Deals
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 £103m from £565m 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
Summa Equity purchases Milarex
GP acquires a 75% stake in the business, with the founder retaining a 25% stake
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 £390m 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
TCR Capital exits Alkan
TCR Capital sells its majority stake to IDI and family office Groupe Chevrillon
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
Graphite buys Random42
Graphite Capital acquires the medical animation producer from Vespa Capital
Seligman invests €4.25m in B2X
Company expects a further financing round in the eight-digit range in the near future
Insight backs $50m series-B for Receipt Bank
New money will be used to accelerate product development and invest in patent-pending technologies