Exits
Bridgepoint acquires Zenith from HgCapital in £750m deal
Transaction marks the sixth period under private equity ownership for the car leasing company
Epiris in £90m exit of Davies Group to HGGC
US-based private equity firm becomes third PE owner of UK claims management specialist
BPI France and Sofipaca support MBO of Vectorys from ACG
French logistics company has doubled its turnover and expanded its African operations under the vendor's tenure
Cobalt makes 3.5x money on TCS sale to Meeschaert
GP takes over from previous majority owner Cobalt Capital after an eight-year holding
Activa Capital exits Bruno Saint Hilaire
GP took a 66% stake in the group in 2008, with IRDI acting as co-investor
BPI, Sofinnova, Novo Nordisk-backed Lysogene launches IPO
Sofinnova entered the group in 2014, leading a €16.5m round for the group
LDC acquires Fishawack from GCP in £38m tertiary buyout
Deal for the pharmaceutical communications agency follows a four-year holding period for the vendor
Naxicap-backed Osmozis launches IPO with €8m capital increase
Capital increase should bring the wifi provider up to €9.2m of proceeds
Gilde Buy Out Partners sells HG International to Cobepa
GP had taken over the group from sister firm Gilde Equity Management in 2013
Darby Overseas Investments sells Hisarlar
Mahindra acquires majority of the company
Bridgepoint sells Nordic Cinema Group in SEK 8.25bn trade sale
GP exits alongside Swedish media group Bonnier after hold of less than two years
PAI exits Cerba Healthcare in sale to Partners Group
PAI is exiting the group after a six-year holding, during which Cerba's turnover tripled
Ouest Croissance, Unexo take minority stake in Kiclos
Investors are taking over from previous investor MBO Partenaires
Elbrus's SPSR to merge with DPD
Russian courier business will merge with its competitor, with the GP retaining a minority stake in the enlarged group
Deal in Focus: Chequers exits Provalliance group
Hair salon business Provalliance generates €1.2bn in revenues serving 35 million customers per year
Active sells Reviewpro via trade sale
VC investor exits the business in a deal reported to value the company at $35m EV
AAC sells NSL to ICG's Marston
Sale of the road-traffic-related admistration business comes six years after the GP's initial investment
Palamon in SEK 765m SBO of Happy Socks
Transaction includes a growth capital component of SEK 40m
Mid Europa in €202m sale of Hungary-based Invitel to China-CEE Fund
Exit values the telecommunications business at 4.5x its 2015 EBITDA
Chequers Capital exits Provalliance
Chequers exits the Paris-based hair salon operator after a four-and-a-half year holding period
IK sells dental group Colosseum Smile to Jacobs Holding
GP exits Norway-headquartered dental group after a six-year holding
Exponent sells Immediate Media to Hubert Burda in £270m deal
Sale of the UK media company values the business at around 7.3x its 2015 EBITDA
MBO Partenaires and Societe Generale exit CFDP
Financière Miro and insurance group Scor take a combined 52% stake in the group
MML sells Optionis to Sovereign-backed Arkarius
Deal for professional services business is primarily funded by the refinancing of Arkarius's existing debt