Deals
Apollo, PGGM partner in bid for AkzoNobel's chemicals arm
Apollo and Dutch pension fund PGGM join forces to bid for AkzoNobel's chemicals arm
Ratos exits Jøtul to OpenGate in NOK 360m deal
Deal ends a 12-year holding period for Ratos, after first acquiring shares in 2006
BPI France et al. invest in Enygea
Nord Croissance backs French portable toilets rental service provider Enygea for the first time
3i buys Royal Sanders from Egeria
Deal ends a three-year holding period for Egeria, which bought the company from Bencis
Simmons' ICG bolts on Step Change Engineering
Acquisition of the UK-based oil and gas services company is the second bolt-on for the group
Bowmark acquires Ask4 from Darwin
Deal ends a four-year holding period for Darwin, after acquiring the wifi provider in May 2014
Global Infrastructure Partners agrees to acquire Italo
Italo announced the withdrawal of its application for admission to trading on the stock exchange
Turenne Capital exits Volfoni to trade
GP sells its minority stake in the French maker of 3D cinema glasses to Chinese corporate Shandong Luxin-Rio
Gimv acquires Impact from Humares
Belgian recruitment company will look to increase its geographical footprint under the GP's tenure
CM-CIC Investissement backs Bougrier
GP acquires 32% of French family-owned wine business Bougrier, investing €4.2m
CEE mid-market players welcome renewed attention from larger GPs
Focusing on the mid-market pays off, as renewed interest from international sponsors affords interesting SBO opportunities
Alter leads €15m round for InnovaFeed
Biotech firm intends to build a second production facility to accelerate commercial capacities
Inflexion, CVC funds trading above NAV, says secondaries marketplace
Inflexion's 2010-vintage buyout fund is trading at nearly a quarter above NAV, according to Palico
BC makes US deal with Zest buyout from Avista
GP is deploying capital from its 10th fund, which closed in January on its €7bn target
Capzanine backs Alphitan in MBO
GP used its Capzanine 4 Flex Equity fund, closed in 2016 on €350m, for the transaction
Nordic Capital submits cash offer for shares in Nordax
Bid comes four months after Nordic Capital bought a 9.96% stake in Stockholm-listed Nordax
Bregal leads funding round for Helloprint
Berlin-based VC firm Project A has also taken part, having previously backed the company
Pragma Capital buys GSRI in MBO
GP buys a majority stake in the French infrastructure inspection engineering group
Atlantic Bridge backs €3m seed round for Siren
Atlantic Bridge draws capital from its €60m vehicle, Atlantic Bridge University Fund
ETF leads £70m funding round for E-Leather
Hermes GPE also takes part in the financing round for the composite leather manufacturer
Turkven completes Medical Park listing on Borsa Istanbul
Turkish GP made a full exit, selling 72.8 million shares in the offering at 19 lira apiece
Vendis-backed Noppies buys Alvi
GP draws capital from its €180m buyout fund, Vendis Capital II, to support the transaction
Exponent acquires $400m CEB Talent from Gartner
Deal values the Thames Ditton-based HR assessment business at 10.5x its 2017 EBITDA
Qualium exits CMAI deal
ICG takes over from Qualium, the previous main shareholder in the maker of closets and sliding doors