Deals
Bain explores strategic options for Fedrigoni
Review of options for the Italian producer of speciality papers and self-adhesive labels could lead to a minority stake sale or an IPO
Ardian sells ProduceShop stake to Gilde Buy Out
Ardian Growth bought a minority stake in the Switzerland-based home goods e-commerce firm in 2020
Gilde Healthcare buys Europin
The GP will merge it with portfolio company Acti-Med
Motive, CPP Investments in USD 1.4bn equity raise for FNZ
The deal values the London-based wealth management platform at more than USD 20bn
Merck pigments attracts PE interest in sale anticipation
The German conglomerate is in the early stages of deliberations about its options for the business and is yet to appoint a bank to handle a potential sale
IK appoints Baird for Optimum Group exit
Sale of Dutch packaging company is expected to launch in 2H22
Inflexion sells Alcumus to Apax for 5.9x money
Inflexion acquired the UK-based risk management and compliance firm for GBP 92m in 2015
Warburg Pincus, Mubadala buy Informa's Pharma Intelligence for GBP 1.9bn
GPs pay 20-25x EBITDA for the asset, according to two sources close
Peach sponsor Inflexion preps exit via Raymond James
Auction of UK video advertising company is scheduled to commence shortly
Warburg Pincus leads USD 150m round for Scandit
Switzerland-headquartered barcode scanning software is valued at more than USD 1bn
Verlinvest builds up stake in Tony's Chocolonely
Belgian PE firm becomes majority shareholder of Tony's, competition authority filing says
Cinven picks dual-track exit advisers for Envirotainer
Citi, JP Morgan and Carnegie are among banks advising on the upcoming exit of the Swedish temperature-controlled air cargo containers group
PAI hires Citi for upcoming M Group Services exit
Sale of services and infrastructure provider is expected to start later this year
Inflexion acquires Enviolo in USD 245m buyout
Investment in the Netherlands-based e-bike components producer was led by the GP's Amsterdam office
Fortino exits Odin to Apax
Apax was awarded exclusivity on the deal in mid-January
Permira, Blackrock lead USD 312m round for GoCardless
Europe's new tech unicorn reaches a valuation of USD 2.1bn following latest funding round
Investindustrial taps Bank of America, Baird for CEME auction
Sale documents for the fluid-control equipment maker are expected in March
EQT, Verdane exit Forsta to Press Ganey
Forsta was formed through the merger of Confirmit and FocusVision in March 2021
Ligue 1 to collect second round bids for media arm in April
CVC, H&F, Silver Lake, Oaktree among shortlisted bidders for Ligue de Football Professionnel's asset
EIM acquires Bonna Sabla from Bain-backed Consolis
Carve-out of the precast concrete manufacturer follows 20 years of private equity ownership
Abac exits PronoKal to Nestlé Health Science for EUR 100m
GP first bought 100% of the share capital in 2017
Polaris mandates EY to exit Det Danske Madhus
Formal sale launch is expected once updated financial figures for the Danish catering company are in
TA Associates prepares Odealim for H2 exit
Lazard is likely to be mandated for the sale of the French insurance brokerage firm
Baird sells Nigel Wright majority stake to management
Baird will retain minority stakes in the recruitment firm, having first acquired it in 2010