Buyouts
Pinova, eCapital sell stakes in BrandMaker to Rubicon
Rubicon Technology Partners aims to assist the marketing software with its international expansion
Intriva invests in £60m MoneyPlus MBO
MBO, led by CEO Chris Davis, will see MoneyPlus's management team continue in their existing roles
Arcaris buys Magro Verbindungselemente
Acquisition of the industrial procurement business is part of a succession solution
Eurocov buys KTN out of administration
Entrepreneur Philipp Mühlbauer's investment holding will buy KTN following an administration process
Synova scores 4.5x on sale of Fairstone to TA
UK-based IFA consolidation platform is the first exit for Synova's third fund
Siparex buys Winncare from IDI
Capza takes part in the deal alongside Siparex and acquires a minority stake
FPE sells IWSR to Bowmark Capital
FPE Capital acquired the business in April 2018 and Allied Irish Bank provided acquisition finance
Avedon Capital acquires Macaw
GP intends to support the digital agency's international growth, with the DACH region as a priority
Ambienta buys Caprari
GP intends to strengthen the company's market position and build an aggregation platform across the sector
Longship to buy Norwegian company Gexcon
Purchase price could be around тЌ29.2m, according to a local press report
Ardian becomes majority shareholder in Jakala
Ardian intends to further support the company, which it had previously backed in 2018
IK, ICG to acquire minority stake in Norwegian firm Formue
Deal reportedly values the company at тЌ292m
OCI invests £13m in Dexters
OCI's liquid resources that are available for future deployment are estimated to be ТЃ176m
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Forte Capital buys Dutch toy retailer W&O
GP will help the company extend product portfolio and consider M&A opportunities.
Montefiore invests in restaurant group ETLB
GP is currently investing via Montefiore Investment V, which held a final close on €850m in 2020
IK sells sink producer Schock to Triton
Kitchen sink producer was reportedly marketed based on projected 2021 EBITDA of €27-28m
Bestport invests in Playful Promises
Will Hobhouse, previously chairman of Heals, Jack Wills and Sunspel, is joining the board as chairman
Kempen co-invests in £46.5m Eque2 MBO
WestBridge acquired Eque2 in December 2020, marking the firm's sixth investment from its second fund
Itago IV holds €60m first close, buys SR-Mecatronic
Fund inks its first deal by acquiring a majority stake in Italian business SR-Mecatronic
Tenzing invests in Jeffreys Henry MBO
Management team at the company will be led by managing partner Justin Randall and partner Jon Isaacs
IK acquires Innovad
GP deploys capital from IK IX Fund, which closed on its €2.85bn hard-cap in May 2020
Resource Partners acquires Polish company Nesperta
GP will help the company with its expertise and experience through international and product expansion
Ambienta buys Collingwood from Baird
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Baird, which invested in the company via its $310m Baird Capital Global Fund I