Buyouts
Bridges acquires GEV Wind Power from Maven
Vendor was reportedly seeking a £30m EV for the wind-focused energy services firm
Horizon acquires EES For Schools
Deal is the second platform investment for the GP's £200m 2018-vintage vehicle
Axcel buys SteelSeries from L Catterton
Ninth investment from DKK 4.8bn Axcel V, which invests in firms with revenues between DKK 250m-4bn
Pamplona backs Loparex SBO
Mergermarket reported in June that packaging company Loparex posted an $80-90m EBITDA
HIG Capital buys Metalprint
GP deploys capital from its fund HIG European Capital Partners II, which closed on on €825m
Tar Heel Capital acquires 60% stake in TMR Plastics
Management will retain the remaining stake and continue to lead the Poland-based manufacturer
Segulah acquires IT-Total
Deal for the Swedish IT business is the ninth investment from the GP's SEK 2.4bn fifth fund
VR Equitypartner acquires Signon
Management have reinvested in the IT service as part of the transaction
Triton agrees to acquire Atnahs Pharma
GP is currently investing from its €5bn fifth fund, which held a final close in January
Procuritas buys Nature Planet
Sixth platform investment from Procuritas Capital Investors VI, a €318m buyout fund
Cronos acquires fashion accessories manufacturer Lampa
First deal made by Cronos, which targets majority stakes in Italian mid-market companies
Equistone to back SBO of Sateco from Naxicap
Naxicap Partners backed Sateco, a France-based metal formwork manufacturer, in 2016
Quadrivio Group buys restaurant operator Nabucco
First deal made by the GP via its Industry 4.0 fund, which held a first close on €100m
Blackstone et al. agree £4.77bn Merlin take-private
Proposed transaction also includes co-investment from CPPIB and the investment arm of Lego
Aurelius sells Solidus to Centerbridge for €330m
Aurelius acquired the packaging company in 2015 and merged it with Abelan in 2018
LBO France buys majority in Eurotab
GP’s small cap team backs France-based compacted powder tablets specialist, Eurotab
Via Equity backs Cego carve-out
GP invests from Via Equity III, a DKK 1bn fund that invests in companies with sales of €10-100m
H2 invests in Siderise
Manufacturer of insulating materials used in construction made an operating profit of £2.6m in 2017
Investindustrial buys Farmaceutici Procemsa
GP deploys capital via its Investindustrial Growth fund, which closed on €375m in May 2018
Elysian acquires Aspirations Care from August
Deal for the residential care provider brings to an end a seven-year holding period for the vendor
Novum acquires MMC from Dubag
Novum Capital is investing from its debut fund and will merge the company with Crosscast
TDR to de-list BCA Marketplace in £1.9bn deal
Price gives the car auction business an enterprise value multiple of 12.5x its adjusted EBITDA
DI Mittelstand acquires Loibl from B&W
Loibl's management team and its 140 employees will stay with the company following the transaction
Victus acquires Anur Halal Food
Vendors Zwanenberg and René Hochstenbach will retain minority stakes following the acquisition