Deals
CapMan-backed Walki's factory sale falls through
Deal to sell two factories falls through on competition grounds
IK acquires TCM Group from Axcel
Exit comes nine years after Axcel's acquisition of TCM
Auctus exits Career Partner to Apollo Education for €96m
GP held the education company for eight years prior to trade sale
PAI to exit GCS in €650m trade sale
GP to reap €186m in proceeds for its €2.7bn buyout fund
Foresight invests £2m in QS Recruitment
Investment came via the Foresight Nottingham Fund to support the company's MBO
Synova invests £9m in Vistair
Investment will be used to support the safety and compliance business's international expansion
Swedish stronghold secures Nordic IPO market for PE
While Nordic GPs have been making the most of the IPO window, Stockholm has seen the bulk of the action
PAI scores 2.3x on Hunkemöller exit to Carlyle
Sale follows competitive auction process for asset
IK buys Gilde's CID
Deal marks the 11th deal for IK's €1.4bn eighth fund
Carlyle invests in PIB Insurance Brokers
GP secures stake via its Carlyle Global Financial Services Partners II fund
Z Capital buys Swiss hotel Waldhaus Flims
Hotel went into administration earlier this year
Sycamore sells Kurt Geiger to Cinven
Cinven has acquired Kurt Geiger, marking its fourth PE owner
Capiton buys LAP Laser
GP plans bolt-ons for new portfolio company
Rutland's AFI in £70m refinancing
Rutland first backed the company in May 2013
Challenging 2015 for Switzerland and Austria
A look back over 2015 activity in the DACH region
Alven backs Tinyclues' €5m series-A
Previous investors Isai and Elaia Partners also committed to the round
SEP backs Peppermint Technology with £10m
Original investor OLM Systems remains a shareholder in the business
Industrifonden and SEB sell Cobolt to Hübner Group
German trade buyer wholly acquires Swedish laser maker
Vinted scores €24m series-C from Accel, Insight et al.
Previous backers Accel Partners and Insight Venture Partners also take part in round
Bregal Freshstream buys Lunch Garden
Deal marks first for Bregal Freshstream since launching its €600m fund in September
Nordic Capital backs Greenfood Group
GP will invest alongside existing owners and management
General Atlantic offloads Axel Springer Digital Classified stake
Springer regains full ownership following the transaction
Ardian's Trescal makes bolt-ons across three continents
French calibration business makes acquisitions in North America, South America and Europe
AAC exits Salad Signature to IK
Company operates in the Netherlands and Belgium