Buyouts
Naxicap, Ardian back Emera MBO
GPs will help France-based Emera, a residential care home service, to expand abroad
Corpfin backs Spanish gloves manufacturer Sanicen
GP plans to boost the company's growth and strengthen its position with a buy-and-build strategy
Progressio buys spreads and dried fruits maker Damiano
GP invests from its Progressio Investimenti III fund, which held a final close on €250m in July 2019
Gilde buys majority stake in Eichholtz
GP will help Dutch luxury furniture business Eichholtz to expand in the US and Asia
Ibla Capital buys bed manufacturer Assio
Company's management team, led by founders Giuliano and Graziano Coden, will stay on with the business
Vespa invests £17m in Bluecrest buyout
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which typically invests in firms with £10-70m enterprise value
Advent International agrees £4bn take-private for Cobham
Proposed share price represents a 50.3% premium on the average value across the last three months
Perusa sells Xindao to Gilde
Perusa makes the divestment from Perusa Partners II, a €207m vehicle that closed in 2017
Equistone to acquire Heras
Equistone will acquire the property protection company from building materials group CRH
LBO France backs Ecritel in SBO
Transaction sees Nextstage AM and Isatis Capital sell stakes in France-based Ecritel Group
Abris buys Global Technical Group
Tenth investment from Abris CEE Mid Market Fund III, a €500m buyout fund that closed in 2017
Demeter acquires Chesneau
Existing investor UI Gestion has reinvested in the company following its initial investment in 2011
Keensight buys Smile from Eurazeo
Keensight invested in the digital and Open Source services business between 2013 and 2017
Sovereign backs Premier Park
GP is supporting the parking operator's founders and is investing from its £395m fourth fund
Innova buys Optiplaza
GP draws capital from Innova 6, a fund with a target of €325m that held a first close on €196m
Steadfast, Kempen back Wilvo MBO
Kempen used its European Private Equity Fund, which held an interim close on €120m in June
Andera carves out Siemens' Merlin Gerin business
Andera's Winch Capital team backs French high-voltage equipment producer Merlin Gerin
Cairngorm acquires Millbrook Healthcare
Mobility equipment company will form the basis for a buy-and-build programme in the assisted living space
Keensight carves out 3P Biopharmaceuticals
GP backs biologics production service 3P Biopharmaceuticals via Keensight Capital V
Paragon acquires Pro Optik
Optical retail chain Pro Optik is likely to be Paragon III fund's first acquisition
Antea backs Frisse Blikken MBO
Deal is the sixth investment by the Antea Participaties VIII fund, which closed on €30m in 2017
Ardian buys majority stake in Staci from Cobepa
Transaction sees logistics services provider Staci valued at €600m, according to a report
Inflexion sells Cawood Scientific to Waterland
Acquirer typical makes initial investments in deals with enterprise values of up to €100m
Arsenal to acquire Clariant healthcare business for CHF 308m
Enterprise value of the healthcare business is equivalent to 13.2x adjusted EBITDA for 2018
