Buyouts
Capza acquires a minority stake in Audensiel
GP will support international expansion and organic growth of the digital consultancy
Smile Invest buys Magnum Heating
GP deploys capital from its Smile Invest Fund, which held a final close in 2017 on its €350m hard-cap
Weinberg carves out ISS Hygiene et Prevention
Investment in the provider of hygiene and prevention services is the third deal for WCP#3 fund
Fidelium buys Mühlhoff Umformtechnik
Fidelium draws capital from its €103m Fidelium Special Situations Fund, a vehicle set up in 2016
Sagard to acquire Sterimed in SBO
During Meeschaert Capital Partners' ownership, Sterimed expanded internationally
Montefiore invests €18m in Digilinx
GP will help the France-based B2B networking events organiser with international expansion
Lion Capital buys Gruppo Menghi
GP will support the company's growth, both in Italy and internationally
Aurelius Growth Capital acquires Marcus Transport
Acquisition of the family-owned business was made as part of a succession agreement
LDC buys Instinctif Partners from Vitruvian Partners
LDC intends to support the company's growth and further boost its expansion into international markets
Advisory firm recommends Advent's £3.9bn offer for Cobham
BlackRock, M&G and Legal & General each hold more than 2% of shares in the aerospace company
Volpi buys Viking's Asolvi
Volpi will take a majority stake in Asolvi alongside the management team and Viking
Genesis buys 11 Entertainment Group
11 Entertainment Group is the eighth investment from Genesis Private Equity Fund III
Andera exits Star Service in SBO
Exit is the 14th sale of Andera's Winch Capital 2, out of a portfolio of 17 companies
Carlyle invests in Euro Techno Com Group
ETC Group is the first deal for the €1.35bn Carlyle Europe Technology Partners IV fund
Andera buys 99 Group in SBO
Développement & Partenariat Finance sells the French consultancy services group that it acquired in 2016
Panoramic acquires CMI, bolts on BTA
Panoramic's investment in managed services providers CMI is its 12th from its second fund
FPE backs Intragen
UK-based FPE Capital makes its sixth investment from its ТЃ101m FPE II vehicle
FPE Capital buys artwork management specialist Kallik
GP deploys capital from its FPE Fund II, which held a final close on ТЃ100m in October 2017
Comhar backs Fabriweld in debut investment
Comhar supports incoming managing director Joe Martoccia in a management buy-in of Fabriweld
Oakley Capital backs Italian homeware designer Alessi
GP acquires a stake of around 40% from the founding family, who will retain the majority
Aurelius carves out YouBuild and MPRO
Carve-out of YouBuild and MPRO marks the maiden deal for Aurelius's Benelux team
Waterland buys Ad Ultima Group, Pylades
Waterland will bring the Belgian and Dutch business software specialists under a new group
Naxicap exits Acolad in management buy-back
Management buys back a majority stake in France-based Acolad, investing alongside Qualium
Waterland buys majority in IE Group
Buyout sees Waterland appoint Thorsten Oelgart as the new CEO of Belgium-based IE Group