Buyouts
Argos Wityu buys Sicura from Rekeep for €54.5m
GP intends to support Sicura by boosting its growth both organically and via strategic acquisitions
Silverfleet buys majority stake in Collectia
Investment in the debt collection platform is the 11th from Silverfleet Capital Partners II
DPE sells stake in PharmaZell to Bridgepoint
Deutsche Private Equity invested in the company in 2013 and began the sale process in August 2019
Arcadia buys pharma packaging specialist Favillini
GP invests via its Arcadia Small Cap II fund, which held a final close on €80m in May 2019
ECI scores 3.7x on ATG sale to TA
Mobeus also fully realises its investment, having backed ATG since 2008
Connection backs £24m MBO for Cargostore
Debt facilities of £14.5m for the transaction and for expansion capital were provided by DunPort
AnaCap to acquire Wealthtime
Mill will join as CEO, with Denning and Easton installed as chief operating officer and finance director respectively
Amundi PEF, SGCP back Vivalto Vie in capital reshuffle
Azulis Capital exits the care home operator, having backed it since 2015
Carlyle sells Golden Goose to Permira
Sale ends a three-year holding period for the GP, which bought the company via CEP IV and AGP V
ICG mid-market fund makes first investment with Pageant deal
Sale price discussed in negotiations was £100-150m, according to a report by Betaville
Essling invests in VC-backed SPVIE Assurances
GP invests from Essling Expansion Fund, which held a first close on €100m in February 2019
Nexxus Iberia buys Grupo Bienzobas
Fifth investment made by the GP via its first Spanish fund, Nexxus Iberia Private Equity Fund I
Alfi to acquire Baby Center and Pikapoka
Announced transaction is scheduled for completion in the second half of this year
LDC takes minority stake in Solid Solutions, BGF exits
Banking facilities for the deal have been provided by Muzinich & Co and Santander
Keensight and Pléiade sell SmartTrade to Hg
GPs invested in the company in 2015 and sold their stakes via an auction process initiated in 2019
Cerberus sells Covis Pharma to Apollo
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for the GP, which built Covis through a series of acquisitions
ESO takes minority stake in Arcus
Second transaction completed from ESO's seventh institutional special opportunities fund
The Cranemere Group buys Acquabella
GP merges Acquabella with its Polish portfolio company Marmite and creates The Engineered Stone Group
PVP fully acquires Avenir Medical Poland
In May 2018, PVP acquired an initial 56% stake in AMP from the company's founders
Bain Capital, NBRP invest in Engineering
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Apax, which invested in the company via its eight fund
RSBC acquires 50% stake in Umbrella
Pavel Steiner will remain CEO of Umbrella Invest Group, which will now operate under the new name
Management retains control of Ceva Santé Animale in 5th buyout
Historic transaction is one of the largest-ever French LBOs, and the largest ever led by a management team
Aurelius buys Woodward's RPS and protection relay businesses
GP has acquired the Germany- and Poland-based companies from their US-headquartered parent
Elysian acquires SCX Special Projects
GP plans to support the national and international growth of the engineering and architecture company