Buyouts
Compass Partners sells Rodenstock to Apax Partners
€1.5bn deal is the fourth PE-backed buyout of the ophthalmic lens and glasses frames producer
Stirling Square clinches Medisup deal – report
Deal reportedly values the French medical education business at around €350m, or 14x EBITDA
Miura backs dental specialist Proclinic
GP plans to boost the company's growth in Spain and bolster its international expansion, primarily in Italy and France
Carlyle Group to acquire End Clothing
Company founders will retain minority stakes while Index Ventures will exit
Silverfleet acquires EC4U Expert Consulting, Bulpros
Silverfleet is merging the two IT consultancies and will own a majority stake in the new entity
TA Associates, Partners Group buy Unit4 in $2bn deal
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for Advent International, which took Unit4 private in a €1.2bn deal
Callista Private Equity acquires Pleiger Thermoplast
Carve-out will see the thermoplastics parts and products producer rebranded as Globus Thermopast
Inflexion sells Kynetec to Paine Schwartz Partners
Fourth exit in four months sees the GP net returns of more than 3x money and a 25% IRR
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Cairngorm Capital buys majority stake in Bromborough
GP plans to support geographical expansion and add-ons for the paint and wall coverings distributor
EQT sells Desotec to Blackstone
Deal reportedly values the company at an EV of around €800m, corresponding to a multiple of 27x EBITDA
ICG buys stake in Alvinesa from Artá
With the GP's support, the business plans to further boost its growth and international expansion
Ferd acquires IT firm Norkart
Mergermarket reported in December 2020 that Norkart was being marketed based on EBITDA of around NOK 83m (€7.8m)
Eurazeo buys Groupe Premium in €290m deal
GP invests in the company alongside current shareholders Montefiore Investment and the management team
Aurelius buys Panasonic Europe's consumer battery business
Company will operate under a new name but with a production and distribution licence from Panasonic
Gimv acquires Verkley from PHM Investments
Gimv has acquired Netherlands-based underground energy and water cable and pipeline specialist Verkley from PMH Investments.
Main Capital acquires Foconis
GP plans to support add-ons for the financial services software platform as part of its growth
Queen's Park Equity backs MBO of Encore Group
Founding partners Stephen Chard and Neil Robinson will also retain a stake in the business
Emeram, Gimv acquire Sofatutor; VC backers exit
Previous investors in the online learning platform include Acton Capital, Frog Capital and IBB
Ethos invests in People Value
In addition to the equity deployed by Ethos, Harwood Private Capital provides senior debt to support the deal
BC Partners acquires Davies
Existing investors, US-based PE firm HGGC and Canadian firm AimCo, will remain invested with minority stakes
Bowmark exits Oxford International in split deal
Schools division goes to Nord Anglia Education, while the rest of the business undergoes an MBO backed by THI
Apax buys Lutech from One Equity
Sale ends a four-year holding period for One Equity, which acquired a majority stake in Lutech via One Equity Partners VI
Activa Capital buys Cityzen
This is the first deal made by Activa Fund IV, which recently held a first close on more than €100m
