Deals
Goldman Sachs invests $35m in remuneration software Beqom
Funding will be used to expand the direct sales force and further develop indirect sales channels
Accent Equity buys Oral Care
Accent Equity acquires Swedish dental provider Oral Care via its Accent Equity 2012 fund
Triton buys Unica
Management and the van Vliet family will hold 49% of the new company, while Triton will take 51%
LDC backs Amberon MBO
GP invests as part of ТЃ25m package to support the buyout of the provider of temporary traffic lights
Genui buys Acrolinx from Kennet
Former CEO of SAP, Bernd-Michael Rumpf, also invests alongside Genui and company management
IK acquires Bretèche Industrie from Equistone
IK is investing through the IK VIII Fund, closed on its €1.85bn hard-cap last year
KCP backs YorkTest MBO
YorkTest was a bolt-on for CBPE Capital's porftolio company Ingemino
Bridgepoint in talks to acquire Miller Homes
Company generated an operating profit of ТЃ103m from ТЃ565m in sales in 2016
CM-CIC, Unexo and Capitem exit Martin Calais
Three GPs acquired a 37% stake in the company for an undisclosed amount back in 2014
Parquest takes over Accès Industries
GP closed its second buyout fund, Parquest Capital 2, on its €310m hard-cap last year
1st Capital Partner leads series-A extension for Hemovent
Original funding round of $6m in February 2016 was provided by a consortium led by MIG Verwaltungs
EdRip takes minority stake in G3S Alyzia
EdRip invests through ActoMezz arm, acquired from ACG Capital in July last year
Blackstone acquires Clarion Events
Private equity house acquires the business from Providence Equity Partners
Mayfair invest in marketing company SuperAwesome
Mayfair's maiden fund has now made seven deals and is more than 50% invested
Omers makes 2.6x on £1bn sale of Civica to Partners Group
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Omers, which bought Civica from 3i for ТЃ390m in 2013
CVC, PAI buy Permira's Grupo Cortefiel stake
Following the transaction, the GPs are understood to retain an equally-split stake in the business
Mayfair takes majority slice of Promise Gluten Free
Fresh capital will be used to fuel the company's international expansion
BlueGem purchases Dr Vranjes Firenze
UK-based private equity house secures a 70% stake in the Italian perfume business
Investindustrial's Artsana acquires additional 50% of Prénatal
Artsana becomes the sole shareholder of baby products distributor Prénatal Retail Group
GED acquires Vitro Group
Deal is the fifth acquisition for the GP's fifth vehicle, GED V España
Take-privates back on PE's shopping list
With CVC and Blackstone's bid for Paysafe adding to a string of recent deals, is the transaction type due a revival?
Pechel Industries invests in Wellness Sport Club
GP makes fifth investment from the €160m Pechel Industries IV vehicle
Ambienta carves out Restiani from Total Erg
Deal is the fourth acquisition in 2017 for the GP's €323.5m second vehicle, Ambienta Fund II
General Atlantic, DST Global sell Klarna stake to Permira
General Atlantic, DST Global and Niklas Adalberth will all sell equity to Permira, Adalberth will retain a stake