Buyouts
3i and TCR Capital acquire Trescal from Astorg
3i and TCR Capital have acquired a majority stake in French measurement services specialist Trescal from Astorg Partners.
ERCP backs Pénélope MBO
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners (ERCP) has taken a majority stake in French recruitment agency Pénélope alongside management.
Alpha acquires Françoise Saget Linvosges from Activa Capital
Alpha Associés Conseil has bought French mail order company Françoise Saget Linvosges (FSL) from Activa Capital, for an undisclosed amount.
L Capital and Florac acquire SMCP group
L Capital and Florac have acquired 51% of French fashion group SMCP for an undisclosed amount.
EdRIP invest €3m in Soft Company OBO
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has backed the owner's buyout of French IT business Soft Company.
Paluel-Marmont Capital acquires Finipar from LBO France
Paluel-Marmont has backed the management buyout of French cleaning products manufacturer Finipar from LBO France.
Qualium backs MBO of La Foir'Fouille
Qualium Investissement, part of the Caisse des Dépôts group, has led a syndicate of investors to acquire the discount retail chain La Foir'Fouille for an undisclosed amount.
CVC acquires Sunrise in CHF 3.3bn deal
CVC Capital Partners has signed an agreement to acquire Sunrise Communications S.A. from Danish telephone company TDC A/S.
Portuguese funds back La Seda plant
ECS Capital, Caixa Capital and InovCapital have acquired a 59% stake in a construction project to build a new plastics plant for Barcelona-based company La Seda.
Montagu backs MBO of Host Europe
Montagu Private Equity has backed the ТЃ222m management buyout of hosting and domain provider Host Europe Group.
IK buys GHD from Barclays
IK Investment Partners has acquired GHD Gesundheits GmbH from Barclays Private Equity in a secondary buyout.
CapVest acquires Batchelors and establishes Valeo Foods
CapVest has teamed up with AIM-listed Origin Enterprises to create new Ireland-based Valeo Foods in order to acquire Irish food company Batchelors.
LBO France acquires Idéal Résidences
LBO France has acquired a majority stake in retirement homes operator Idéal Résidences from Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) and Alliance Entreprendre.
Litorina acquires leading wallpaper manufacturer
Litorina Capital has acquired a majority stake in ECO-BorУЅstapeter, the leading Nordic manufacturer of wallpaper, in a management buyout.
XAnge and CIC back ITL buyout
French investors XAnge and CIC Capital Privé have backed the management buyout of ITL from Initiative & Finance.
Lion Capital meets lenders for Picard buyout
Lion Capital plans to meet lenders to secure a €675m debt package for the acquisition of Picard Surgelés, according to media reports.
Private equity funds linked to €4bn Polkomtel sale
Several private equity bidders have been linked to a possible buyout of Polish mobile phone operator Polkomtel.
GIMV backs Onedirect MBO
GIMV has invested €15m to back the management buyout of French e-commerce company Onedirect.
Cinven finally scents deal with Spice
Cinven's revised offer of 70p per share for Leeds-based utility support services group Spice is likely to be recommended by the company's management.
Norvestor invests in Apsis
Norvestor Equity has invested in software provider Asis Sweden AB, becoming the largest shareholder.
Siparex and Cogerfi back JST Transformateurs MBO
Siparex and Cogerfi have backed the management buyout of French electric transformers specialist JST Transformateurs (JST) from AIAC.
Crédit Agricole PE acquires Exclusive Networks
Crédit Agricole Private Equity has acquired a 69% stake in French software developer Exclusive Networks, for an undisclosed amount.
Nextstage backs Groupe TCV MBO with €2.8m
Nextstage has backed the management buyout of French ventilation specialist Groupe TCV with a €2.8m investment.
Avenir Entreprises acquires Laboratoires Elysée
Avenir Entreprises has backed the management buy-in of Laboratoires Elysée from the Guattari group. The deal value has not been disclosed but the company will trade under its original name Balarama following the buyout.