Deals
Chequers Capital-backed Riri Group to come to market
GP acquired the Switzerland-headuartered zipper and button manufacturer in a EUR 230m deal in 2018
Palatine exits first ever impact investment Trade Skills 4U
Sale of electrician training provider to trade buyer City & Guilds is third exit from the GP's first impact fund
Kings Park Capital reaps 46% IRR on Lakeshore Leisure trade exit
Sale to UK subsidiary of French outdoor hospitality company Capfun generates 3x money
Bain consortium to buy Caverion in EUR 955.3m take-private deal
Offer values Finnish construction group at a 49.3% premium and has board’s recommendation
Tenzing backs DJH Mitten Clarke MBO
Deal is seventh investment of Fund II and second in accounting services in just over a year
Sun European exits Allied Glass to trade for GBP 315m
Sale of UK-based glass packaging group to Verallia marks first exit from Fund VII
Triton’s Pharmanovia tipped as 2023 sale candidate
Exit of specialty pharma group to another PE, minority stake sale with view to IPO on the cards
Nordic exits The Binding Site to trade in 'best ever' deal
GP to reap for 19x money in sale of specialty diagnostics group after 11 years, source says; Five Arrows also exits
Rubicon buys CMD in carve-out from US-based trade
Deal for workplace products groups marks the sixth investment of the GP’s Fund V
CVC discards Mehiläinen exit options, focuses on growth
GP bought the Finland-based healthcare service provider in EUR 1.8bn SBO from KKR in 2018
Capvis invests in IT consultancy AdEx Partners
Hamburg-based company will pursue internationalisation and bolt-on strategy under new owner
Paragon sells Inprotec to industrials group
Trade sale ends a four-year holding period for the Germany-based specialty chemicals business
Nuveen buys Arcmont, forming Nuveen Private Capital
Minority investor Dyal Capital exits stake, deal comes amid a buoyant private lending market
BGF reaps 9.6x money, 85% IRR on St Pierre trade sale
Sale of UK bakery operator to Mexican Grupo Bimbo comes after a four-year holding period
IK Partners buys Plus que Pro
French B2B and B2C construction and business service provider platform will be co-controlled by IK and the founders
Bridgepoint’s Qualitest tipped as 2023 sale candidate amid sponsor interest
GP bought the UK-based software testing firm from Marlin Equity Partners in 2018
Investec, SC Lowy fire up Gaucho stake sale via Clearwater
Sponsors acquired the UK-based stake restaurant chain in 2018 following administration proceedings
Ardian exits Unither to GIC, IK-led consortium
Existing investors Keensight and Parquest to remain in share capital alongside company's management
Trilantic-backed Oberberg's auction delayed on market malaise
Factors including valuation discrepancies and debt markets may have slowed the psychiatry clinic's sale
H2 Equity's Optegra sale advances to second round
UK-based ophthalmology business has received NBOs implying an EBITDA multiple of more than 15x
Wise kicks off sale of bike tires maker Vittoria
Baird appointed to run auction for Italian company acquired in 2020; teasers distributed
Argos Wityu to exit Juratoys to trade
French games company to merge with family-owned school and office supplies company Maped
Sika draws sponsor interest in sale of MBCC assets
Chemicals company aims to address regulatory concerns over acquisition of German peer MBCC
Soho Square exits Technical Fire Safety to Ergon’s SVT Group
Fire-rated glass maker’s EV grew four times under the sponsor’s ownership since 2018