Exits
H2 Equity Partners acquires Contiweb from AIP
Acquisition was backed via H2 Equity Partners' most recent fund, launched in June
KKR sells partial stake in SoftwareOne IPO
SoftwareOne has a market capitalisation of CHF 2.8bn following the initial public offering
Triton, Davidson Kempner sell Via Location to trade
GPs sell French vehicles fleet specialist Via Location after a two-years ownership
Collins Capital exits Anna Ecologica to trade
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Collins Capital, which owned a 40% stake in the company
CCI exits Abtran in management buy-back
Abtran was majority owned by the joint venture of The Carlyle Group and Cardinal Capital
CPPIB exits Interparking to APG
APG buys a 39% stake in Belgian Interparking investing €500-600m, says Inframation report
Polaris acquires SSG Group from BWB Partners
Polaris secures a majority stake in Denmark-based SSG Group alongside the management team
Souter exits furniture company CCF
Management and a private investor have acquired the company from Souter Investments
Apollo buys Gamenet stake from Trilantic
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for Trilantic, which acquired the company via its fourth fund
Hg invests in Argus
Hg has invested in the commodities reporting company through its listed vehicle and its Saturn fund
Elliott buys minority stake in EQT-backed Parques Reunidos
Elliott buys 10.3 million shares in the company from French private equity firm Syquant Capital
Endless acquires Victoria Plum from TPG
Bathroom products online retailer Victoria Plum was acquired by TPG Capital in 2014
Hat exits chair designer Luxy
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Hat, which owned a 96.35% stake in the business
Cobepa sells CDH Développement to trade in €81.3m deal
Belgian GP ends 14-year ownership of blue limestone quarry owner and operator CDH
Westbridge exits LinkFresh
Westbridge SME Fund portfolio company LinkFresh has been sold to a US-based trade buyer
Arx buys TES Vsetin from Advent
Existing management team will lead the company's future growth and development
Thoma Bravo acquires Sophos in $3.9bn deal
Apax Partners, which holds a 10.15% stake in the cybersecurity firm, will sell its holding
Ergon and BPI France exit Looping
France-based amusement parks operator Looping Group completed four bolt-ons since 2017
KKR-backed SoftwareOne announces CHF 16.5-21 price range
Price range implies an offer size of CHF 636-810m and a market cap of CHF 2.5-3.2bn
Orienta buys Virosac from Alto Partners
Virosac CEO Casagrande continues to lead the business and is joined by Orienta's Gardini as chair
Ardian buys Saal Digital
Nordwind and the Saal family have both re-invested to retain a substantial stake in the business
CM-CIC sells Fouchard to trade
CM-CIC Investissement sells air conditioning specialist Fouchard to corpate Fayat group
Aurelius sells Scandinavian Cosmetics Group to Accent
Accent is currently investing from Accent Equity 2017, which deploys €10-25m in equity
Bridgepoint to back Vermaat Groep SBO
GP will buy Vermaat, a catering and hospitality specialist, from Partners Group