Buyouts
V4C buys Dreamcommerce
Second investment from the GP's V4C Poland Plus Fund, a vehicle fundraising towards a €150m target
KKR acquires controlling stake in Telepizza in €604m deal
GP, which already owns a 28.57% stake, will reach 56.29% and will be able to de-list the company
Arcus Capital, BE acquire Sendmoments
Management has retained a 35% stake, BE has taken a minority stake and Arcus has taken the majority
Jet Investment buys Tedom
GP draws capital from Jet II Fund, which held a final close on CZK 4bn (€153m) in November
Omnes et al. back Camerus, which bolts on Lign'Expo
Furniture rental company Camerus's buyout coincides with the bolt-on of domestic peer Lign'Expo
Inflexion sells Vivona to Webster Equity Partners
US-based acquirer is currently investing from its $875m fund, which targets deals with EVs of $25-150m
Apax buys Baltic Classifieds Group
First deal Apax has made in the Baltic region and only the second in the CEE region
Quartum Kapital acquires Polywest
Quartum Kapital focuses on companies with turnovers of less than €50m in the DACH region
Waterland buys EuroParcs majority stake
GP plans to support the Dutch family-owned business in its expansion domestically and abroad
HIG buys Cadica from Gradiente, builds new group
In addition to Cadica, HIG also buys Tessilgraf and Bernini, which will be merged into a new group
Consilium, Progressio buy Gelit
GPs deploy capital from their funds Consilium Private Equity III and Progressio Investimenti III
Maxberg acquires Starface
Maxberg invests €10-100m in companies in the DACH region and has a total fund volume of €600m
Capiton Acquires GPE Group
GPE Group is the ninth company in Capiton V's portfolio, which includes BWTS and Ispin
DBAG invests in Cloudflight
DBAG has co-invested approximately €8m from its balance sheet, for a 12% stake in Cloudflight
Steadfast eyes Wilvo
Backing of metal parts manufacturer Wilvo would be second Dutch deal for Steadfast
Standout invests in X-akseli
GP invests from its SEK 1bn buyout fund Standout Capital I, which was 35% invested by November
LDC invests £20m in SGI carve-out from Kiwa
Environmental testing and consultancy business will pursue an international acquisitive strategy
H&F, Blackstone's take-private of Scout24 stalls – reports
Shareholders resist a voluntary takeover offer following a rise in Scout24's share price
Phoenix to acquire Mobius Life from Souter, Manfield
GP is investing in the financial services firm with capital drawn from its 2016 vehicle
Oakley Capital invests in Spanish insurance broker Acierto
Oakley, Admiral Group and Mapfre will form a joint venture by combining Acierto with Rastreator
Marondo Capital acquires stake in Oxid eSales
Current shareholders in Oxid eSales include IBG, Marondo Capital and the company's CEO
DPE invests in Massenberg
DPE is currently investing from DPE Duetschland III, which held a final close on €575m in 2017
21 Invest France acquires FMA Assurances
21 Invest France invests in French companies providing tickets in the €20-50m range
Axcel sells Ball Group to Findos, wraps up fund
Sale ends a holding period of around 12 years for Axcel III, which made 11 platform investments