Buyouts
OpCapita exits NKD in sale to TDR Capital
OpCapita acquired NKD in 2013 and this is its first exit from its Consumer Opportunities Fund
Paluel-Marmont Capital to buy Securinfor in SBO
PMC takes majority stake in Securinfor, an IT outsourcing and telephony services provider
BPE acquires stake in Hasenkopf
Hasenkopf was founded by Didymus Hasenkopf and is owned and managed by Roland Hasenkopf
Gimv acquires Coolworld Rentals
Founder Jack Buijnsters retains a minority stake and will sit on the supervisory board
Ardian backs Eloquant in OBO
Ardian Growth team will support France-based Eloquant's growth strategy internationally
GMT spinout Apse buys Kallidus from FPE
Apse is a new private equity firm established by the core team of GMT Communications Partners
LBO France buys Passman group in SBO
SBO sees Siparex exit the investment and Andera reinvest via ActoMezz III in Passman
Orienta backs Passione Unghie
GP intends to boost the company's growth, develop its product offering and support its expansion
CIC Capital acquires a minority stake in Brüning Group
CIC aims to acquire minority stakes with governance rights for between €3-50m
Bowmark acquires Pirum Systems from Five Arrows
Pirum Systems has benefited from greater demand for financial compliance software
Altur Investissement et al. back Babyzen in OBO
Previous backers Capital Croissance increases its stake in stroller manufacturer Babyzen
Ambienta buys Phoenix Group
GP acquires a majority stake in the business from Chequers Capital, which bought the company in 2016
Eurazeo to invest €300m in DORC
GP enters exclusive discussions with Montagu PE to buy vitreoretinal surgery specialist
BGF invests £11.6m in Invenio
Newco was set up for the transaction under the name Invenio Business Solutions Holdings
Carlyle buys stake in Jeanologia from MCH
GP intends to boost the company's growth and further expand its product offering
Livingbridge invests in Brainlabs
GP draws capital from Livingbridge Enterprise 2, which writes cheques of up to £10m
TPA Capital acquires Pallet-Track
TPA Capital seeks to invest less then £25m in businesses with an enterprise value of less than £50m
Summa buys Olink Proteomics
Management team led by Ulf Landgren will remain as minority shareholders after the deal
Gilde Healthcare buys Eetgemak in SBO
GP draws equity from Gilde Healthcare Services III, closed earlier this month on €200m
Ardenton buys greetings cards business Budget Trading
GP plans to further boost the company's expansion into new geographies within the UK
WestBridge invests £9.8m in Apem MBO
Deal for the UK environmental consultancy is structured as a combination of equity and loan notes
Ixo backs Altereo BIMBO
Founder Christian Laplaud retains a 65% stake in the consulting and engineering firm
Providence buys OpusCapita
Posti hired AGC Partners to explore the sale of the digital payment subsidiary in January
Apiary supports MBO of Bertram Nursery Group
Deal for the nursery group marks an exit for Rockpool, which previously provided mezzanine funding