Deals
Naxicap's Stelliant to buy GM Consultant
TGS, a subsidiary of Stelliant, will merge with insurance consulting firm GM Consultant
EQT buys Maltese telecommunication specialist Melita in SBO
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Apax Partners, which bought Melita alongside Fortino Capital
Egeria acquires majority stake in MAAS Aviation
Aircraft painting business is growing due to the continuing global growth in demand for air travel
Orlando sells Euromaint to trade for €80m
Sale ends a holding period of three years for Orlando, which acquired the company for SEK 650m
Charterhouse agrees £668m Tarsus take-private
Deal values shares in the Irish media and events business at 17x its average EBITDA in 2017 and 2018
Ekkio backs Mediliant
Mediliant is the fourth investment completed via Ekkio Capital IV, closed in May 2018
Bregal Milestone backs Italian gift cards provider Epipoli
GP deploys capital from its €400m vehicle, which held a final close in July 2018
Stirling Square buys Logent from Adelis
Second platform investment from Stirling Square Capital Partners IV, which is targeting тЌ800m
Ardian acquires Sintetica
In 2018, Sintetica reported revenues of CHF 75m, up from approximately CHF 60m in 2017
Palatine supports MBO of Lucion Services
Testing, inspection and certification business will undertake an acquisitive growth strategy
TA Associates' Solabia Group buys Algatech
TA has been a minority investor in natural active ingredients manufacturer Solabia since 2018
ArchiMed carves out Diesse from PZ Cormay
Diesse was acquired from Orphée, the Swiss subsidiary of Warsaw-listed diagnostics group PZ Cormay
LDC sells Away Resorts to Bregal Freshstream
Deal is the 10th investment made by Freshstream's debut fund, which writes cheques of тЌ30-100m
Towerbrook exits Metallo in €380m deal
Sale ends a six-year holding period for the GP, which bought the company from Groupe Alpha
Tengram sells This Works for £43m to Canopy Growth
Canopy Growth focuses on the production of cannabis products for medical and recreational uses
BM-T exits Hasec in trade sale
Scanfil has wholly acquired Hasec for €10.25m worth of Scanfil shares and liquid assets
Horizon sells Eat to Pret a Manger
Sale of UK sandwich shop chain brings to an end an eight-year holding period for the vendor
Triton-backed Unica buys Brainpact
Triton acquired industrial technology and process management group Unica in 2017
Baird Capital exits Clearwater in £11m deal
Sale ends a four-year holding period for the GP, which bought the company via its BCPE Fund II
Assietta backs cosmetics specialist Effegilab
GP invests in the company by deploying capital from its APE III fund, closed on €48m in 2015
YFM invests $4.5m in Elucidat
Education-focused authoring platform developer will invest in product development and recruitment
123 IM, Sigma Gestion back L'Usine
GPs acquire a majority stake, investing €4m in the France-based high-end gym operator, L'Usine
VC firms back €12m series-A for Kodit.io
Firm has recently launched in Madrid and plans to expand to Paris, Barcelona and Warsaw this year
Maven invests in WaterBear Education
Maven is currently investing from its Maven UK Regional Buyout Fund, which closed on тЌ100m