Exits
BC and GIC close to Acuris sale to Ion
Deal reportedly values Unquote's parent company, which generated £75m in EBITDA in 2018, at £1-1.2bn
VCs sell Therachon to Pfizer for $810m
Pfizer will acquire Therachon for $340m with $470m in additional, conditional payments
Inflexion sells Vivona to Webster Equity Partners
US-based acquirer is currently investing from its $875m fund, which targets deals with EVs of $25-150m
Investcorp sells SecureLink to Orange in €515m deal
GP sells Dutch cybersecurity services provider SecureLink to French telecoms giant Orange
Apollo's Watches of Switzerland announces intention to float
Earlier reports suggested the IPO could value the luxury watch retail group at up to £800m
Graphite's ICR acquires MMC-backed Sky-Futures
Deal for the drone inspection company brings to an end a three-year holding period for MMC
Gradiente exits Coldline
Sale ends a holding period of only one year for Gradiente, which bought the company via its second fund
Alkemia exits Taplast to trade
US-based Trimas also acquires the majority stake owned by Taplast CEO Paolo Santagiuliana
HIG buys Cadica from Gradiente, builds new group
In addition to Cadica, HIG also buys Tessilgraf and Bernini, which will be merged into a new group
Afinum exits Sinnex in trade sale
Afinum has already realised two investments from its Fünfte vehicle: CaseKing and D&B
LFPI sells CMG Sports Club to trade – reports
GP acquired asset in 2016 to help face competition from low-cost fitness club chains
Gilde Equity Management sells Chemogas to trade
GP backed Belgium-based specialty gases specialist Chemogas via GEM Benelux III in 2014
CVC to sell Continental Foods to trade
Transaction would value Belgium-based Continental Foods at around €900m, according to a report
Apollo's Watches of Switzerland mulls IPO
UK-based luxury watch retail group could reportedly have a market cap of up to £800m
Artá Capital exits Mecalux in €122m deal
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for the GP, which backed the company alongside Corporación Alba
Phoenix to acquire Mobius Life from Souter, Manfield
GP is investing in the financial services firm with capital drawn from its 2016 vehicle
EQT exits Avenso in management buy-back
EQT acquired a majority stake in Avenso in 2013 and has expanded the company's product portfolio
Nord Capital sells Expert Habitat & Industrie to trade
Minority investor Nord Capital exits French construction company Expert Habitat in trade sale
Abénex sells Cisbio Bioassays to trade
Abénex exits France-based biotechnology company Cisbio after three years of ownership
Intera sells Trafotek to trade for €28m
Sale ends a nine-year holding for Intera, which made the investment from the €125m Intera Fund I
Capzanine to sell Pierre Guérin to trade
GP bought a stake in Pierre Guérin in 2017, after being a shareholder from 2006-2012
VCs sell Parlamind
Investors include Motu Ventures, Asgard Capital, Angelfund.vc and business angels
VCs sell Drivy to Getaround in $300m deal
Combined company now spans 300 cities in the US and Europe and serves five million users
Axcel sells Ball Group to Findos, wraps up fund
Sale ends a holding period of around 12 years for Axcel III, which made 11 platform investments