Buyouts
Gilde Healthcare buys majority stake in Klifo
Gilde Healthcare has now made five investments from its Gilde Healthcare Services III fund
Sovereign invests in AquaQ Analytics
GP is currently on the road for Sovereign Capital V with a ТЃ450-500m target, as reported by Unquote
Astorg buys Solina from Ardian
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Ardian, which acquired Solina from IK Investment Partners
Hannover Finanz, Arcus acquire Löwenstark
Mittelstand-focused GPs aim to support the online marketing firm's growth and succession planning
Hg sells EidosMedia to Capza
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Hg, which acquired a majority stake in Eidosmedia firms Wise and Aksia
Permira buys minority stake in New Immo Group
Existing investor Qualium Investissement is to retain a stake in the digital real estate platform
Arcline buys PTS from Columbus
Arcline intends to boost PTS's growth through the expansion of its production and its technology portfolio
Corten buys Emeram's Matrix42
SBO of the digital workspace software is Corten's first investment from its €392m debut fund
Metrika buys machinery business Robor
This is the second deal made by Metrika I fund, which targets Italian companies generating revenues of €20-100m
Gilde Healthcare buys Acti-Med
Deal is the fourth platform investment from the GP's €200m Gilde Healthcare Services III fund
Capiton, Nord Holding sell Engelmann Sensor to DPE
Smart meter business is the final portfolio company in Capiton's 2010-vintage fourth fund
Telemos Capital acquires Mammut
Conzzeta began to explore sale options for the Swiss outdoor clothing and hardware brand in 2019
Ardian sells Lagarrigue to Naxicap
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Ardian, which bought a majority stake in Lagarrigue from Azulis Capital
Maguar Capital invests in Bregal-backed STP
Maguar partner Gunther Thies founded STP; partner Arno Poschik was on STP's board during his time at Hg
Triton acquires Geia Food from Credo Partners
Credo exits the company after acquiring a 55% stake in Geia in 2017
Levine Leichtman backs Prime Global
This is the fifth investment made by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Europe II, which closed on тЌ463m in 2020
Eurazeo invests €410m in Aroma-Zone
Following the deal, the founding Vausselin family retains a significant minority stake in the business
Inflexion and Informa combine FBX, Novantas
Inflexion and Novantas will each own a minority stake in the newly formed financial data business
Egeria acquires NIBC-backed Fletcher Hotels
NIBC backed Fletcher's 2016 MBO; Fletcher plans to grow from 103 to 150 hotels in the coming years
Finexx buys Volpini Verpackungen
GP also announces it has increased the volume of its Finexx II fund to €30m
Eurazeo to buy Aroma Zone for €700m – report
Company's sale attracts several buyers, including private equity firms Ardian, Bain Capital and CVC, according to reports
Paragon acquires Bregal's Sovendus
Bregal acquired a minority stake in the e-commerce customer reward platform in 2015
F&P4Biz buys fuel tanks specialist Farma
F&P4Biz intends to boost Farma's international expansion, while pursuing a buy-and-build strategy
ECI sells Investis Digital to Investcorp, reaps 2.6x return
GP intends to accelerate the company's product innovation and diversification, and boost its growth via M&A