Deals
Altor acquires 30% stake in renewable energy company OX2
GP is deploying capital from its €2.5bn fund, which is understood to have made four investments so far
Kartesia backs £26m refinancing for BGF-backed Clearway
Debt has been invested from Kartesia Senior Opportunities I, marking the fund’s first UK investment
Cathay Capital backs FuturMaster
Company plans to use the financing to further develop its SaaS solutions and boost its global expansion
Royalton-backed Certasig goes under - report
Royalton acquired a majority stake in Certasig in 2007 via its Royalton Capital Investors II fund
Gimv buys minority stake in Televic
GP plans to support the communication systems producer with international expansion and add-ons
Carlyle acquires stake in Envea for €186m EV
Envea reported revenue of €100.4m and an operating profit of €14.7m in FY 2019
Equinox buys Villa Pedemonte, Lombardi Vendorafa
GP invests via its third fund, which targets majority and minority stakes in mid-cap companies
Inflexion-backed Alcumus acquires Banyard and ContractorCheck
Management teams of Banyard and ContractorCheck have not retained stakes in the companies
Donau Invest backs Curasan restructuring
Pharmaceutical company will be delisted and acquired by Donau Invest, subject to creditor agreement
Silver Investment Partners-backed Alvara bolts on IT Kompetenz
GP also supported the bolt-on of cash management software company Zeiser Group in May 2019
Equistone-backed FirstPort to merge with Mainstay
Hampshire-based FirstPort recorded a turnover of £28.9m for the year-ending in December 2018
Agilitas-backed Cibicom acquires Ice Denmark
Deal comes two years after GP acquired Teracom and Relacom, and formed a new merged entity
Indico, All Iron Ventures lead €5m series-A for Barkyn
Company plans to use the financing to further develop its offering and boost its international expansion
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Aliante-backed Morato Pane bolts on two companies
With these add-ons, the group expects to further boost its international expansion and increase its revenues
GCP takes minority in CubeLogic
CubeLogic's management team completed a buy back from parent company OpenLink in 2016
iXO backs MBO for Exsto
French GP has reportedly backed the deal with a €20m investment, while Siparex exits the business
Mutares buys Sabo Maschinenfabrik from John Deere
Lawnmower and outdoor power tools producer is Mutares' third platform investment in 2020
MIP, P101, Samaipata in €14m series-B for Colvin
Colvin plans to use the capital to further expand internationaly and scale up its team
Tiin Capital’s Cloud Security Group acquires Felton
Cloud Security Group is a buy-and-build platform backed by Tiin Capital's Dutch Security TechFund
SEP-backed Dotmatics acquires BioBright
SEP invested in Dotmatics, a provider of data analysis software for laboratories, in October 2017
BayBG to acquire 20% stake in SAV
Bavaria-based GP aims to back the clamping technology company's development with a growth investment
Cerea backs packaging specialist Axium
BPI France buys a minority stake in the company, alongside Axium's CEO and management team
Carlyle exits Eggplant for $330m
The Carlyle Group acquired Eggplant from venture capital firm Seraphim in January 2016