Deals
Perspective et Participations et al. back Société Besnard bolt-on
Previous funders Unexo and Sodero Unigestion have backed Microsteel since 2006
Bridgepoint's EMT to acquire Exova for £620m
Deal values the company at 12.5x its adjusted EBITDA for the 12 months ending in December 2016
Ardian strikes $2.5bn secondary/primary transaction with Mubadala
Ardian takes majority stake in an existing PE portfolio and becomes lead investor in a new $1.5bn fund
Rutland invests in Omar Group
Deal for holiday lodge and park home manufacturer is the fourth investment from the GP's third fund
Lonsdale's P2 bolts on FS 101
Lonsdale bought management consultancy P2 Consulting in January 2017
TGFS and Hessen Kapital back Mapcase
New capital will be used to improve the technology, as well as expand operations in the DACH region
Atlantic Labs leads funding round for Peat
VC leads a seven-digit funding round for the German plant disease diagnostic app developer
Blackstone to hand Jack Wolfskin to lenders in debt-for-equity swap
Coordinating committee has agreed to write off €80m of debt, reducing outstanding liabilities to €210m
LDC backs SBO of Addo from Vision Capital
Private investment fund Fullbrook Thorpe Investments has also invested in the UK pastry business
Active Capital Company acquires Codi Group
Active Capital had been the majority owner of Codi since 2013, when it invested €9.2m
Epiris sells Cala and Retirement Bridge to Patron
Acquirer had originally invested alongside Epiris in the acquisitions of both companies
Hannover Finanz sells Lück to Spie
Spie looks to expand its mechanical and electrical services capabilities in Germany
Steadfast buys Reutter and ITIB
GP plans to merge and further integrate the two companies together with minority shareholder Fortas
ISB leads funding round for Savedroid
New capital will be used to provide the 150,000-strong user base with more contract categories
Baring exits Weetabix in £1.4bn trade sale to Post Holdings
Sale of cereal company comes just a year and a half after the GP acquired a 40% stake in the business
Ixo backs Noeva's MBO
Ixo becomes the new majority shareholder of Noeva, with the balance going to management
Vendis Capital invests in Fatboy
Transaction is the fifth investment made through the €180m Vendis Capital II fund
Accel-KKR's ESG buys Utiligroup from NorthEdge
Accel-KKR portfolio company Energy Services Group (ESG) has bought UK-based software and IT services company Utiligroup from NorthEdge Capital.
BC's Elysium acquires Badby from Patron
BC Partners bought 22 mental health facilities in the UK, formerly part of Priory Group, in November
Phoenix sells Key Retirement to Partners Group for £200m
New funding will be used to expand the companyтs distribution capacity and drive product innovation
LDC backs Hill Biscuits MBO
Deal with the Manchester-based biscuit business is the third investment in as many months for LDC
NorthEdge completes Fine Industries trade sale, scores 2.5x return
NorthEdge secures a 2.5x return on the chemicals business after a three-year holding period
Capnamic VC and Iris Capital invest €7.5m in Unu
Founders.org, NRW Bank and private investors also backed the funding round
Pamplona sells further 33% of OGF to Teachers' Private Capital
Pamplona, which first acquired the group in 2013, had already sold a 41% stake to OTTP in 2015