Deals
Ardian takes minority stake in Piz'wich
GP acquired its stake in the company through ist 2014-vintage Ardian Croissance Fund
Forbion, Fountain et al. in £23m series-B for Nerre Therapeutics
Round also saw participation from existing investors Advent Life Sciences and Novo
Graphite reaps 3.7x on £215m sale of MTS to Sumitomo
Trade sale is the latest in a series of high profile PE divestments of UK assets to international buyers
Erhvervsinvest sells Damolin to French industrial
Danish mineral products maker is sold to listed French buyer after six years
Verdane, Industrifonden exit Movimento to Delphi Automotive
Formerly Sweden-headquartered car software services provider sold after nearly a decade
Lonsdale buys majority stake in P2 Consulting
Deal marks the third investment for the GPтs maiden vehicle, Fund 1
Foresight acquires Tudor Contract Cleaners
Industrial cleaning business will look to expand beyond its key north-west of England region
NVM supports Thyson MBO
Industrial instrumentation business will look to grow internationally and expand into new market segments
Northzone and eEquity inject €14m in Na-Kd
Deal marks sixth investment for eEquity III vehicle, which held first close on тЌ60m in Sept 2015
3i agrees £33m sale of Lekolar
Exit comes a decade after Nordic educational materials provider was acquired in SBO
Armònia acquires Aspesi in maiden investment
Deal for the Italian fashion brand marks the first investment from the GP's maiden vehicle
Clessidra partially exits Buccellati in €230m EV trade sale
Following a turbulent year, the GP scores its fourth exit of 2016 by divesting its 85% stake
EQT Mid Market leads Adamo Telecom buyout
The fibre-based internet provider’s founder and management team will acquire a 20% stake
Bain to acquire Consolis from LBO France
Proposed deal is expected to complete in Q1 2017 and follows a 10-year holding period for the vendor
HIG buys bathroom furnishings producer Royo Group
As part of a four-year expansion plan, the GP has acquired an undisclosed stake in the business
Towerbrook acquires Van Dijk Educatie
Acquisition marks the second investment by the GP in education-related businesses this year
AH Industries exit results in negative IRR for Ratos
Dealтs enterprise value is around DKK 240m and will have no effect on Ratosт profits
Abris acquires Kopernikus in Serbia
Founders Srđan and Zvezdan Milovanović will join Abris to grow the Serbian telecoms company
BGF injects £10m into Virtual1
Wholesale provider of cloud-based storage and ethernet connectivity will invest in new infrastructure
VSS divests Thomsons to Marsh & McLennan
Sale of the HR software company comes three years after the GP first invested in the business
Ardian's Dedalus raises €72m bond from Tikehau
Deal marks the third direct lending deal executed by Tikehau’s Italy-based team
Palatine-backed EPI Group secures £4.75m mezz deal
UK-headquartered oil and gas consultancy secures a mezzanine loan from Connection Capital
Equistone's Apogee bolts on Citydocs
Deal for the digital printing company marks the third acquisition by Apogee since the GP's initial investment
Rockaway acquires e-commerce trio from Naspers
Deal sees venture capital firm acquire CEE-focused online comparison shopping engines