Buyouts
OpenGate carves out Saint-Gobain's silicon carbide division
Carve-out is part of Saint-Gobain's plan to divest businesses with sales of €3bn
Nordic Capital acquires Board International
Sixth investment from Nordic Capitalтs тЌ4.3bn Fund IX, which held a final close in May 2018
Value Enhancement Partners buys Actos – report
Special situations specialist buys a stake in Netherlands-based staffing agency Actos
Investcorp acquires Ubisense's SmartSpace for up to £35m
Deal for the location software and hardware developer is the GP's fifth from its fourth tech fund
CBPE acquires Ideal Networks
GP invests alongside Ideal Networks' management team, which retained the remaining minority stake
Sovereign supports Utility Bidder MBO
GP is investing from its ТЃ395m fourth fund, which writes equity cheques of up to ТЃ50m
Triton mid-cap team invests in Deutsche Radiologie
GP draws equity from Smaller Mid-Cap Fund, a €448m vehicle that held a final close in July 2018
Waterland acquires Sandcastle Care
Deal for childcare provider is the GP's third UK platform investment since opening its Manchester office
Inflexion makes minority investment in Granite Underwriting
GP is still investing from the first Partnership fund, despite raising a successor last year
KJK buys winter sports equipment company Elan
Second investment the GP has made from its latest fund, KJK Fund III, since its first close
Phoenix reaps 3.6x from Travel Chapter sale to ECI
Sale of holiday accommodation booking company ends a holding period of less than three years
Investindustrial puts in €142m offer for chocolate maker Natra
Investindustrial made its offer through World Confectionary Group, a new acquisition vehicle
ActoMezz backs Solware in sponsorless deal
ActoMezz has been Andera Partners' mezzanine arm since a 2016 merger
Xenon acquires PanaPesca
Earlier reports suggested the deal could value the seafood and fish producer at around €90m
Invest AG, Raiffeisen KMU team up on Bilfinger buyout
Bilfinger will be held 49% by the management, 41% by Invest AG and 5% by Raiffeisen
Gilde buys stake in Wasco spin-out from Ferguson
Dutch HVAC wholesaler posted revenues of $322m in the 2018 financial year
Waterland sells Combell to Hg
SME-focused hosting company demerged from its parent group Intelligent in April 2018
Cerea backs Icko Apiculture MBO
Number of beekeepers has been growing steadily since 2007 after years of decline, Cerea says
Omnes backs ABMI in MBO
Omnes invests €10.8m in France-based engineering and industrial advisory firm ABMI
EQT increases offer to take Karo Pharma private
Offer increases from SEK 36.90 to SEK 38.00 per share and is recommended by the board
CVC in exclusivity over €900m deal for April Group
KKR, BC and Advent were also reportedly involved in the bidding for the listed insurance group
Apposite invests in Riverdale
Deal will support the newly formed group's acquisition of dental practice operator Alpha Vitality
Capital Croissance acquires Vlad from UI Gestion
UI Gestion sells its stake in France-based Vlad, while BPI France and management reinvest
Stirling Square buys Verescence in SBO
GP buys France-based Verescence, a glass packaging specialist, from Oaktree