Buyouts
Cerea Partners backs Pagès Group
InnovaFonds, majority shareholder in Pagès since 2016, reinvests in the company and retains a minority
Sequoia-backed Charlotte Tilbury close to $1bn sale – report
Makeup producer and distributor generated around £200m in revenues for 2019
Green Arrow invests €75m in Italian biomethane sector
GP invests via its renewable-energy-dedicated fund Green Arrow Energy Fund
Sovereign backs Acolin MBO
Spencer House provided corporate finance advice on the acquisition of the fund adminstrator
Inflexion sells Glide to Alinda Capital for 3x money
Inflexion is said to be making a 3x money return on the sale of the fibre networks provider
Avista buys 50% stake in Vista Healthcare
Consumer health company is valued at €305m, making it the largest buyout deal in Belgium in 2020
Guru buys ETX from JRJ
JRJ began exploring a sale process for CFD brokerage in 2017, when it mandated RBC
Vortex acquires mortgage broker Hypotheek.winkel
Company's founders will retain a minority stake in the business
Invision backs Planet Sports
Company filed for insolvency in February 2020 and was once part of 21sportsgroup, formerly owned by Cipio
EQT buys visual content specialist Freepik
GP invests via EQT Mid-Market Europe, which closed on its €1.6bn hard-cap in May 2017
Bridgepoint buys insurance group CEP from JC Flowers
GP invests via Bridgepoint Europe VI, which closed on its €5.7bn hard-cap in December 2017
Genui to sell Cherry to Argand Partners
Germany-based GP will retain a 25% stake in the company, according to a competition authority filing
Nordic Capital to acquire financial adviser Max Matthiessen
Insurance broker sells the business six years after acquiring it from Altor
Committed Capital buys ID-ware
Deal is the first from the GP's third fund, which held a final close in January 2020 on €55m
CVC acquires 28% stake in Guinness Pro14
CVC Capital Partners Fund VII, which closed on €15.5bn in June 2017, will make the investment
Sherpa Capital backs CityBike
GP deploys capital from its third fund, which held a €150m final close in 2018 exceeding its target
Waterland invests in IMC
Viv Adshead, former president and CEO of Ashfield Communications, agrees to join the IMC board
Callista Private Equity carves out ArcelorMittal Ringmill
GP focuses on special situations and generally invests in companies with negative EBIT margins
Omnes invests €60m in Biofutur's MBO
GP invests in the company via Omnes Croissance 4 and a co-investment vehicle dedicated to the deal
Vaaka Partners acquires majority stake in Staria
Company is aiming for most of its future growth to be achieved outside of Finland
EQT to acquire Bosch Energy and Building Solutions Italy - report
Parties are expected to sign a deal imminently, with no formal auction process in place
Mandarin Capital acquires ABC Morini
GP deploys capital for the acquisition from Mandarin Capital III, which has raised €175m so far
S-UBG wholly acquires Palmer Hargreaves
S-UBG offers growth capital and seed funding through its Seed Fonds II Aachen fund
Andera Partners backs Groupe Panhard MBO
Deal is the eighth from Andera Partners' Winch 4 vehicle, which focused on SMEs in France and Spain