Buyouts
RBB buys stake in Wurst- und Fleischwaren Bautzen
Sausage and meat products company filed for insolvency in November 2019 and was seeking new investors
Warburg Pincus invests in ArchiMed-backed Polyplus
ArchiMed and Warburg will be equal shareholders, while the management of Polyplus will retain a minority
BPE backs Dätwyler Sealing Technologies MBO
MBO is the first investment from BPE 4, which held a final close in March 2020 on €135m
Perwyn backs Hea Expertise; IDI reaps 35% IRR
Deal ends a three-year holding period for IDI, which owned a 40% stake in the company
Anders Invest buys 50% stake in Topvorm Prefab
GP sees a positive future for the residential construction sector in spite of short-term challenges
Verdane invests in Conscriptor and Max Manus
GP will merge the two companies to form a new healthcare technology group in Scandinavia
Paragon buys Castolin Eutectic
Acquisition of the industrial equipment protection and repair specialist is Paragon's first in 2020
Maxburg Capital Partners buys stake in Saracus Consulting
GP deployed equity from its third fund to acquire the Germany-based IT consultancy
Kartesia buys International Cookware from Aurora Resurgence
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Aurora, which acquired the company from Arc International Group
CVC Capital Partners backs Skroutz
GP deploys capital from CVC Capital Partners Fund VII, which closed on its €15.5bn hard-cap in 2017
Stirling Square acquires majority stake in Assistansbolaget
Deal is the Stirling Square's third investment from its €950m fourth buyout fund
F2i backs Compagnia Ferroviaria Italiana
GP invests via Ania F2i Fund, a vehicle launched in partnership with the Italian insurance association Ania
Chequers Capital carves out EBC from Econocom
GP is currently investing its Chequers Capital XVII fund, which closed on €1.1bn in May 2017
CVC delays £300m Six Nations investment – report
In February 2020, the Financial Times reported the firm was expected to acquire a 14% stake for £300m
Armonia to buy Arrigoni
Armonia will deploy equity from its Armonia Italy Fund, which held a final close on €280m in July 2018
Oaktree backs Asacha Media, creates TV production group
With support from Oaktree, Asacha is currently in negotiations to acquire additional production companies
Onex acquires ICS, Towerbrook reinvests
Towerbrook appointed Bank of America Merrill Lynch to run the process in September 2019
Bolster Investment buys 60% stake in Mark Climate Technology
Climate control systems company will seek add-on acquisitions following the investment
Parquest, BPI France back JVS in OBO; Apax exits
Apax Partners, UI Gestion and the company's founders exit the investment
European consumer M&A presents opportunities in Covid-19 chaos
Europe's consumer sector offers pockets of opportunity as the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on M&A
Ambienta buys software provider Namirial
GP is investing via its Ambienta III fund, which held a first and final close on €635m in May 2018
Axcel acquires Norwegian company SuperOffice
Deal is the GP's first investment from Axcel VI, which was launched in December 2019
V4C, Ananda Impact acquire Doktor 24
Investment will finance Doktor 24's acquisition of two other healthcare businesses in Hungary
Callista acquires ETM from BOS
Callista intends to continue the strategic repositioning of ETM and to expand its customer base