Exits
Ekkio Capital invests in FX Solutions
GP backs the French shoulder arthroplasty implants manufacturer
Naxicap, Ouest Croissance exit Lilial to trade
GPs sell stake in French medical products provider to Danish competitor Coloplast
Marlin buys Talkwalker, Main Mezzanine exits
Under Marlin's ownership, Talkwalker plans to expand by hiring an additional 100 employees
Isai, Keensight sell Labelium to Qualium
GPs sell their minority stakes in the French marketing and digital strategy consulting agency
Waterland sells A-Rosa to Duke Street
Sale ends an almost nine-year holding period, following Waterland's April 2009 buyout
Carlyle sells Companeo to Towerbrook-backed Infopro Digital
Acquisition of the French lead generation platform is an exit for Carlyle's Europe Technology Fund II
Main Capital sells Regas to BID Equity
Main Capital sells its majority stake in Dutch SaaS healthcare company Regas in an SBO
JC Flowers continues OneSavings sell-down
GP places a further 24 million shares, reaping gross proceeds of approximately £95m
Gimv sells Mackevision to Accenture
Acquisition adds further visualisation capabilities to Accenture's digital services portfolio
Ardian sells RGI to Corsair Capital
GP Corsair Capital wholly acquires the Italian insurance software business from Ardian and management
Bridges-backed Viva Gym acquires Fitness Hut
Bridges made a further investment from Fund III to finance the bolt-on acquisition
Cinven sells NPS to trade for £475m
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Cinven, which acquired NPS in December 2014
Permira sells down Just Group stake
£78.5m sale leaves Permira with a 17.7% stake in the financial services company
KKR sells Välinge to Kirkbi
Transaction details were not disclosed but the deal value has been estimated at $500m
Mobeus sells Gro Company to trade for £22m
Sale generates a total return of 2x money for Mobeus and an IRR of more than 20%
Carlyle exits Lily O’Brien’s in €40m deal
GP invested in 2014 via its Carlyle Cardinal Ireland fund for an estimated £12.5m
Baird Capital exits RaySpec
Polatechno acquires RaySpec for its products and future collaboration opportunities
Baltcap sells Magnetic MRO to trade for €43m
Number of employees has increased from 160 to 440 under Baltcap's ownership
Madison Dearborn sells Finland-based Powerflute for €365m
Transaction comes only a year after Madison Dearborn Partners acquired a majority stake
VC-backed Funding Circle plans £1bn IPO
Peer-to-peer lending platform has raised more than £250m over six funding rounds
Canadian pension funds invest in Ardian-backed Fives
LBO sees PSP and CDPQ back French engineering firm Fives, with Ardian reinvesting
PAI buys Albéa from Sun European
Sale comes a year after the collapse of an auction led by strategic bidder RPC
Enterprise sells Netrisk.hu to MCI for €56.5m
Deal ends a seven-year holding period for the GP, which acquired an 80% stake in July 2010
Bowmark sells LBR to Levine Leichtman
Secondary buyout of the legal publishing company brings to an end a five-year holding period