Exits
Palamon announces roll-over investment into Ober Scharrer
GP sold Ober Scharrer to Nordic last year, generating a 3.6x return on its original investment
Syntaxis sells Polflam to Baltisse
Firm's founders Maciej Szamborski and Wojciech Wilczak also make an exit in the sale
Chequers, TCR sell Thermocoax to trade in €158m deal
TCR has been an investor in heating technology specialist Thermocoax since 2000
Innova Capital sells Neomedic in €70.5m deal
Sale of obstetrics-focused hospital group brings to an end a seven-year holding period
Mid Europa sells Bambi to Coca Cola for €260m
Mid Europa makes the divestment from Mid Europa IV, which closed on €880m in 2014
Convent, Nedvest sell Cirex to trade
US-based Signicast acquires the company to expand its customer base and market penetration in Europe
BluGem sells DMC Group to Lion Capital
Sale ends a three-year holding period for BlueGem, which bought the company via its €370m second fund
Ardian sells Citoxlab to trade in €448m deal
Sale price implies a 13.8x pro forma EBITDA multiple, based on Citoxlab’s latest results
True rescues portfolio company TyresOnTheDrive
GP previously invested in the tyre e-commerce business, which entered administration in January
EQT sells 20% of IVC to pension funds
Deal reportedly values the company at £2.6bn, affords EQT more time before a future IPO
VCDE, Time for Growth sell Brille24 to Essilor
Time for Growth invested in international expansion and technology over the holding period
Azulis buys Helios Group in SBO
GP invests in Helios, a construction and road marking specialist, via Middle Market Fund V
Main Capital exits Roxit to PE-backed Visma
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Main Capital, which invested via its third and fourth funds
Value Enhancement Partners buys Frimex in SBO
Frimex was acquired by Mentha Capital in 2014 in a carve-out from Dutch firm TBI
Ardian buys Celli from Consilium
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Consilium, which controlled a 70% stake in Celli
Livingbridge sells Thomas Fudge's to Burton's Biscuits
Burton's Biscuits - owned by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan - is targeting the premium biscuit market
Artá exits Gascan to UBS
Sale ends a two-year holding period for Artá, which acquired the company from Explorer Investments
KKR backs Söderberg & Partners in $1bn deal
Buyout is being structured with a low level of leverage due to the preference of the family owners
Ardian, BPI France sell Ouvêo
Ardian had owned the France-based manufacturer of windows and other joinery since 2012
Baltisse buys House of Talents from Sofindev
Recruitment company House of Talents tripled its revenues under Sofindev's ownership
Carlyle sells Graze to Unilever
Deal reportedly values the UK-based healthy snack producer in the region of £150m
PAI Partners exits Konecta
Sale ends a four-year holding period for PAI Partners, which owned a 40% stake in Konecta
Halder sells Wback to trade buyer
Halder is currently divesting from its 2009-vintage restructured Halder Germany II fund
Valedo sells Cambio Healthcare to Investcorp
Transaction ends a six-and-a-half-year holding period for Valedo Partners Fund II
