Buyouts
Keensight to buy Adista from Equistone
Company is aiming to double its revenues from €153m in 2020 to €300m by 2025
Exponent sells BBI Group to Novo Holdings in £400m deal
Exponent acquired the diagnostics products and services business in 2015 for ТЃ75m
DBAG sells Telio to Charterhouse
DBAG will reinvest in the prison communications system provider to hold a 13% stake
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Heubach, SK Capital Partners carve out Clariant Pigments
Carve-out values the company at up to CHF 855m with a CHF 50m earn-out component
Freshstream nets 4x on sale of Away Resorts to CVC
GP's exit comes two years after it acquired a majority stake in it from LDC, while LDC retained a significant minority stake
Synova invests in Doran + Minehane
GP aims to support the Ireland-headquartered asset management accountancy firm's acquisitive growth
Borromin invests in Little John Bikes
Borromin Capital has acquired a stake in Germany-based bike and e-bike retailer Little John Bikes.
Miura backs agricultural insurance broker Banasegur
With this acquisition, the GP intends to pursue a consolidation project in the insurance brokerage sector
Pinova Capital buys AdzLocal
GP generally invests in DACH SMEs with revenues of €10-75m, deploying equity tickets of €10-25m
Investindustrial backs Targa Telematics
GP invests in the company via Investindustrial VII, which held a final close on €3.75bn in November 2019
YFM sells FourNet stake to Palatine for 6x return
YFM invested ТЃ9m for a minority stake in the cloud contact centre business in 2017
Triton to acquire FairWind
Triton has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Fairwind, a Danish provider of wind turbine installation and related services.
KPS buys industrial machinery forge Siderforgerossi
GP invests in the company via KPS Special Situations Mid-Cap Fund, which closed on $1bn in October 2019
TowerBrook buys crane rental firm Uperio from LFPI
Deal will help the company aim for expansion internationally, as well as into other sectors
Russmedia Equity buys secondhand sales platform Shpock
GP aims to develop the Austria-headquartered online marketplace into a leading player in the UK
Alto Partners backs Diatech
GP invests in the company via Alto Capital IV, which held a final close on its €210m hard-cap in April 2018
Castik acquires warehouse automation firm Element Logic
GP will own the company alongside it's founders, management team and employees
Oakley buys Afterbuy, DreamRobot
GP is investing via its €455m Origin Fund and is merging the software firms to form ECommerce One
Platinum Equity buys Urbaser for €3.5bn
GP intends to support the company in accelerating its expansion both organically and through targeted M&A
Equinox buys Migal
Equinox invests in the business via its Equinox III fund, which closed on €360m in July 2020
Gyrus carves out PwC Italia's consulting business
Gyrus intends to expand the company's team and further broaden its product offering in Italy and internationally
Sentica buys Finnish workwear maker Dimex
Sentica is currently deploying its fifth buyout fund, which held a final close on its тЌ185m hard-cap in 2017
Sagard, Isai back MBO of software firm Invoke
MBO is led by Invoke managing director Raphael de Talhouet and several employees of the company