Buyouts
Assietta's Naturalia Tantum buys Di-Va
GP will continue to pursue a buy-and-build strategy aimed at creating a platform in the cosmetics industry
Capza backs IMF Business School
Company's founders, Carlos Martínez and Belén Arcones, stay on with the business and retain a minority stake
3i buys majority stake in GartenHaus
E-commerce company expects to benefit from the growing popularity of leisure and gardening products
Apax to buy Odigo from Capgemini
Company plans to accelerate its growth and international expansion, while boosting its technological innovation
Nord Holding acquires Bock
Deal is a carve-out from Bock's listed owner, GEA Group, which acquired the company in 2011
Vam acquires 80% stake in Demenego
A fifth of the company will be retained by the vendor, De Menego family
Ampersand Capital Partners invests in GeneWerk
Pharmaceuticals-focused GP aims to support GeneWerk's growth to meet demand for its services
Apax sells Neuraxpharm to Permira
Deal values the company at more than €1.6bn and is set to generate returns for Apax of 3.5x money
DACH deal pipeline: live, expected and pulled sale processes
A round-up of sale processes ongoing or expected to launch in the coming months in DACH, courtesy of Unquote sister publication Mergermarket
PAI buys stake in Amplitude from Apax
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for Apax, which bought the business from Weinberg and Initiative & Finance
CVC to buy Greek food company Vivartia from Marfin
Marfin has received a binding offer from CVC and granted the GP an exclusivity period until 6 November
Afinum buys majority stake in Listan
Computer cooling and energy efficiency hardware company is Afinum's fourth buyout of 2020
Peak Rock acquires Halo Foods
Founded in 1980, Halo generated revenues of £35.2m in the year to 28 December 2019
French deal pipeline: live, expected and pulled sale processes
A round-up of sale processes ongoing or expected to launch in the coming months in France, courtesy of Unquote sister publication Mergermarket
Stirling Square reinvests in Docu Nordic with TA Associates
Stirling Square is deploying equity from its fourth fund, having previously owned the company via its third fund
Ibla Capital carves out oil & marine business unit of Manuli
GP intends to support the business by consolidating its market position and boosting its expansion
LT Capital acquires Global Partner
IT consultancy plans to open further offices across France and to expand its product portfolio
EQT buys Casa.it from Oakley Capital
GP invests in the company via EQT IX, which was launched in January 2020 with a €15bn hard-cap
MVI acquires majority stake in PS Auction
Deal is MVI's first investment from its second fund, which is aiming to reach its SEK 1bn target by Q1 2021
RDCP wholly acquires HVAC business Macair
Macair's management team will stay on with the company following the transaction
Main Capital buys majority stake in Mach
Public sector software company is the fifth from Main VI and the GP plans to seek add-ons for Mach
Apax France to buy Groupe Crystal
GP will buy a majority stake, while Crystal president Bruno Narchal and director Jean-Maximilien Vancayezeele will retain a minority
Lafayette acquires PPM Pure Metals' Osterwieck site
Parent company PPM had filed for insolvency in May 2020 following restructuring proceedings
Alliance Entreprendre acquires Ecoclean, LT reinvests
LT and Alliance Entreprendre invest €6m and €10m respectively, according to Capital Finance