Buyouts
Turenne backs Banook MBO
GP invests from its Capital Sante 2 fund, which held a first close on €100m in March 2019
Nord Holding invests in Ewerk
GP is seeking add-ons for the Germany-based IT service, focusing on DACH targets
Nordian Capital Partners sells Open Line to Capital A
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Nordian, which owned a majority stake in the company
Marlin Equity Partners acquires Heimdal Security
Cybersecurity firm has a strong presence in Scandinavia, the UK and the US
Bowmark Capital invests in Focus Group
Additional funding of around £150m will be made available for the company's acquisition plan
Providence sells Galileo to CPP-led consortium
Consortium also comprises Montagu, alongside existing shareholders Téthys Invest and BPI France
Battery acquires WinWorker
GP is investing from its Battery Ventures XIII fund, which held a final close on $1.2bn in February 2020
Korona Invest acquires Epic Driving School
Company's net sales in 2019 stood at €8.8m, with EBITDA of €700,000
Litorina acquires Swedish restaurant chain Sushi Yama
PE house sees potential for 100-150 new restaurants in Sweden alone and is searching for new locations
Ufenau buys stake in Integr8
GP is seeking add-ons in the digital marketing space for the Berlin-based agency
Limerstone buys Patricia Whites and Country Cousins for £14m
Grant Thornton was engaged to explore an auction process for the assets in December 2019
LDC acquires stake in healthcare company Ashtons
Founder Laurence Sprey will exit the company, with LDC backing the management team
EQT and Ardian in final round for Schülke – report
PAI is also in the final round for the hygiene products company, according to Mergermarket
CVC Credit finances Sun European’s WesCom acquisition
CVC’s European Private Debt business will provide a senior term loan and acquisition facilities
Abenex backs Groupe Aerow
Abenex intends to boost the company’s growth both organically and via external acquisitions
Activa Capital, Arkéa invest in Ingeliance
Activa deploys capital from its €206m third fund, Activa Capital III, to finance the deal
Oakley to acquire Globe-Trotter
Oakley intends to strengthen Globe-Trotter’s position in the luxury travel luggage market
Lynx Equity acquires Arkas
Company was previously owned by Keld Sund Nielsen and Michael Dommerbye, who bought it in 2015
Inverleith acquires Montane
Firm is currently investing from Inverleith Limited Partnership fund, which closed on €60m in 2018
Huntsworth board accepts £524m offer from CD&R
Takeover offer implies an entry multiple of 10.8x adjusted EBITDA of £48.4m
AS Equity Partners carves out QDQ Media from Solocal
GP intends to support QDQ Media in further consolidating its market position and boosting its expansion
Five Arrows to sell stake in Dutscher to LBO France
Five Arrows previously acquired a minority stake in Dutscher in 2013
Main Capital carves out Exxellence and SMQ from Kune
GP intends to support the new group in developing its product portfolio and expanding its customer base
EMK acquires Trustonic
GP is currently investing from its debut buyout fund, which closed on £575m in May 2017
