Buyouts
Verdane backs e-learning companies Eduhouse and Wistec
GP deploys equity from its SEK 6bn vehicle Verdane Capital X
Duke Street acquires Compo
Acquisition of the gardening soil producer is the GP's first deal since June 2019
Advent-led group buys Hoist from Accent Equity
Companyтs turnover and EBITDA tripled under Accent's ownership
Eos Capital Partners acquires Mod IT Services
Company will be the centre of a newly established IT platform, Eos said in a statement
Kester nets 3.4x return on sale of Frontier Medical to Agilitas
GP's exit comes eight years after it acquired the company via its maiden fund
Cinven buys majority stake in Think-Cell
GP said in a statement that it sees potential to internationalise the PowerPoint chart software
Silver Lake invests in KKR-backed Exact
KKR acquired the Netherlands-based accounting and ERP software company in 2019 from Apax Partners
Advent buys Planet stake from Eurazeo in €1.8bn deal
Eurazeo will reinvest in the business and co-control the company with Advent
CVC buys BIP from Apax
GP invests in the company via CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII, which closed on €21.3bn in July 2020
Oakley backs ICP Education buyout
Oakley will deploy via Oakley Capital Fund IV, which held a final close on тЌ1.46bn in 2019
Sanne board rejects fourth Cinven offer
Latest proposal offers 850 pence per share, a small uptick on the 830 pence offered earlier
LBO France buys majority stake in Polis Fondi
GP generally invests in Italy via its small-cap strategy, targeting deals valued at less than €100m
Palamon takes over Carlyle's IDH stake
Carlyle acquired IDH in 2011; the firm merged with Palamon's ADP and Palamon rolled over its stake
Progressio buys ATK Sports
This is the eighth deal made by the GP via its Progressio Investimenti III fund, which closed on €250m in 2019
Auctus acquires majority stake in Elplan
GP plans to implement a buy-and-build strategy in the DACH technical building planning sector
Genui invests in Labor Team W
MBI deal sees Genui take a majority stake in the diagnostics lab, investing alongside its management
Apposite Capital acquires 1Med
GP has secured financing for a buy-and-build strategy for the contract research organisation firm
Equip Capital buys Norwegian e-scooter firm Ryde
GP reportedly bought a 60% stake by acquiring existing and newly issued shares in the company
PM & Partners buys Cosmelux
Private equity firm Capital Dynamics participated in the transaction alongside PM & Partners
Vectura board greenlights £958m Carlyle offer
Vectura Group is a listed, UK-based developer of inhaled drug delivery devices
PAI Partners backs Apave
GP is investing alongside Gapave, which will remain the largest shareholder in the company
Keensight Capital to buy Symeres from Gilde Healthcare
Gilde's exit comes four years after it invested in the drug discovery and medicinal chemistry company
Itago buys Teknoice
Second deal inked by Itago IV, following its acquisition of a majority stake in SR-Mecatronic
Chubb Fire & Security draws Bain-Advent consortium in £2bn sale
Previous process was halted in 2019 after bidders submitted lower than expected offers