Deals
AAC Capital Partners acquires Verasol
Committed Capital acquired the veranda and garden room maker in 2009, investing through its first fund
DBAG acquires stake in Duagon
Deal is the GP's first MBO in Switzerland and the third deal via its DBAG Fund VII in six months
CVC acquires Etraveli in €508m EV deal
Transaction made by CVC's sixth fund values the online travel agent at around 14x EBITDA
Lonsdale to float Global Yachting Group
IPO is the first exit for the GP's maiden vehicle, Lonsdale Capital Partners Fund I
Cairngorm-backed Stevenswood bolts on Sameday
Cairngorm Capital's door and window distributor completes its fourth acquisition
Amundi takes minority stake in Groupe Bernadet
Amundi is taking over from previous investor Siparex, which first invested in Bernadet in 2007
CVC Capital Partners acquires QA from EMK and Bregal
Transaction reportedly values the IT training business at £700m and follows a 10-year holding period
BlackRock et al. invest €30m in Scalable Capital
Existing investors HV Holtzbrinck and Tengelmann join the round for the digital investment firm
Main Capital takes majority stake in Verklizan
Investment comes a week after the GP acquired a majority stake in Dutch business Inergy
Penta- and Maven-backed GRP acquires Greens
Deal is the third bolt-on acquisition made by the insurance broker since the beginning of 2016
HgCapital buys messaging service Esendex from Darwin
Following the deal, the GP aims to combine the asset with two portfolio companies
BGF injects £2m into visual effects studio Milk
Deal is Milk's first fundraising round, which it plans to use to expand its studios
Investindustrial sells Goldcar to Europcar
GP fully exits its holding in the Spanish rental car business after a three-year ownership period
Endless acquires PRAC Financial
Debt purchasing business will acquire two consumer debt portfolios and pursue other investments
Blackstone acquires The Office Group in £500m deal
Flexible and shared work space provider will look to expand across London and continental Europe
Cerberus sells 50% stake in Sotogrande to Orion
Cerberus exits its holding in the Spanish real estate and leisure asset after a three-year owneship
Orium, JFC Industries exit Ocedis
Two investors acquired a majority stake in the swimming pool manufacturer in 2009
Lone Star's Balta launches €476m IPO
Lone Star acquired Balta from DH Private Equity in 2015 for an estimated €500-600m
Equistone acquires Willerby from Caird
Deal comes a year after the holiday home manufacturer partially refinanced its debt
Turkven to float DP Eurasia after seven-year holding
Price range for the offer has been set at 200-230 pence per share
BGF inject £8.3m into Metropolitan European Transport
MET will use the funds to bolt on regional bus operators and support tendering activity
Innogest, Invitalia in €8.4m series-A for GreenBone Ortho
Luxembourg-based investment holding Helsinn Group led the funding round with a €2m injection
Gilde Buy Out Partners acquires Oystershell
GP is currently investing from its latest buyout vehicle, Gilde Fund V, which closed last year
Oaktree buys stake in Marlin's Coriant
Marlin Equity Partners has owned a controlling stake in the business since inception in 2013