Buyouts
EQT buys majority stake in Thinkproject from TA
TA Associates bought the construction software company in 2016 and has reinvested as part of the SBO
Aliter invests in Skill Pill
Aliter acquired Bolt Learning in May 2019 and later acquired Sponge in November 2019
Main Capital buys Sweden's Pointsharp
GP will pursue a combination of organic growth and acquisitions in the Nordics, Benelux and DACH
Redcentric ends sale process following discussions with Macquarie
Redcentric is currently trading at ТЃ123.32 per share, while it was trading at ТЃ147 on 2 September 2020
Marlin Equity Partners to acquire majority stake in Coyo
Competition authority filing states that the GP is to invest via its Heritage Europe II fund
Second-round bids due next months for Kotkamills - report
Triton Partners is one of the GPs vying for the company, according to Mergermarket
Turenne backs ABL Lyon
GP invests via Turenne Capital Santé 2, a healthcare-dedicated fund with a €165m hard-cap
BWK buys minority stake in Qlocktwo
Managing director of the clock and watch producer, Jens Adamik, also takes a minority stake
Quadrivio acquires fashion brand GCDS
GP deploys capital from Made in Italy Fund, which targets companies across the fashion, design and food industries
Literacy invests in Tyrefix
Literacy Capital generally invests in companies with EBITDA of ТЃ1-5m and is sector-agnostic
IK buys majority stake in GeoDynamics from Sofindev
Sofindev had reportedly been looking to sell its 50.1% in the company and had mandated EY for the process
Capvis buys Arag
GP invests in the company via Capvis Equity V, which held a final close on €1.2bn in September 2018
Ufenau to acquire Mac IT-Solutions
Ufenau intends to build an e-commerce software platform via a buy-and-build strategy
Auctus buys Landbäckerei Sommer from SIP
SIP acquired the bakery chain in 2011 and has made returns of more than 20x its total investment
DeA Capital buys Gastronomica Roscio
This is the first deal inked by the GP via Taste of Italy 2, which recently held a final close on €330m
Novalpina buys majority stake in Laboratoire XO
Deal reportedly values the company at more than €300m, and unitranche debt was provided by debt fund manager Ares
Livingbridge invests in Visualsoft
Livingbridge invests through its Enterprise 3 fund, which closed on ТЃ334m in October 2019
PAI acquires LDC's Addo Food and Equistone's Winterbotham Darby
Both management teams have reinvested and operations will continue to be run separately
LDC sells Babble to Graphite for £90m
LDC retains a minority stake in Babble, while the management team is reinvesting some of its proceeds
PAI acquires Angulas Aguinaga from Portobello
PAI invests in the company via its PAI Mid-Market Fund, which recently held a €500m first close
Agilitas sells Exemplar to Ares Management
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Agilitas, which backed the company via its Agilitas 2015 Private Equity Fund
Bertel O Steen Kapital buys partial stake in ITVerket
Computer services company expects to generate a turnover of NOK 170m (тЌ15.6m) in 2020
Apiary invests in Radiant
Radiant's management team will be led by Peter Mann as chairman and CEO Simon Cogman-Hellier
ECI sells MPM to 3i for £170m
Other sponsors involved in the process included Livingbridge and Graphite Capital