Buyouts
Parquest invests in Adit SBO – reports
Adit is valued between €130-140m, according to the French publication Capital Finance
NorthEdge backs MBO of Phoebus Software
GP is currently deploying capital from SME Fund I, which writes equity cheques of ТЃ2-10m
EQT sells AutoStore to THL
AutoStore was originally acquired for an estimated price of €500m and the sale values the firm at €1.6bn
Oxy Capital buys Portuguese software specialist Saphety
GP deploys capital from its Fundo Oxy Capital II, which invests in profitable Portuguese companies
RJD backs land surveyor Survey Solutions
GP invests via its RJD Fund III, which held a final close on ТЃ60m in April 2016
Altor buys and merges two tyre distributors
GP drew capital from Altor Equity Fund IV, a тЌ2bn vehicle that closed in 2014
IK Partners backs Recocash SBO
GPO acquires France-based debt servicing market specialist via €550m IK Small Cap II fund
Odewald acquires Artus
Both Odewald and the founding shareholders have reinvested in the restoration services company
Ergon acquires Haudecoeur
Ergon uses its Ergon Capital Partners IV vehicle, which closed on €580m in March 2019
Ardenton acquires Food Innovations Baking Group
Buyout of the baking product company is the GP's fifth UK deal since opening a Manchester office
Cobepa buys Italian plastic caps producer Enoplastic
GP intends to further strengthen the company's market position in Italy and internationally
Gimv backs Alro Group
Gimv takes over the majority stake in Belgium-based Alro Group from the Thijs family
IK acquires Lap in SBO
IK is using equity from IK VIII, a fund that targets deals with enterprise values of €100-500m
Main Capital buys Assessio in first Swedish deal
Main's first Swedish deal following the opening of its Stockholm office in May this year
Farview Equity launches, inks first deal
New firm will target lower-mid-market enterprise and financial technology businesses in Europe
ECM acquires Piketec
ECM will use equity from its German Equity Partners V fund, which closed on €325m in June 2018
Investindustrial buys Spanish stone surface producer Neolith
GP invests from its €2bn fund Investindustrial VI, which targets European mid-market companies
HIG carves out polyurethane systems business from Covestro
GP plans to develop the business into a leading independent polyurethane systems company
Silverfleet sells Phase One to Axcel for 4.6x
Sale ends a holding period of more than five years for Silverfleet's first buyout fund
Mimir buys Quadriga
Deal is the seventh investment from Mimir's holding company, Mimir Invest, which was raised in 2016
Clessidra buys Italian interior lighting specialist L&S
GP invests from its Clessidra Capital Partners III fund, which closed on €607m in December 2016
Rockpool backs MBO of Datum Alloys
GP has acquired a majority stake in the UK-headquartered steel stencil foil manufacturer
Aliter acquires Bolt Learning
Software and online training firm is the first instalment in a corporate training buy-and-build
NB Aurora buys Dierre from Gradiente
NB Aurora bought a 46.1% stake from Gradiente and the remaining 3.8% from Rubbiani for €30.2m