Buyouts
Norvestor sells Cegal to DWS-, Argentum-led consortium
Transaction is made via a special purpose vehicle, Norvestor SPV I, which will own 75-80% in the company
Apax acquires Destiny in SBO
Destiny founders retain almost 30% of shares in the company in the secondary buyout transaction
Xenon acquires Impresoft
GP deploys capital from its seventh fund, which held a final close on €300m in November 2019
Cinven invests in Barentz
GP intends to boost the company's growth and invest in its infrastructure and R&D capabilities
Inflexion invests in Ridgewall, backs acquisition of QDos
QDos is Ridgewall's fourth acquisition in the past year and was backed by Inflexion
Macquarie acquires Biocow stake
BioCow uses anaerobic digestion to create energy from agricultural waste
Meeschaert CP backs ID Systemes SBO
GP launched a small-cap strategy in Q3 to back companies of the size of ID Systemes
Cinven, Astorg to acquire LGC for £3bn
Advent International, Bain, Blackstone and Carlyle were among the bidders in the process
H2 Equity Partners buys Mill Panel
H2 will help the Dutch wooden exterior door panels specialist expand internationally
August acquires dentistry software developer Code
Deal is the 10th investment from August Equity Partners IV, which closed on ТЃ224m in 2017
Advent's £3.9bn Cobham take-private likely to go ahead
Advent made a takeover offer of 165 pence per share in cash, which represents a 34% premium in July
Arlington acquires Doncasters' forging business
Arlington expects to put fresh capital into the business and grow it through acquisitions
Oaktree to acquire RAFI
Investment is expected to support the company's growth and international expansion
Warburg Pincus sells Accelya to Vista Equity Partners
First investment made by Vista via its permanent fund, Vista Equity Partners Perennial
Mentha Capital to buy Van Vulpen
GP plans to buy the Dutch cables specialist, according to a filing with the competition authority
Afinum acquires stake in All4Golf
Afinum seeks to grow the company's business in Germany and to expand abroad
Argos Wityu to de-list EPC Groupe in take-private
Argos will back the France-based manufacturer and distributor of explosives for civil use
Alteri to acquire Steinhoff businesses
Acquired businesses include Bensons for Beds, Harveys Furniture, Relyon and Steinhoff UK Beds
HQ Equita acquires stake in Wolf Verpackungsmaschinen
GP will combine Wolf with existing portfolio company The Packaging Group
Siparex, EMZ back Jacky Perrenot Group
GPs invest in the French freight transportation service alongside management
Equistone to buy Amadys from Vectis
Management team of the Belgian utilities equipment distributor retains a minority stake
Andera backs Auxiga SBO
GP will help the inventory pledge service pursue its international expansion
Alcuin acquires Marsden
Marsden's current managing director, Richard Black, will continue to lead the company
Pechel, Ommes back Jems Group MBO
Pechel, via Pechel IV, and the co-investment team of Omnes back the French IT services firm