Deals
PAI acquires Angulas Aguinaga from Portobello
PAI invests in the company via its PAI Mid-Market Fund, which recently held a €500m first close
Eurazeo Brands buys majority stake in Axel Arigato
GP will own the company alongside its founders, Max SvУЄrdh and Albin Johansson
Agilitas sells Exemplar to Ares Management
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Agilitas, which backed the company via its Agilitas 2015 Private Equity Fund
Bertel O Steen Kapital buys partial stake in ITVerket
Computer services company expects to generate a turnover of NOK 170m (тЌ15.6m) in 2020
Quadriga-backed Scio buys Bilfinger GreyLogix Aqua
Industrial automation company has made three add-ons in 2020 as part of its buy-and-build strategy
Apiary invests in Radiant
Radiant's management team will be led by Peter Mann as chairman and CEO Simon Cogman-Hellier
Crédit Mutuel Equity et al. invest €75m in Chausson Matériaux
Irdi Soridec Gestion, BNP Paribas, Grand Sud-Ouest Capital and Idia Capital also invest
ECI sells MPM to 3i for £170m
Other sponsors involved in the process included Livingbridge and Graphite Capital
Riverside sells Swedish Education Group for €18m
GP exits the business nine years after acquiring it via its 2008 fund Riverside Europe Fund IV
Apse buys TerraQuest for £72m
Apse Capital typically backs European tech-enabled SMEs with an enterprise value of тЌ50-200m
Aleph, Crestview back Framestore's acquisition of C3M
The two GPs in 2014 formed a тЌ1.2bn strategic alliance to invest in companies based in the UK and Europe
Endless buys Hovis from Gores, Premier Foods
Endless invests in the business via its Endless Fund IV, which closed on ТЃ525m in December 2014
Hg exits Eucon to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Hg, which backed the company via its Mercury Fund
Andera, Capza reinvest in Octime in minority SBO
Andera (then EdRip) acquired a majority stake in the business along with management in 2016
IK Investment carves out Alba from Alba Baving Group
GP is deploying equity from the IK Small Cap II fund, which closed on its hard-cap of €550m in February 2018
Chiltern backs Inciner8 buyout
Chiltern is an evergreen investor that provides equity cheques of ТЃ3-15m
GHO, co-investors complete Envision deal
Ardian and GHO started exploring options for the sale of Envision in May, with a deal struck in July
Buyout rankings: who has invested most across Europe since April?
EQT, Ardian and KKR remained very active and struck sizeable deals amid the coronavirus turmoil
FirstFloor et al. back €41m series-D for Skeleton
Latest round brings Skeleton's total funding to €93m since its inception in 2009
LionRock rescues Clarks in £100m deal
Asian GP will acquire a majority stake in Clarks as it enters a company voluntary agreement
Mid Europa buys Polish e-retailer Displate
Company's founders will remain significant minority shareholders of the business
Clessidra buys Coefi from Archeide
Sale ends an eight-year holding period for Archeide, which has supported the growth and expansion of Coefi since 2012
Mutares carves out two units from Gea Group
Deal includes the companies' sites located in France and the Netherlands, with a total of 230 employees
MVI buys Swedish company Biototal
Deal is the second investment from the GP's MVI Fund II, which is still on the road and is targeting SEK 1bn