Deals
Waterland buys Debuut
GP secures a majority stake in the Dutch restaurant group from the company's founder
BC Partners acquires VetPartners from August and Ares
Deal reportedly values the UK-based veterinary group at £700m, with BC investing from its 10th fund
Diana Capital exits Lumelco
Company plans to use the fresh capital to consolidate its market position and bolster its expansion
Valar leads $13m series-A for Taxfix
Existing investors Creandum and Redalpine also took part in the round for the German startup
LBO France sells Ylda Group to Alchemy
Company plans to use the fresh capital to boost its growth organically and through acquisitions
Nordic Capital acquires Excent Tandtechniek
Deal was made as an add-on to Nordic Capital's European Dental Group platform
Advent exits WSiP to Central Group
Under Advent, the company evolved from being a textbook publisher to an educational services provider
BGF and NVM sell Wear Inns to Aprirose
Deal comes 12 years after NVM's initial investment in the pub chain and six years after BGF's
H2 acquires Aquilant from UDG for up to €23m
Deal for the healthcare products and services provider will see the GP pay €20.5m up front
DBay to acquire Harvey Nash in £98.7m deal
Proposed take-private of the recruitment business has received unanimous board member approval
Livonia acquires stake in Freor
Deal comes after establishing a long-standing relationship with the company's founder over five years
Record SBO numbers helped drive buyout dealflow in Q2
Q2 2018 saw 94 buyouts sourced from other GPs, setting a new quarterly record for European private equity
BC to acquire VetPartners from August
Proposed deal for the veterinary business would come three years after the vendor founded the group
Capidea invests in FlexoPrint
Firm plans on growing its customer platform as GP leads the generational succession of the group
Connection leads £8.1m investment in £20.5m Mode MBO
GP led the deal for the printing company with capital provided by its private investor clients
Nordic exits Unifeeder to DP World in €660m deal
Unifeeder will be integrated as a brand under the DP World umbrella, supporting its growth strategy
Afinum-backed Liftket buys Chainmaster
Chainmaster will continue to operate independently but will benefit from synergies
BGF injects £4.7m into Plantforce
Funding will enable Plantforce to diversify, expand its fleet and strengthen its service offering
YFM invests £4.5m in CPMS
Deal for the rail infrastructure company is the seventh investment made by the GP's Buyout Fund I
Principia invests €7m in Comftech
Company plans to use the fresh capital to launch its products on the European and US markets
Active Partners et al. in £4m round for WhoCanFixMyCar.com
Company will use the fresh capital to strengthen its market position and expand its product offering
Keen Venture leads $22m series-C for Teamleader
Firm will use the new capital to sustain international growth and accelerate product development
Dawn leads $20m series-B for Quantexa
Albion Ventures and HSBC also took part in the round, which will fund internaitonal expansion
VC firms sell Mendix to Siemens for €600m
Mendix has raised $38m in equity funding from VC firms since it was founded in 2005