDC has sold a majority stake in vehicle management group Leasedrive to HgCapital in a secondary buyout.
Graphite purchases Sovereign's City & County
Graphite Capital has acquired home care provider City & County Healthcare Group from Sovereign Capital.
TCR acquires GEC in MBI
TCR Capital has acquired Générale d’Etanchéité et de Couverture Ile-de-France (GEC) in a management buy-in, bringing in Jean-Christophe Blot to succeed the company’s current president.
Astorg to buy Kerneos from Materis for €600m
French GP Astorg Partners has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire chemicals company Kerneos from Wendel-owned Materis for €600m.
Truwit, Sillitoe replace Halusa at Apax helm
Mitch Truwit and Andrew Sillitoe, Apax Partners
TA Associates acquires Cmosis
TA Associates has acquired Cmosis, a Belgian supplier of CMOS image sensors, from venture capital firms PMV and Capital-E.
Duke Street backs Air Products homecare carve-out
Duke Street has backed the management buyout of NYSE-listed Air Products & Chemicals' UK homecare business.
PE still in race for Rexam healthcare unit
Medical supply maker Gerresheimer has dropped out of the bidding process for Rexam's healthcare unit, while private equity firms such as Bain and KKR are still in the race, according to local reports.
Segulah acquires Øglænd Industrier for near NOK 1bn
Segulah has agreed to acquire УglУІnd Industrier, a Norwegian provider of support solutions for the oil & gas industry, for close to NOK 1bn.
Palamon reaps 14.6x on Cambridge Education exit
Palamon Capital Partners has sold Cambridge Education Group to Bridgepoint for ТЃ185m, generating a 14.6x return.
Dunedin unlocks £90m Kee Safety deal
UK mid-market firm Dunedin has backed the ТЃ90m management buyout of Kee Safety, buying its stake from LDC.
Enterprise Ventures backs £3.8m Granby MBO
Enterprise Ventures and NatWest have supported the ТЃ3.8m management buyout of Granby Marketing Services.
HitecVision backs Vryhof Anchors
HitecVision has acquired 71.3% of Vryhof Anchors, a Netherlands-based provider of drag anchors used in the offshore oil & gas industry.
Deal in focus: Ardian and Consilium sell Rollon
In mid-November, after almost a year of negotiations, Ardian and Consilium sold Rollon, an Italian manufacturer of liner rails and actuators, to French GP Chequers Capital and Italian investor IGI.
Silverfleet acquires Competence Call Center from Ardian
Silverfleet Capital has purchased Competence Call Center Holding (CCC) from Ardian in a secondary buyout, four years after the vendor took the business’s reins.