Deals
Ambienta buys AromataGroup
Current management team will continue to lead the firm and retain a minority holding
Italglobal Partners acquires Gimel
GP led a club of investors to acquire a 70% stake in the Italian children's clothing manufacturer
Eurazeo buys Efeso Consulting from Argos Wityu for €56m
Acquirer buys a 70% stake in the France-based consultancy firm, ending an eight-year tenure for Argos
NGP Capital leads $20m series-D for eGym
Existing investors Highland Europe and HPE Growth also take part in the round to fuel US expansion
IDI-backed Alkan acquires Seca Automatismes
Deal for the data processing and electronic equipment firm will create a group with €50m in revenues
New bolt-on for Nordstjernan investee
Acquisition of 11 care centres comes a year after the group first received backing from the GP
Diversis Capital buys Tempo
Los Angeles-based Diversis targets companies with at least $10m in revenues and up to $25m EBITDA
Triton-backed Ramudden buys LKJ-Palvelut
Triton acquired Ramudden in a secondary buyout from IK Investment Partners in December 2017
Epiris to acquire Diamorph
Deal reportedly values the Swedish precision materials business at SEK 1.4-1.5bn
PE-backed Creations & Parfums buys Floressence
BPI France, BNP Paribas Developpement acquire stakes in C&P, which buys Floressence
Draper Esprit leads $13m series-B for Form3
Barclays and Angel CoFund also took part in the round for the payment processing startup
United Ventures' Moneyfarm buys Vaamo Finanz
Following the deal, Vaamo co-CEOs Thomas Bloch and Oliver Vins will join Moneyfarm's executive board
Beech Tree invests in BCN Group
GP is currently investing from its £115m second fund, which invests £10-40m per deal
Nordian sells Chrysal International to trade
Trade buyer will help Chrysal to further strengthen its market position by adding new products
PAI to buy Stella Group in €600m deal
PAI enters talks to buy building-closure equipment specialist Stella Group from ICG
VC firms back €15m series-B for Zenjob
Existing investors Acton Capital Partners, Redalpine and Atlantic Labs also take part
Vespa backs Feefo MBO
GP is currently investing from its £120m fund, which typically invests in deals valued at £10-70m
CVC buys minority stake in DKV Mobility Services
GP draws capital for the deal from CVC Capital Partners VII, a €15.5bn buyout fund
Rutland backs MBO of Total Rail Solutions
Deal is the seventh investment from Rutland's third fund, which closed on £263m in 2015
Inflexion takes minority stake in European LifeCare Group
Investment is drawn from the £250m vehicle Inflexion Enterprise Fund IV, which closed in 2016
EMZ in talks to buy Vignal Lighting in SBO
Eurazeo PME stands to make €119m in proceeds from the sale, representing a return of 2.8x
Intralinks acquired by SS&C Technologies
Intralinks has more than 800 employees globally and 4,000 clients including numerous PE firms
Sagard, BPI France to buy Sabena Technics
Reports say the transaction would value Sabena at €350m, equivalent to 9x its EBITDA
Agilitas-backed Hydro International buys Oxford Scientific
Agilitas acquired the wastewater treatment products and services provider earlier this year