Buyouts
Emeram backs digital consultant Init
Emeram has secured a significant stake in the digital transformation service
Permira nears Cogital stake acquisition – report
Sponsor is thought to have outbid a string of other PE offers for the accountancy group
Triton to buy Fertiberia Group
GP buys the fertilisers and industrial chemicals business from Grupo Villar Mir
Cerberus to acquire Optimum Re Spain at €70.25m valuation
Cerberus first made an offer for the Barcelona-based real investment trust in July 2019
Riverside backs Toolport in OBO
Riverside Europe Partners has taken a 62% stake in tent and storage unit manufacturer Toolport
NorthEdge agrees to acquire Catalis at £89.8m valuation
Catalis investors include Axxion, Vespa Capital and its largest shareholder, Leo Capital
Oakley acquires Seven Miles
Oakley Capital has taken a majority stake in the gift card and employee incentives company
Graphite backs management buyout of Hanson Wade
Deal reportedly values the UK-based pharma and biotech events producer at £96m
Equistone acquires Omnicare
Lincoln International led a sales process for the wholesale anti-cancer pharmaceuticals distributor
LDC buys minority stake in Plimsoll
LDC has acquired a minority stake in UK television production company Plimsoll Productions
Siparex et al. acquire Sintex NP for €155m
Deal for the plastics firm forms part of the trade vendor's plans to focus on its domestic market
Primary Capital backs Foster + Freeman MBO
Primary Capital typically invests £10-45m in companies with enterprise values of £20-100m
BC invests in Vista-backed Advanced Computer Software
Deal for the enterprise software business is reportedly valued at £2bn including debt
Genui acquires Berge & Meer and Boomerang Reisen for €100m
TUI Group agrees to sell two Germany-based tour operators to the Hamburg-based GP
Rutland buys Hereford Contract Canning
HCC is the eighth investment from Rutland Fund III, which closed on £263m in 2015
Steadfast buys Koop Group
Fifth platform investment from Steadfast Capital Fund IV, which held a final close on €297m
Aurelius buys Armstrong division from Knauf
Knauf acquired Armstrong in 2017, but was required by the EC to sell the ceiling business
Anders Invest buys Van Dam Machines
GP backs Van Dam, a producer of printing machines for plastic and paper cups and trays
Waterland eyes logistics companies Marinetrans, BGL
GP files with the regulator to buy Dutch logistics businesses Marinetrans and BGL
Bridges acquires low-cost gym franchiser Énergie Fitness
GP has previously invested in the sector by backing Viva Gym Group, Impact Fitness and The Gym Group
IK sells Ellab to EQT
IK Investment Partners held the thermal validation services company for three years
IGI invests in Route Capital-backed Test Industry
GP deploys capital from its IGI Investimenti Sei fund, which was launched with a €150m target in 2018
DPE acquires Stromberg
DPE acquires surface protection specialist Stromberg as a bolt-on for its portfolio company
Apse takes majority stake in Ultima
Recently formed GP typically invests in tech and tech-enabled companies valued at €50-200m