Buyouts
Industri Udvikling buys minority stake in Wila
Investment will be drawn from Industri Udvikling IV, a 2013-vintage DKK 500m fund
Mutares acquires Keeeper
Keeeper generated revenues of €65m in 2018, mainly from German and Polish customers
Steadfast backs Wilvo MBO
GP buys a substantial majority stake in metal parts and assemblies manufacturer Wilvo
Accent buys Götessons
GP uses the SEK 3bn Accent Equity 2017 fund, a lower mid-market vehicle that targets Nordic businesses
Riverside backs Actineo
Riverside is currently investing from Riverside Europe Fund V, which closed on $340m in 2017
Quantum acquires Stadlbauer
Quantum Capital Partners typically invests up to €15m for majority stakes in companies
Sofindev backs WVT Industries MBO
Transaction represents the eighth investment for Sofindev IV, which closed on €107m
Triton submits bid for Thomas Cook’s Nordic business
Group is evaluating the offer for its operations and airline in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark
EQT buys Maltese telecommunication specialist Melita in SBO
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Apax Partners, which bought Melita alongside Fortino Capital
Egeria acquires majority stake in MAAS Aviation
Aircraft painting business is growing due to the continuing global growth in demand for air travel
Charterhouse agrees £668m Tarsus take-private
Deal values shares in the Irish media and events business at 17x its average EBITDA in 2017 and 2018
Stirling Square buys Logent from Adelis
Second platform investment from Stirling Square Capital Partners IV, which is targeting €800m
Ardian acquires Sintetica
In 2018, Sintetica reported revenues of CHF 75m, up from approximately CHF 60m in 2017
Palatine supports MBO of Lucion Services
Testing, inspection and certification business will undertake an acquisitive growth strategy
ArchiMed carves out Diesse from PZ Cormay
Diesse was acquired from Orphée, the Swiss subsidiary of Warsaw-listed diagnostics group PZ Cormay
LDC sells Away Resorts to Bregal Freshstream
Deal is the 10th investment made by Freshstream's debut fund, which writes cheques of €30-100m
Assietta backs cosmetics specialist Effegilab
GP invests in the company by deploying capital from its APE III fund, closed on €48m in 2015
123 IM, Sigma Gestion back L'Usine
GPs acquire a majority stake, investing €4m in the France-based high-end gym operator, L'Usine
DMH acquires WT Systems
WT Systems filed for insolvency in February 2019 and Scultze & Braun was appointed administrator
Montagu sells Covidence to EMK
Sale ends a four-year holding for the GP, which acquired the company using capital from Montagu V
Anacap buys SundhedsGruppen
Anacap will acquire a majority stake via its €900m fund, Anacap Financial Partners III
PAI's sale of B&B Hotels to Goldman Sachs nears €2bn
Merchant Banking Division of Goldman Sachs to buy a majority in the French budget hotel chain
Black Toro in talks for clothing brand Trucco
GP is currently investing via its second fund, which held a final close on €235m in February 2017
Mosaic acquires minority stake in SkinnyBrands
GP acquires a 37.5% stake in the low-calorie drinks brand and typically writes cheques of up to £10m
