Buyouts
Turkven buys Carlyle’s stake in Medical Park
Turkish private equity firm Turkven has acquired Carlyle’s 40% stake in hospital chain Medical Park.
Springwater Capital backs Saranet buyout
Springwater Capital has acquired an 80% stake in Spain-based internet operator Saranet.
Keensight backs Smile MBO
Keensight Capital has acquired a majority stake in Smile Open Source Solutions as part of a management buyout alongside existing investor Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip).
N+1 Mercapital secures stake in Salto
N+1 Mercapital has acquired a 22% stake in electronic lock company Salto Systems.
Capvis races off with Riverside's Arena
Swiss mid-market fund Capvis has bought Italy-based aquatic sports brand Arena, founded by the son of Adidas-founder Horst Dassler, from Riverside.
Capvest buys Scandza
Capvest Equity Partners has completed the management buyout of Nordic food and beverage business Scandza.
Fondo Italiano enters entertainment market
Fondo Italiano di Investimento has made its first transaction in the entertainment and events management market with a €10m investment.
Westbridge Capital reaps 3x on Mobile Computing Systems
Westbridge Capital has sold its stake in software business Mobile Computing Systems (MCS), generating a 3x money multiple.
AAC backs Lubbers MBO
AAC Capital Benelux has acquired a majority stake in Lubbers Transport Group, a Dutch transport and logistics company for the oil and gas industry, as part of a management buyout.
Dragon Capital backs Portmone
Dragon Capital has acquired a controlling stake in Portmone.com, a Ukrainian online payments system provider.
Karmijn backs Tuvalu MBO
Karmijn Kapitaal has acquired a minority stake in Tuvalu Media, a Dutch television and film production company, as part of a management buyout that saw Sony Pictures Television exit the business.
Gimv and Cube to acquire VTB
Gimv and the Cube Infrastructure Fund are to wholly acquire Veolia Transport Belgium (VTB), the Belgian operations of France-headquartered Transdev Group.
Nazca Capital in €45m Fritta buyout
Nazca Capital has acquired a majority stake in Spanish ceramic tiles company Fritta.
Carlyle and Vitol invest in Varo Energy
Carlyle has teamed up with Vitol Group to invest in Varo Energy, in a move to create a midstream energy business in north-west Europe.
Montagu picks up CEFS from UBS
Montagu Private Equity has acquired Corporate Employee Financial Services International (CEFS International) from UBS.
VC-backed Klarna acquires Sofort
Online payment provider Klarna, backed by DST and General Atlantic among other VCs, has acquired Sofort for $150m.
LDC backs £17.8m GMG Property MBO
LDC has supported the £17.8m management buyout of estate agent software provider GMG Property Services from Guardian Media Group.
Maven invests £5m into R&M Engineering MBO
Maven Capital Partners has supported the management buyout of R&M Engineering with a £5m investment in return for a majority stake.
Riverside backs DPA Microphones
The Riverside Company has agreed to invest in Danish microphone manufacturer DPA Microphones (DPA).
Deutsche Private Equity buys Zellbios from Ergon
Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) has acquired Luxembourg-based pharmaceuticals firm Zellbios from Ergon Capital Partners.
Ardian acquires NHV Group
Ardian has acquired a majority stake in Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen (NHV) Group, a Belgium-based provider of helicopter transport services.
General Atlantic buys MeteoGroup from PA Group for €190m
General Atlantic has acquired weather business MeteoGroup from PA Group, the parent company of the Press Association (PA), for €190m.
VTB’s Tele2 Russia and Rostelecom merge mobile assets
VTB Capital-backed Tele2 Russia Holding is merging its mobile assets with the mobile division of Moscow Exchange-listed telecommunications company Rostelecom.
LDC and PostNL in TNT Post joint venture
LDC has teamed up with PostNL to support the rollout of TNT Post UK’s end-to-end (E2E) postal delivery service.