Buyouts
Gradiente sells Lanificio dell'Olivo to Ethica Global
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Gradiente, which bought the company via its €76m first fund
Triton buys 76% stake in Renk
Parent company VW began looking for strategic options for the company in May 2019
JF Lehman to acquire GMG
Deals values the subsea cables maintenance and installation services provider at $250m
BHS acquires DCK Holoubkov Bohemia
With the capital injection, the company plans to exploit the export potential and expand the product range
GHO backs Portuguese biotech company FairJourney
GP invests from its GHO Capital Fund II, which held a final close on its €975m hard-cap in November 2019
Gyrus announces new deal, appoints Tobin as partner
Gyrus Capital announces the buyout of Essential Pharma and adds to its team ahead of a new round of fundraising
Tenzing invests in Activpayroll
Tenzing backs the incumbent senior management team, led by founder CEO Alison Sellar
MBU acquires Union Bank UK
MBU Capital makes direct and venture capital investments on behalf of high-net-worth individuals
HQIB acquires majority stake in ATX
HQIB is seeking add-on acquisitions for ATX, a producer of electronic test adapters
Waterland to acquire IT service Binary
Acquisition of IT service is subject to approval from the German competition authority
BC Partners acquires patisserie products specialist Bindi
GP intends to bolster Bindi's growth both organically and via new acquisitions in Italy and abroad
Apax carves out Rayonnance from Econocom
GP deploys capital from its Apax Development fund, which was launched with a target of €225m in 2017
M80 acquires Spantech
M80 Capital I looks to provide equity tickets of €10-40m to companies in Benelux and France
CBPE invests in ETL
ETL Systems' management will stay on with the company to continue to lead it following the deal
Ouest Croissance, Multicroissance back Idaia Group
GPs invest in the business alongside the founder Barbier and the management team led by Maderay
Crédit Mutuel Equity backs Axialease
GP invests €4.7m in the France-based B2B leasing service to fuel international expansion
Foresight invests £16.8m in Signature
Foresight Group will provide an initial £5m revolving credit facility to Signature
MW&L acquires Chairman Mentors
MW&L invested £66m in oil well decommissioning company Well-Safe Solutions in October 2019
Permira sells Duff & Phelps for $4.2bn
New York-based Duff & Phelps is a business service that employs 3,500 people globally
HLD Europe to buy Exxelia from IK
IK backed the France-based business in 2014 via its IK VII fund, which closed on €1.7bn in 2013
Nimbus acquires Dresselhaus
GP bought the fasteners and fixings manufacturer as part of a succession process for the company
DRS Investment acquires Electric Paper Evaluationssysteme
Germany-based survey and exam digitisation software developer aims to expand to new markets
Advent completes £4bn acquisition of Cobham
Advent drew equity from its $17.5bn Advent IX vehicle, which writes equity tickets of $100m-1bn
Equip Capital I eyes €150m final close, inks sixth deal
Fund invests in Nordic companies operating in the consumer, industrial and business services sectors