Deals
Ufenau moves Corius and Altano to continuation fund
Bought in 2017, the dermatology and vet groups have been transferred into the Swiss GP’s third continuation vehicle
Queen's Park Equity backs Blue Ribbon MBO
The deal is the sixth from QPE's Equity Fund I
IK taps Lincoln for 2Connect exit
Auction for Dutch cable and connectors manufacturer is expected to launch by Q2 2022
Permira's Golden Goose in talks with banks over potential New York IPO
Italian high-end sneakers maker started discussing listing with advisers that helped it with a senior secured bond issuance last year
Corsair exits RGI to CVC
Financial services-focused sponsor Corsair acquired the insurance software firm from Ardian in 2018
Investcorp sells Dainese to Carlyle in EUR 630m SBO
The motorcycling protective clothing producer's revenues doubled during the investment period
Design Holding aims for pre-summer Milan IPO
Owners Carlyle and Investindustrial have appointed advisers for potential listing of the Italian furniture and lighting group
Equistone's Acuity Knowledge tipped as sale candidate
Discussions around sale of UK-based outsourcing research business were triggered by inbound sponsor interest
GED completes Vitro exit in single asset vehicle deal
GP reaps gross return of 4.0x invested capital and 38% IRR; deal follows sale of Vitro subsidiary to trade in January
Cinven buys Bayer's Environmental Science Professional for EUR 2.4bn
It is the third industrial carve out by the GP since 2020
Gimv exits Wolf Lingerie in NextStage-led SBO
French GP is joined by BNP Développement and BPI in investment for lingerie maker
FSI exits minority stake in Adler
The private equity firm has sold its 28% stake back to the founding family
Palatine acquires housing provider Jessup
GP competed against other sponsors in Clearwater-led auction; founder Clive Jessup to retain minority stake
CVC collects first round bids for Theramex
Rothschild and HSBC are advising on the sale of the UK-based womenтs health pharma company
Corsair-backed IDnow explores sale advised by Goldman Sachs
Auction for German biometric and digital identity provider is expected to launch in Q2 2022
Disruptive leads USD 250m round for Forto
Latest round brings the supply chain and logistics software platform's valuation to USD 2.1bn
EQT invests in SNFL and IFG in second deal via Future fund
The fund launched in October 2021 with a target of EUR 4bn
Bowmark, MML to exit The Instant Group in deal with IWG
IWG to invest GBP 270m to buy sponsorsт stake and provide growth capital; new group expected to list in 2023
Inflexion buys Astrak Group
Inflexion has now announced two deals from its recently closed GBP 2.5bn Inflexion Buyout VI fund
ArchiMed circulates teasers for Bomi auction
Healthcare-focused logistics company is being marketed off EUR 40m EBITDA
NB Renaissance explores options for Novamont
Sale of Italian bioplastics company could launch in H2 2022
KKR sees GfK sale stutter as buyers balk at valuation
The GP is now likely to shift focus towards an IPO of the German consumer research group
Eurazeo PME to launch Redspher sale advised by Transaction R
Formerly known as Flash Europe, the French transportation business will be marketed off around EUR 20m EBITDA
Limerston exits Prism to Charme
Charme will complete the deal through Charme IV, which has raised EUR 700m to date