Buyouts
Equistone buys majority stake in Kusters Beheer
GP invests in the precision components manufacturer via Equistone Europe Partners VI
Nordic Capital launches $2bn take-over for Advanz
Advanz Pharma initially hired Jefferies to advise on a sale process in October 2020
HQIB, Cadence Growth back merger of Horn & Cosifan, PK Office
GPs intend to support a buy-and-build growth strategy for the IT service companies
Foresight sells FFX to H2 for 4.3x return
H2 focuses on mid-sized companies in the UK, Ireland and the Benelux region
Tenzing invests in MetaCompliance
MetaCompliance generated £6m in revenues in the year ending on 31 March 2020
Sagard buys Nutrisens from Evolem, Unigrains
Nutrisens management team, led by CEO Georges Devesa, retains a significant stake in the company
Sponsor Capital acquires and merges Likeit, Nepton
Merged company will have combined revenues of around €8m in 2020, and employ over 50 staff.
Holland Capital invests in Cards PLM Solutions
Digitalisation and project life cycle management business intends to expand in DACH and Benelux
Ufenau buys refrigeration specialist R&M
GP intends to boost the company's growth both organically and via new acquisitions across the refrigeration industry
Carlyle acquires Jagex
Carlyle is expected to pay more than $530m, the purchase price of the business in 2020
Sagard invests in Flight Simulator developer Asobo Studio
Deal is the second for the Sagard NewGen fund, launched in July 2020 with a €300m target
Baird sells Prescient to BDC
In November 2020, the vendor requested another set of indicative offers from seven or eight bidders
Oaktree Capital backs Col Giovanni Paolo
With the GP's support, the company plans to consolidate its market position and boost its international expansion
Heritage Ventures buys ICT specialist Metoda
GP intends to boost the company's growth and double its revenues in the next five years
Hellman & Friedman transfers TeamSystem from fund VII to fund IX
Hg and the company's management team reinvest in the transaction as minority shareholders
TA sells ITRS to Montagu
Montagu Private Equity acquires companies with enterprise values of €200m-1bn
Broviken acquires Norwegian HR Prosjekt from Longship
GP will own a 55% stake in the company, while the remaining 45% will be owned by founder Helge Rustand and members of HRP's management
Stirling Square acquires Consensus
Colchester-based Consensus is a provider of specialist residential care and supported living services
Montagu buys IMV from Qualium
Sale ends a holding period of more than six years for Qualium, which acquired the company from Pragma Capital
Zefyr Invest acquires Bramidan from Blue Equity
GP is deploying equity from Zefyr Invest III, and Bramidan is its third acquisition from the vehicle
Merieux Equity buys Plantex
GP invests in the company via Mérieux Participations 3, which closed on €377m in January 2020
Rhein Invest buys majority stake in Spiegel Institut
Investment in the consumer research consultancy is part of a succession solution
Livingbridge sells Broadstone to ICG
Broadstone generated EBITDA of £646,000 from revenues of £9.5m in the year ending on 30 June 2019
Atitlan backs Imex Products
With Atitlan's support, Imex intends to boost its growth both organically and via strategic acquisitions