Deals
HIG acquires screws and bolts distributor Berardi Bullonerie
The investment will support an acquisition strategy to accelerate growth
Blackstone weighs sale of casino operator JOA Groupe
Discussions were prompted by inbound proposals from trade players
Omers' Trescal to hit auction block in H2 2022
DC advisory will guide the French calibration services specialist in its upcoming sale
Holland Capital buys business applications provider Appronto
Acquisition will enable close collaboration with other companies in the GP's portfolio
ArchiMed nets 4x return on Fytexia exit
GP has sold Fytexia to trade Associated British Foods
Five Arrows Growth Capital leads EUR 80m fundraise for Padoa
Kamet Ventures will retain a majority stake in the startup
Activa acquires Rhétorès, Cap Fidelis
GP plans to be ahead of the consolidation phase in the financial advisory market, which it believes is underway
Syz, Saturnus buy SK Pharma
Pharmaceutical wholesaler has been growing at a 28% compound annual growth rate
Inspired Education stake sale attracts Blackstone, EQT, H&F, KKR
Information memorandums for the GIC- and TA Associates-backed national schooling company should be circulated next week
Limerston buys Wickham Micro, appoints new CEO
Deal is a spin-out from Gosport-based Wickham Laboratories
Investcorp explores Georg Jensen sale; FIH Partners mandated
Potential buyers for the luxury goods brand have started to be contacted ahead of a formal auction process launch
Synova sells majority stake in Mintec to Five Arrows
Synova reaps 12x invested capital and will reinvest in the company for a minority stake
Tenzing taps Raymond James for CItNow exit
Auction of the car-dealership video communication tool is expected to launch later this year
Permira leads USD 180m round for GWI
London-headquartered market research software-as-a-service platform is valued at more than USD 850m
Abris exits Patent Co to trade
Sale to Raiffeisen Ware Austria ends Abris's six-year investment period in the animal feed company
Carlyle sells Cupa Group to Brookfield
GP bought the natural slate producer in 2016 for EUR 170m; it is now reportedly valued at EUR 900m
Primary Capital exits Readypower in trade sale
Readypower was acquired in a management buyout in 2017
Karmijn-backed Marlies Dekkers advised by Deloitte on exit
Karmijn took a majority shareholding in the then-insolvent designer lingerie company in 2013
Montagu gears up for Arkopharma exit
Auction process for the food supplement company is expected to take place in H2 2022
Cinven acquires Vitruvian-backed International Financial Group
Isle of Man-based insurance group comprises Ardan International, RL360 and Friends Provident International
FSI buys 60% of Iccrea's digital payments arm at EUR 500m EV
Carve-out deal is the ninth investment from FSI I, which closed on EUR 1.4bn in February 2019 and is now 75% deployed
Silverfleet reaps 2.6x in Care Fertility sale to Nordic Capital
Nordic Capital buys the IVF clinics chain for GBP 300m, equating to 15.7x EBITDA
Lightspeed, 468, BroadLight co-lead USD 200m Series B for Zapp
Round also saw participation from existing investors Atomico, Burda and Vorwerk Ventures
Pinova buys Sematell from IMCap
Small-cap technology investor IMCap bought Sematell in a carve-out from Attensity in 2015