Exits
Permira sells Duff & Phelps for $4.2bn
New York-based Duff & Phelps is a business service that employs 3,500 people globally
BC Partners puts CeramTec on exit radar
While a formal process is yet to launch, Goldman Sachs is seen to be in a strong position for the mandate
HLD Europe to buy Exxelia from IK
IK backed the France-based business in 2014 via its IK VII fund, which closed on €1.7bn in 2013
MTIP et al. exit Blueprint Genetics to trade
Listed, US-based diagnostic information service Quest Diagnostics has acquired Blueprint
PE-backed Avisa bolts on consulting firm CEIS
Merger will help the group provide a wider range of cybersecurity-related services
Miura exits Tiendanimal
Sale ends a six-year holding period for the GP, which was invested via Miura Fund II
Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano exits Sfoglia Torino
First exit made by the fund, which closed on €55m in 2019 and has invested €33m so far
EI sells Danwood to trade for €140m
Enterprise Investors wholly acquired the company in a carve-out from Budimex in December 2013
LDC exits Keoghs
Keoghs CEO John Whittle and the management team will continue to lead the business
EQT to float Musti
Musti generated EBITDA of тЌ34.3m from revenues of тЌ246.6m for the year ending in September 2019
Inflexion acquires Marston minority stake
Marston is a judicial services group, which recovers funds on behalf of taxpayers and businesses
Peninsula backs Zadig & Voltaire
TA Associates, the current minority partner, will exit its investment in the luxury brand
Aurelius sells Ghotel to trade for €63m
GP acquired the hotel chain in 2006 and backed several add-ons during the investment period
MML acquires Arrow from GCP
CVC Credit has provided a ТЃ70m acquisition facility to the business support service
Bayern Kapital, HTGF, Occident exit Cunesoft
Buyer is healthcare software provider Phlexglobal, a portfolio company of Vitruvian
Google buys VC-backed Pointy
Following the acquisition, Pointy expects to build new features and further expand its offering
Alto Partners exits Artebianca to trade
Alto is currently investing its fourth fund, which closed on its €210m hard-cap in April 2018
YFM reaps 2.25x money on Eikon, retains minority stake
YFM has retained a minority investment in the company, comprising equity and loan notes
PE-backed Sulo acquires San Sac from Accent
Accent Equity Partners initiated the sale for the waste containerisation company in October 2018
IK exits CID Lines to trade
Livestock hygiene specialist was reportedly expected to fetch a price tag of more than €300m
GHO Capital buys Ardena from Mentha
Mentha created Ardena by merging three portfolio companies in 2017 and conducting bolt-ons
MCI to sell Netrisk
During MCI Group's holding period, the company bolted on Biztosítás.hu in 2019
Bencis to back EMC Group SBO
Holland Capital will end its 10-year ownership in the Dutch medical staffing specialist
Ardian exits Riemser
Sale to Spain-based Esteve follows the GP's first attempt to sell the pharmaceutical company in 2017