Buyouts
LionRock rescues Clarks in £100m deal
Asian GP will acquire a majority stake in Clarks as it enters a company voluntary agreement
Mid Europa buys Polish e-retailer Displate
Company's founders will remain significant minority shareholders of the business
Clessidra buys Coefi from Archeide
Sale ends an eight-year holding period for Archeide, which has supported the growth and expansion of Coefi since 2012
Mutares carves out two units from Gea Group
Deal includes the companies' sites located in France and the Netherlands, with a total of 230 employees
MVI buys Swedish company Biototal
Deal is the second investment from the GP's MVI Fund II, which is still on the road and is targeting SEK 1bn
Orienta backs engineering specialist LMA
With Orienta's support, the company plans to further boost its expansion, both organically and via new acquisitions
Nordic Capital carves out RegTech from BearingPoint
GP followed the company for a long time and entered into exclusive negotiations with BearingPoint a few months ago
Agilitas buys TenCate Armor from Gilde's Royal TenCate
This is the sixth platform deal made by Agilitas via its second fund
HAL backs two Dutch greenhouse businesses
Dutch investment company secures 60% stake in Stolze and a 24% interest in Prins Group
Motion Equity to take Olmix private
GP intends to launch a voluntary offer with the aim of de-listing the company by the end of 2020
Castik acquires Customs Support Group from Mentha
Buyout is the first deal from Castik's second fund, which closed in October 2020 on €1.25bn
RCapital carves out TPG Engineering from TP Group
Acquisition complements other investments in the GP's portfolio
Bregal to acquire STP from Hg
Hg invested in the legal software business via its first Mercury Fund in 2016
Eurazeo, IK invest €400m in Questel
Eurazeo, IK and Raise intend to further boost Questel's growth and international expansion in Europe, Asia and the US
LDC backs Rhino Products MBO
Deal is led by the firm's Manchester team, and values the business at £36m
LBO France buys majority stake in Prenax
Andera has reinvested and Prenax has acquired LM Information's subscription management business
AnaCap carves out Market Pay from Carrefour in €300m deal
Deal sees Carrefour retain a minority stake, alongside the company's founders, Frédéric Mazurier and Isabelle Clairac
Carlyle acquires Flender from Siemens in €2bn deal
Sale of the drive technology unit saw interest from sponsors including CVC, Triton and Brookfield
Monterro buys majority stake in MaintMaster
Almi Invest, which had owned a 10% stake in MaintMaster since 2015, has fully exited, making a 7x return on its invested capital
Naxicap acquires Eureka Education from Abénex, Finoli
Professional and higher education provider pursued a buy-and-build strategy under Abénex's ownership
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Liberta Partners acquires Kienzle
GP acquires the automotive networked systems business as part of a succession solution
Providence Strategic Growth backs Signaturit
PSG intends to support the company's product diversification, geographic expansion and search for M&A opportunities
Ace buys Astorg's Aries Alliance, injects €20m in new money
Deal is the first for the aerospace-focused Ace Aero Partenaires fund, which reached a €630m first close