Buyouts
Argos Wityu to sell La Compagnie des Desserts to PAI
Deal for French frozen desserts group marks the sixth investment from PAI Mid-Market Fund
Gyrus reaps 8.6x money from partial dss+ exit to Inflexion
Majority investment in Switzerland-headquartered management consultancy marks Inflexion Buyout Fund VI’s fifth deal
CapMan exits Malte Månson to Accent Equity
Buyer acquires Swedish truck repair group via Accent Equity 2017, vendor exits from 2013-vintage Capman Buyout X
Argos Wityu acquires Norline in sixth deal from Mid-Market VIII
Sponsor’s EUR 450m Mid-Market VIII fund held a final close in 2022 and is almost 50% deployed
PSG's Imaweb sale moves to second round
Sponsor bought a majority stake in the Spain-based car dealer and OEM sofware provider in 2019
CVC acquires Scan Global logistics from AEA Investors
AEA and management have reinvested for a minority stake in the Danish logistics provider
Foresight reaps 3.5x money in Mowgli exit to TriSpan
Sale of Indian restaurant chain is the sixth exit from the firmтs first Regional Investment fund
SoftwareONE on PE watchlist amid take-private optimism
Switzerland-listed cloud technology group has been eyed by several buyout houses in recent months
Equistone to exit Acuity in sale to Permira
Sale of financial services research group follows process with early discussions between vendor and bidders
Main Capital exits Onventis in SBO to Keensight
Exit from Main Fund V comes three years after the GP acquired the Germany-based procurement technology company
German health minister's 'locust sponsors' comments spook live healthcare deals
New entrants scared by remarks on limiting profits; existing investors expected to rush to complete bolt-ons
Ardian plans North American drive with tech, services deals on radar
French sponsor looks to more than double exposure to US and Canada when next flagship buyout fund launches
Koinos Capital explores return to fundraising trail in 12-18 months
Italian SME-focused GP could seek EUR 200m for new vehicle; Fund I set to reach 70% of deployment by year-end
Progressio exits Assist Digital in sale to Ardian
French GP plans further internationalization and M&A for Italian CRM technology provider
DBAG turns focus to proprietary dealflow as auctions slowdown
Valuations could cool off as debt availability tightens, German GP's partner Thilo-Anyas Koenig tells Unquote
Going, going, not gone: PE auctions bid for relevance amid risk-off environment
With a debt financing drought and macro woes denting exits, GPs are adapting the traditional M&A auction in favour of more flexible bilateral negotiations to get deals across the line
Gatemore eyes larger stakes in listed SMEs as path to take-privates
With its first closed-end fund in the making, the activist investor will use larger stakes to drive value creation and direct small-cap targets towards PE sales
Northedge sells majority stake in CTS to Marlin Equity
Deal for cloud infrastructure group marks partial exit for vendor, which will reinvest
Equistone acquires BUKO Infrasupport and BUKO Waakt
Scheybeeck family office partially exits Dutch traffic and safety management businesses
DBAG wraps up Fund V with Heytex exit
German sponsor sells textile manufacturer to Bencis Capital; 2006 vehicle returns over 2.5x to LPs after 11 exits
AG Capital kicks off inaugural fund with Improove buyout
Austrian emerging manager acquires local SEO agency with country's first buyout fund in a decade
Stirling Square buys Tapi in SBO from Wise Equity
Sale of the Italy-based beverage packaging closures producer comes after a competitive auction process
IK to exit Quanos in sale to Keensight Capital
New owner plans to grow Germany-based software developer organically and through M&A
PAI Partners to acquire IFF's Savory Solutions in USD 900m deal
GP is investing in the artificial aromas and flavours manufacturer via latest flagship fund