Deals
Altor buys Ideal of Sweden
Founders Joachim LindstrУЖm and Filip Ummer, and EEquity reinvest in the transaction
Genoa football club to be sold to York Capital
Genoa was put on the market by president and majority shareholder Enrico Preziosi earlier this year
Andera exits Erget in management buy-back
Erget is the 11th divestment from Andera's Cabestan vehicle, which closed on €113m in 2011
HTGF et al. invests in Simreka
Sap.IO, Sap's early-stage investment arm, also invested in Simreka with High-Tech Gründerfonds
Chiltern backs Perfect Image MBO
Founder of the Newcastle-based IT consultancy will continue in a non-executive capacity
EQT transfers IP-Only to infra fund
EQT makes the divestment from its EQT Mid Market and EQT Mid Market Europe funds
PEP's IDB buys interior design specialist Modar
Modar is the sixth bolt-on inked by IDB, which expects to reach a turnover of €130m in 2019
INVL invests €30m in Grigeo carve-out
Subsidiary of the fund will acquire 49.99% of the division's shares in a two-part transaction
Advent backs Spanish dental group Vitaldent
GP intends to accelerate the company's organic growth and strengthen its market position
Steadfast Capital backs BUK and UHB
Steadfast Capital invests in lower-mid-market companies with enterprise values of between €20-150m
SEP invests €25m in Immedis
Transaction will enable the Irish payroll software developer to double its headcount
Mutares to acquire Kico
Germany-based Mutares invests in companies with small profits and revenues of €50-500m
PE-backed Raffin bolts on Maison Milhau
Combined business of meat food products is expected to generate revenues of €80m
Galiena Capital acquires Cameo Energy stake
GP backs the primary buyout of Cameo Energy, a specialist in energy transition services
Innova to acquire majority stake in CS Group Polska
Deal is the fourth investment made from the GP's sixth fund, which has a €325m hard-cap
Ardian-backed Jakala acquires marketing specialist Volponi
Following Volponi’s acquisition, Jakala expects to further expand and reach revenues of €250m
Nazca buys biopharmaceutical company Diater in €45m deal
This is the fifth investment made by Nazca Fund IV, which closed on €275m in 2017
Fortino backs Maxxton
Fortino is currently investing from its Fortino Growth Capital II vehicle, which has raised €125m
YFM supports MBO of The Protein Works
GP's maiden institutionally backed fund is more than 70% deployed following the deal
Earlybird et al. in €15m series-A for Getsafe
Earlybird is currently investing from its Earlybird Digital West Fund VI, which closed on €175m
Vespa Capital backs Le Marché de Leopold MBO
Company’s founder sells his majority stake, while management invests alongside the GP
Triton exits steel waste recycling company Befesa
Sale ends a six-year holding period for the GP, which bought Befesa from recycling company Abengoa
WCAS exits Aim Software in €60m deal
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe acquired a majority stake in Aim Software in 2015
Preservation and BCI acquire BMS Group in £500m deal
Insurance brokerage group's management and staff will retain a significant minority stake