Exits
BGF exits The Good Care Group in trade sale to Sodexo UK
Divestment from the UK home care provider comes three years after the GP's initial investment
DeA Capital's Idea CCR II exits Canepa
Canepa has been in bankruptcy protection under the "concordato in bianco" procedure since December
EQT sells stake in IVC to Nestlé
Second partial exit the GP has made from IVC this year, after selling a 20% stake to pension funds
Oaktree Capital exits Railpool
Oaktree wholly acquired the company in 2014 and partially exited the company in 2016 to GIC
Livingbridge and Gresham House sell Kirona to Advanced
Sale of the software company comes five months after Livingbridge sold its VCTs to Gresham House
Inception sells Penta to Finleap
Penta claims to have more than 5,500 customers including AirHelp, Bepro11 and Global Digital Women
FSN gets €50m insurance pay-out, sues Procuritas
Consortium of 12 underwriters led by Liberty GTS announced yesterday that it had paid €50m to FSN
Lion to list Loungers
GP bought stake in the UK-based chain of café-bars in a deal valued at £137m in 2016
Aurelius exits Granovit
Management led by CEO Andreas Fischer will continue to operationally restructure Granovit
Cathay et al. sell Amplitude Laser to L-GAM
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for the GP's €200m Cathay Capital II vehicle
LBO France buys Infodis majority stake in SBO
France-based IT services firm Infodis has been controlled by the PE firm Ciclad since 2016
VCs exit Newtec in €250m trade sale
Transaction value equates to 14.6x Newtec's EBITDA and 2.7x revenue for the 2018 financial year
Magnesium Capital, BMO Global acquire Cyberhawk
Cyberhawk plans to expand into the US, develop its technology and pursue strategic M&A activity
Litorina sells Fresks to Kesko for €200m
Company's sales have more than doubled from SEK 850m to SEK 2.1bn during Litorina's holding period
Bain Capital backs Maesa in SBO
Global private equity investor is replacing funds managed by Andera Partners (formerly EdRip)
Towerbrook sells Groupe GSE to trade in €127m deal
Towerbrook backed the France-based commercial real estate developer Groupe GSE in 2006
Five Arrows-backed Karnov prices SEK 4.2bn IPO
AP6, Lazard and Vind have committed to acquiring shares worth up to SEK 607m in the offering
Impilo acquires The Fertility Partnership
New owner will support the expansion of TFP's offering and its international growth
Ardian sells Indigo to Mirova and Meag
Mirova and Meag and Crédit Agricole Assurances intend to help the group develop in China
Waterland exits Zentrum Gesundheit to Nord in SBO
Vendor has also launched sale processes for Median Kliniken and fertility group VivaNeo
LDC exits CMS Window Systems via Maven-backed MBO
Deal for the window and door manufacturer involves the largest equity cheque ever written by Maven
Mastercard to back IPO of Warburg Pincus's Network International
Dubai-headquartered company will receive $300m of backing in exchange for a stake of up to 9.99%
Smile Invest buys Gimv's Oldelft Ultrasound
Belgian GP acquires a majority stake in Dutch Oldelft Ultrasound via an MBO transaction
BlackRock to buy eFront in $1.49bn deal
Sale of investment management software provider generates 4.8x return for Bridgepoint