Exits
Sentica sells final shareholding in Kotipizza
Accelerated bookbuilding process run by Carnegie and Pareto Securities sees the Finnish GP exits its shareholding in the pizzeria chain
Karmijn Kapitaal sells Tuvalu Media
Karmijn acquired a controlling stake in the group in 2013 alongside company management
HTGF, Tengelmann et al. sell Trademob
Paris-based marketing company Adikteev becomes the majority shareholder of the company after the exit
Mid Europa sells Alpha Medical to Apax's Unilabs
Vendor has owned Slovakia-based Alpha Medical since a 2012 SBO, while Apax acquired Unilabs in December 2016
CD&R reaps $2.3bn in Mauser trade sale
GP first acquired its stake in the business in May 2014 for $1.2bn from Dubai International Capital
Great Hill sells Momondo to The Priceline Group for $550m
Transaction values the online travel search business at more than three times its valuation at the time of the GP's initial investment
BC Partners sells SEK 2.25bn Com Hem stake
GP will retain a minority stake in Stockholm-listed internet services provider after share sale
Endless and GCP sell Excelsior to Mondi for £33m
Deal comes four years after GCP first backed the packaging company and two year after Endless's initial investment
Industrifonden and others sell Fältcom
Sweden-headquartered telecommmunications giant adds an IoT-specialist to its portfolio
Osmozis prices IPO at €10.5 per share
Capital increase may be increased to €9.4m in the event of full exercise of the overallotment option
Deal in Focus: Cobalt makes 3.5x on TCS sale to Meeschaert
Vendor extended its holding period with LPs' blessing in order to fully implement its buy-and-build growth strategy
Dunedin sells Steeper's BeBionic to Ottobock
Sale of the prosthetics company's division is the final exit for the GP's 2000-vintage debut fund
Carlyle buys Ergon’s Golden Goose
Deal marks the GP's fourth investment in European fashion and apparel sector
Deal in Focus: Epiris sells Audiotonix to Astorg
Sale of the audio mixing console business will generate a return of 4.8x and IRR of 51% for the vendor
Parcom Capital takes majority stake in MGG Group
LIOF, private equity arm of Dutch province of Limburg, was previously majority owner in the group
Capidea exits Union Engineering
Deal marks the seventh exit for Capedea's first fund, which has one firm left on its books
Céréa Capital and BPI France invest in GPS Group
Transaction marks fourth deal completed with €225m Céréa Capital II fund
NorthEdge-backed Ramsdens to float with £26.5m market cap
IPO of the UK pawnborker and foreign exchange business will return £10.6m to existing investors
Wise buys Gradiente’s Tapì
Deal marks the third investment for the GP’s 2015-vintage Wisequity IV vehicle
ECI divests stake in Clarke Energy to Kohler
Deal is widely reported to value the energy equipment business between £300-350m
Triton, Davidson Kempner buy Via Location from ICG
ICG invested in Via Location in 2007, providing mezzanine debt for the group's second LBO
Paragon Partners buys Novagraaf from Gilde
Gilde Buy Out Partners became majority owner in the group in 2007, taking over from Halder and NIP Capital
Fidura sells Webfactory via trade sale
GP sells its stake in the German software business after 10-year holding period
Polish VCs sell ZenCard to PKO Bank Polski
Experior Venture and SpeedUp Group exit the business after a 18-month holding