Deals
Indigo Capital backs Ozitem MBO
Ozitem's general manager, Francois Espieux, will lead the management team following the takeover
CVC's Hellenic Healthcare to buy Hygeia
Following the deal, MIG will have the right to acquire a stake of up to 10% in Hellenic Healthcare
Activa, BPI France invest in Active Assurances
Following the deal, the new investors will join the founding shareholders in Active Assurances
Keensight, Eres acquire Biovian
Keensight and Edmond de Rothschild Equity Strategies funds buy the Finnish CDMO
Terra Firma mandates Christie & Co for Wyevale sale
GP has secured a 12-month extension to its 2007-vintage fund to enable the sale of remaining assets
Main Capital acquires stake in SDB Ayton
SDB Ayton intends to grow its business through a buy-and-build strategy following the deal
NorthEdge's Direct Healthcare Group bolts on Qbitus
Following this last acquisition, Direct Healthcare expects to reach a turnover of £24m in 2018
Project A backs €6m funding round for Keatz
Fresh capital will be used to open new kitchens in Frankfurt, Munich, Milan, Amsterdam and Paris
Ginko leads $100m round for HMD Global
HMD Global plans on making strategic investments and scaling up business operations
Sovereign reaps 8x on sale of Kindertons to ExamWorks
Sale of the UK-based accident management business was based on EBITDA of around £20m
Riverside backs GermanPersonnel
Riverside will support GermanPersonnel's expansion by bringing in industry experts
Foresight injects £3m into DA Languages
UK interpreting and translation business will look to expand its private sector activity
Edge leads £4m Hoop series-A
Deal will enable the online booking platform to expand its operations team and prepare for a US launch
PAI acquires M Group from First Reserve
Acquirer is currently investing from its sixth flagship fund, which writes equity cheques of €100-300m
Montefiore backs Groupe Premium
GP buys a 70% stake in insurance business Groupe Premium via Montefiore Investment IV
BGF invests £3m in Ruroc
Company will use the fresh capital to support the launch of its new Atlas motorcycle helmet
Permira sells remaining Just Group shares
Final selldown follows GP's share sale in January, in which the investor sold shares worth £78.5m
Lone Star backs €1bn carve-out of Imerys tiles division
Deal, the GP's third since 2016 in the building materials sector, is valued at 9x EBITDA
Lone Star's Evoca bolts on Quality Espresso
Following the acquisition, Evoca plans to expand further in the APAC region and in North America
Paragon buys Inprotec
Selling shareholders Andreas Baranyai and Pierre Schwedtfeger will retain a significant minority
Carlyle in exclusivity for HGH Infrared Systems
GP is to draw equity from its €656m European technology fund to acquire the infrared systems company
BaltCap exits Runway to KKR-backed Webhelp
Deal also sees the current majority shareholder Dasha sell its shares to Webhelp
IK backs Domia Group in SBO
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Metric, which bought the company in May 2013
VC-backed Home24 to raise €150-200m in IPO
VC firms Rocket Internet and Kinnevik hold stakes of 41% and 17% in the business, respectively