Deals
Deal in Focus: Idea CCR I in turnaround for Pigna
Investment in struggling pulp and paper company is the third investment by the debt-for-equity investor
G Square Healthcare acquires Duomed
GP recently closed its second investment vehicle, G Square Capital II, on its €350m hard-cap
Terra Firma invests in Equistone's Sportgroup
Terra Firma will provide further support and advice but will not be involved operationally
Chequers Capital acquires Sport & Leisure Group
Two other bidders were reportdely in the running to acquire the synthetic turf maker
Spintop leads €2m round for cleaning platform Freska
Investment comes a year after the home cleaning platform acquired Norwegian competitor Freska
Gimv acquires stake in MVZ Holding
Gimv will provide financial and strategic support for MVZ Holding’s growth and acquisition strategy
Apposite Capital leads €7m round for NIMGenetics
Deal is the third acquisition for the GP's 2016-vintage vehicle, Apposite Healthcare Fund II
Bestport invests in Nu-Heat MBO
Underfloor heating company's founding directors will retire following completion of the deal
Kartesia leads €25m round for Vet+a
Deal is the second investment in the insurtech sector for the GP, after backing GT Motion in January
KKR et al. buy Intertur Hotels
Backers include Iberian asset management firm Dunas and Alchemy-backed hotel chain Alua
Verdane's Uppländska in Bellmans bolt-on
New company is plans to grow with further bolt-ons, as well as organically
Tesi and Debiopharm in $10m series-B for BC Platforms
Biopharmaceutical company will launch new technologies and integrate clinical and genomic data
LBO France buys VetroElite from Gradiente
Deal saw the Italian mid-cap private equity house divest the asset after a four-year holding period
Wise buys digital printing business Aleph
Deal is the fifth acquisition for the GP's 2015-vintage Wisequity IV
EMBL and Life Sciences Partners sell Luxendo to Bruker
Bruker will expand its portfolio with the addition of Luxendo's microscopes and intellectual property
Highland and Grafton in $40m round for Starleaf
Cloud-based video conferencing company to expand its presence in the Asia Pacific region
Livingbridge backs online fashion company In The Style
UK-based womenswear retailer will expand into the Australian and American markets
HIG sells Brand Addition to Elysian
Acquirer takes a majority stake in the merchandising company, with HSBC and Beechbrook providing debt
Catacap buys translation service LanguageWire
Deal is the second acquisition of 2017 for the Danish small- and mid-cap buyout house
BGF et al. inject £7m into Pharmacy2u
Expansion deal marks Business Growth Fund's eighth investment for 2017 so far
Highlander backs Rotometal
Rotometal will use the new investment to expand its product range and enter new export markets
NextStage acquires NaturaBuy
Online marketplace had been backed by publishing house Mondadori France since 2012
Idea CCR I purchases Sinterama
Deal is the fourth transaction in 2017 for the Italian debtor-in-possession fund
Extens et al. take majority stake in Snal
Extens, Capital Croissance and BPI France together hold around 75% of the group's equity