Buyouts
Capidea sells FlexoPrint to IK Investment-backed Optimum
Danish GP sells the company two years after acquiring it
L Catterton backs food supplement specialist IAF Store
GP intends to support IAF Store's growth and its expansion in the Italian online supplements market
TowerBrook acquires Azzurri in £70m deal
Azzurri owns the ASK Italian, Zizzi and Coco di Mama chains and is based in London
Bridgepoint sells Rovensa to Partners Group in €1bn deal
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Bridgepoint, which bought Rovensa from Sapec Group
CGE acquires Enhesa in debut deal
Founded in 2001, Enhesa is an environmental, health and safety compliance intelligence platform
Committed Capital buys Intersteel from 5Square
Deal ends a two-year holding period for 5Square, which bought the company from ING and Rikon Holding
UI Gestion backs packaging manufacturer Sopac Medical
With the support of its investors, Sopac plans to further expand in France and internationally
Polaris to acquire and merge four Danish coach operators
Four operators had a combined pro forma revenue of €108m in 2019
EQT sells stake in IFS to TA Associates in €3bn deal
Stake owned by EQT is transferred from EQT VII to its successor funds EQT VIII and EQT IX
Bridgepoint's Miya attracts offers from EQT, IFM, KKR, BlackRock – report
Miya is a portfolio company of Bridgepoint Europe VI, a €5.7bn fund that invests in companies with EV of €200m-1bn
Wise buys tires specialist Vittoria
This is the second deal inked by the GP via Wisequity V, which closed on its €260m hard-cap in July 2019
Mirabaud buys luxury shoe brand Clergerie – report
Mirabaud is reportedly planning to invest via its Living Heritage private equity fund
Apax in exclusive negotiations to buy Snef Telecom – report
Deal reportedly values the telecommunications installation and maintenance company at €150m
YFM backs £17m GHG buyout
Senior debt and a working capital facility are being provided by Triplepoint
Capza to acquire Eurofeu
French GP is planning to take exclusive control of the fire safety specialist
HIG Capital buys Project Informatica
Intesa San Paolo, UBI Banca, MPSCS and Banco BPM provide a debt package to support the deal
BD-Capital makes debut investment in Symprove
BD-Capital announced its debut fund in July 2019 with a target of €400m
Silver Lake buys HR software Silae
Acquisition of the France-based company is Silver Lake's first European acquisition of 2020
Wise Equity buys Fimo from IGI
This is the first deal inked by the GP via Wisequity V, which closed on its €260m hard-cap in July 2019
White Bridge buys natural cosmetics specialist Specchiasol
GP intends to support the company's growth across Italy and boost its international expansion
Callista Private Equity carves out Alupress Berlin
Acquisition of processing company, rebranded as Millhouse Berlin, is the GP's fourth deal of 2020
Allegra buys two printing companies from Sandoz Family Foundation
Switzerland-based Genoud and Italy-based Musumeci focus on printing for luxury goods industries
Hg invests in F24
F24 partnered with Armira in 2017, the former majority owner, which has now exited the business
Adelis acquires majority stake in Axentia Technologies
GP is deploying capital from its second fund, which closed in 2017 on €600m