Deals
Better Capital reaps 7x on £326m Gardner sale to SLMR
Aerospace components manufacturer was the GP's maiden investment and generated £254.1m in net proceeds
Juuri Partners invests in Hydroline
Hydroline is Juuri Partners' first investment in the industrial production sector
Wise sells further 2.4% stake in Openjobmetis
Following the transaction, the GP will still retain a 2.55% holding in the listed Italian business
Expon leads €2m round for Nektria
Spanish delivery management software startup will expand its international presence
Synergia takes majority stake in Van Wamel
Trio of Dutch entrepreneurs, Kees, Max and Fred Liet, also invested alongside the GP
Endless-backed Book People bolts on Qwerkity
Acquisition of novelty gift retailer will expand Book People's range of products
Segulah exits Øglænd Industrier via trade sale
GP has fully exited its holding in the business after a two-year ownership period
LDC invests £11m for minority stake in Lucid
Deal for medical communications agency is the fifth investment by the GP's London team in 12 months
Accel leads $53m round for Algolia
Accel Partners had already led a $18.3m series-A for the tech startup in 2015
Intera-backed Silmäasema raises €35m in IPO
Company will raise €35m from the offering, while the sellers, including Intera, will reap €30m
Ardian sells majority stake in Irca to Carlyle
Ardian became Irca's majority owner in 2015, backing the company's MBO with a €230m investment
LDC sells Clifford Thames to US trade buyer
Business will be acquired by OEConnection Holdings, a US-based e-commerce technology group
Enterprise Investors' CEDG further divests from Kofola
CEE-focused private equity firm reduces its stake from 37.3% to 21%
Charterhouse takes majority stake in Serb
Deal will be the first ever buyout for the Belgian speciality pharmaceuticals group
US investors lead $6m round for Jodel
Business angels the Samwer brothers and Soundcloud investor Christophe Maire also participated
Accent buys two Swedish flower companies
Accent will take control of the newco using capital from its vehicle Accent Equity 2012
Carlyle-backed Comdata buys Izium from IK Investment Partners
Deal sees Izium's minority holder IK Investment Partners and the company founder fully exit the asset
Eurazeo PME to acquire 80% of In'Tech Medical for €78m
Eurazeo is taking over from TCR Capital, which had secured a majority stake in In'Tech in 2012
Hartenberg's FutureLife bolts on Galway
FutureLife acquired the business through its subsidiary ReproMed, which the group bought in 2016
EQT acquires DGC One in SEK 2.3bn take-private
Transaction values shares in the telecommunications and internet service provider at SEK 250 apiece
Enterprise Investors completes exit of PBKM
Following the initial float, the GP has fully exited the asset after an eight-year holding period
VCs exit Propertybase to Boston Logic
Neuhaus Partners, HTGF, Bayern Kapital and BayBG all report a successful exit from the investment
TA invests in Biocomposites
GP is currently investing from its $5.3bn 12th fund, which held a final close in 2015
Bain, Cinven amend takeover offer for Stada
Acceptance period has been extended from 8 June to 22 June and the threshold reduced from 75% to 67.5%