Deals
HIG Capital buys Metalprint
GP deploys capital from its fund HIG European Capital Partners II, which closed on on €825m
Tar Heel Capital acquires 60% stake in TMR Plastics
Management will retain the remaining stake and continue to lead the Poland-based manufacturer
Arcadia exits Lisapharma to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for the GP, which acquired the company alongside Futurimpresa
Segulah acquires IT-Total
Deal for the Swedish IT business is the ninth investment from the GP's SEK 2.4bn fifth fund
VR Equitypartner acquires Signon
Management have reinvested in the IT service as part of the transaction
CapMan invests in Picosun
Finnish state-backed industrial investment fund Tesi also takes part in the round
Triton agrees to acquire Atnahs Pharma
GP is currently investing from its €5bn fifth fund, which held a final close in January
Procuritas buys Nature Planet
Sixth platform investment from Procuritas Capital Investors VI, a €318m buyout fund
Cronos acquires fashion accessories manufacturer Lampa
First deal made by Cronos, which targets majority stakes in Italian mid-market companies
Equistone to back SBO of Sateco from Naxicap
Naxicap Partners backed Sateco, a France-based metal formwork manufacturer, in 2016
BGF invests £13m in Miss Group
BGF first invested in the company in August 2018 and has supported several acquisitions
KKR buys 30% of Sector Alarm
Transaction is drawn from KKR European Fund V, a €5bn buyout fund currently in the market
Quadrivio Group buys restaurant operator Nabucco
First deal made by the GP via its Industry 4.0 fund, which held a first close on €100m
Blackstone et al. agree £4.77bn Merlin take-private
Proposed transaction also includes co-investment from CPPIB and the investment arm of Lego
BtoV-backed Foodspring sold to trade buyer
US-based trade buyer Mars has acquired a majority stake in the nutrition products manufacturer
Idinvest, BPI France back Ornikar €35m series-B round
Former investor Idinvest and newcomer BPI France back Ornikar, an online driving school
Sun Capital exits Famosa Toys to trade
Sale ends an 11-year holding period for the GP, which is selling the business to Giochi Preziosi
Aurelius sells Solidus to Centerbridge for €330m
Aurelius acquired the packaging company in 2015 and merged it with Abelan in 2018
LBO France buys majority in Eurotab
GP’s small cap team backs France-based compacted powder tablets specialist, Eurotab
Via Equity backs Cego carve-out
GP invests from Via Equity III, a DKK 1bn fund that invests in companies with sales of €10-100m
VCs invest €7m in CryoTherapeutics
Existing investors Creathor Ventures and Peppermint Venture Partners participate in the round
H2 invests in Siderise
Manufacturer of insulating materials used in construction made an operating profit of £2.6m in 2017
Investindustrial buys Farmaceutici Procemsa
GP deploys capital via its Investindustrial Growth fund, which closed on €375m in May 2018
VC firms invest $34m in ESmart Systems
Energy Impact Partners takes part in the round along with corporate venturing arm Innogy Ventures