Exits
Blackstone exits Versace to trade in €1.83bn deal
Blackstone sells 20% stake in high-end, Milan-based fashion brand Versace to Michael Kors
Auctus buys Robert Bürkle from Nimbus
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Nimbus, which bought the firm from family owners
DPE sells Expertum to trade
Sale ends a holding period of nine years for DPE, which founded the company in 2010
Greybull acquires Redeem
Transaction reportedly follows a "scramble to secure new funding" for the mobile phone recycling firm
General Atlantic to sell MeteoGroup to TBG
Full-service weather business serves corporates, industrials, media and consumers
Nixen sells Weave to trade in €120m deal
Nixen's Weave is wholly acquired by France-based OnePoint, a digital transformation service
Inflexion nets 50% IRR on quick Outdoor Plus exit
Outdoor Plus proved to be a success for Inflexion's minority-stake-focused Partnership Capital fund
Apax France buys AEB Group in SBO
GP eyes a buy-and-build strategy for the Italian food-focused biochemicals business
BPI France sells G2Mobility to trade
French energy giant Total wholly acquires G2mobility, an electric vehicle charging service
PE-backed Neoen prepares for IPO
France-based Neoen, a renewable energy project developer, plans to raise around €450m
Mobeus fully exits VSI with Lightwork sale to Siemens
Deal ends a 12-year holding period for the GP, with the investment delivering 4.8x money and 29% IRR
AGIC sells Gimatic for €370m
Industrial automation supplier Gimatic is sold to Barnes Group, an industrial manufacturer
Novo takes 24.9% of Cinven's Envirotainer
Co-investment is announced in partnership with Cinven, two months after the initial buyout
VC-backed Funding Circle seeks up to £1.8bn in IPO
No existing lenders have exercised the option to sell their shares in the upcoming flotation
CM-CIC Innovation-backed MedinCell announces IPO price range
CM-CIC and BNP Paribas Développement make subscription commitments of €4.7m and €3m each
Sycamore sells EMP Merchandising to trade
EMP will become a business unit of Warner Music Group's global artist and label services division
Synova sells 4Ways to ECI, earns 6x
Synova backed the MBO of 4Ways in 2015 and has helped to scale the firm's operations
360 Capital, P101 exit Musement
Company will be managed as an independent business unit within TUI Destination Experiences
CapMan exits Fluido
Deal marks the first exit for the CapMan Growth Fund, which held a final close in December 2017
SHS sells EIT to Johnson & Johnson
Sale ends a two-year holding period for the GP's €125m life sciences investment fund, SHS IV Fonds
Latour Capital buys Sogetrel in SBO
Former owner Quilvest sells stake in Sogetrel, a communication network installer
Ratos sells 30% stake in Gudrun Sjödén
Under Ratos's ownership the company developed as a brand through investments in the organisation
EMBL sells ViraTherapeutics to trade for €210m
Acquirer signed a collaboration and option agreement with ViraTherapeutics in August 2016
Apollo acquires Tifco from Goldman Sachs
Transaction reportedly values the Ireland-headquartered hotel operator at €500-600m
