Deals
Cerberus buys Officine CST
Company's CEO, Gianpiero Oddone, will stay on with the business and retain a 28% stake
Inflexion buys 20% stake in Mountain Warehouse for £45m
Deal values the outdoor clothing and equipment retailer at around ТЃ310m
CVC in take-private deal for Hygeia
CVC Capital Partners is structuring the deal through special purpose vehicle Hellenic Healthcare
Ardian backs paint-mixing machines business Corob
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its growth both organically and through acquisitions
EQT acquires Saxo Payments Banking Circle
Deal was arranged in partnership with Saxo Payments Banking Circle's founders and other co-investors
Waterland buys Hansefit
Waterland will invest in expanding the company's service portfolio and digitalising its services
Adelis acquires Didriksons from Herkules
Deal marks the end of a four-year holding period for Norwegian private equity house Herkules
Ontex rejects PAI's takeover offer
Board of directors rejects offer on the basis that it undervalues Belgium-based Ontex
Investindustrial's Valtur sold out of insolvency
Sale ends a two-year holding period for buyout house Investindustrial, which bought Valtur for €100m
Andera et al. back Dynacure in €47m round
Investors support the biotech business in advancing its lead programme into clinical development
Redalpine and Swisscom sell Bexio to Mobiliar
Sale of the enterprise software company generates returns for Redalpine Capital II
Partners Group buys Megadyne in SBO
Company's founders, the Tadolini family, reinvested in the business alongside Partners Group
Opera-backed Vetrerie Riunite sells Technoglas to Cerve
Acquirer will invest up to €30m in the production facilities in Austria, according to Italian press
Auriga Partners leads €7m series-A for Nextbiotix
New funding will be used to support efforts in bringing new medicine to patients
Raise to back Artemis Courtage
Raise Investissement typically invests €10-50m in companies generating a €30-500m turnover
Idinvest leads $17m series-B for 21Buttons
Latest round brings total funding to $31m, and will be used to expand into the US market
CapMan sells InfoCare
Transaction ends a 13-year holding period for the Helsinki-headquartered private equity house
Oakley sells Damovo to Eli for up to €140m
Sale of the IT business will generate a 5.4x return for the vendor, equivalent to a 57% IRR
Afinum sells Orwo Net
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for Afinum, which acquired a minority stake in 2011
HTGF, ECapital invest €4.6m in FMC
Round is closed just nine months after HTGF backed a seed round for the business
Hivest buys St Mamet in SBO
Florac sells stake in canned fruits specialist Saint Mamet having invested in 2015
NB Renaissance acquires Uteco
Uteco Group's management team and current majority shareholders will retain stakes of 9% and 10%
Attestor Capital makes €200m offer for Condotte
Troubled Italian construction firm will enter administration unless an agreement is reached quickly
Chevrillon & Associés buys DCW Editions
Chevrillon provides equity tickets in the €5-75m range for businesses valued at between €200-250m