Deals
Oakley to combine Grupo Primavera with Silver Lake's Cegid
Merged software groups valued at EUR 6.8bn; Oakley becomes minority investor alongside KKR and AltaOne
BC Partners to join Bain as co-investor in Fedrigoni
Valued at around EUR 3bn, the Italian paper and label manufacturer will also receive co-investment from Canson Capital
DBAG prepares Cloudflight for sale launch late this year
GP aims for 20x EBITDA valuation for German IT services and software consultancy
Ergon readies Opseo for exit advised by Goldman Sachs
German outpatient intensive care clinics to be marketed off EUR 60m-70m EBITDA
Trilantic to buy Passione Unghie in SBO from Orienta
Incumbent GP and founders retain minority stake; deal includes unitranche led by Eurazeo and HIG
Triton reaps 4x gross money in Ewellix trade sale
Valued at EUR 582m, deal for industrial tech group marks first exit by Triton V
Unigestion invests in Afinum-backed bakery chain Zeit für Brot
Majority owner Afinum will transfer its stake in the company from its 2017-vintage Fund 8 to its newest fund
World Fund leads EUR 128m raise for quantum computing group IQM
Series-A2 for Finnish startup focused on combating the climate crisis also backed by the EIB
EQT to target trade players in Kfzteile24 auction
Houlihan Lokey is advising on sale of German car parts e-retailer held in the GP's Mid Market Fund
IK to sell Linxis Group to Hillenbrand for EUR 572m
Agreed sale of packaging machines group to US-based industrial buyer set to complete by year-end
CBPE in exclusivity to acquire Palatine-backed Veincentre
UK varicose vein treatment clinic was put up for sale in a Grant Thornton-led auction
LDC mandates Houlihan Lokey for MSQ Partners exit
Formal auction for the UK-based marketing communications group has not yet been launched
ECI sells Bionic to Omers reaping 4.8x
Following the sale of the UK-based SME price comparison platform, ECI will reinvest via ECI 10
Tenzing sells CitNOW to Livingbridge; reaps 9.6x return, 74% IRR
The vendor will continue to back the UK-based car dealership software group via other funds
Ardian exits majority stake in Opteven to Apax
New owner will aim to accelerate the insurance provider's international growth
Charterhouse expected to launch Optima's sale by early 2023
Owner is yet to appoint advisors to guide it on exit of Italian food ingredients producer
Investindustrial to reap 2.5x money in Natra sale to CapVest
New owner will support Spanish chocolatier's organic growth and potential transformational acquisitions
Astorg, Epiris to split Euromoney in two in GBP 1.6bn agreed offer
The deal will see Astorg carve out the Fastmarkets commodity pricing brand, with the remaining business controlled by Epiris funds
DPE-backed building service provider Calvias files for insolvency
GP had placed the technical building service provider up for sale in late 2021, according to Mergermarket
Epiris buys Sepura in EUR 159m carve-out deal
UK-based manufacturer of digital walkie-talkies was divested by Chinaтs Hytera Communications
FPE Capital invests in Dynamic Planner
Deal for the financial software provider marks second platform investment from GBP 185m Fund III
Bridgepoint picks Macquarie for sale of Cambridge Education Group
Auction of UK-based pathway programme provider slated for late this year, early 2023
Five Arrows-backed A2MAC1 eyes September auction launch
Car benchmarking group could be valued at EUR 1bn in sale likely to attract major tech funds
The Bolt-Ons Digest – 13 July 2022
Unquote’s selection of the latest add-ons with Ardian's Aire, Kester's Rephine, Arta/KKR's Alvic, Capiton's Dec Group, and more