Deals
Bridgepoint et al. buy PE-backed Anaveo
Deal marks exit for minority owners CM-CIC, ACG and Garibaldi Participations
BWB Partners acquires Impreg
Danish GP formerly known as Odin completes first acquisition as BWB Partners
MML’s Clean Linen buys Paragon
Clean Linen makes second bolt-on following MML's investment in 2014
Ardian’s Trescal bolts on Primo
14th add-on since GP's takeover in June 2013 is Trescal's first in Canada
Emeram invests in Diva-e
Six-way merger in Germany is Emeram's fourth investment since inception in 2013
Highlander takes 60% stake in QFG
Deal continues flurry of activity in Poland for the GP, having completed two exits in the past week
Ixo buys majority stake in Evas
MBO is ninth deal for GP's third fund, currently invested at 40-50%
Howzat backs €2m round for Travelcircus
Howzat focuses on the digital sector, with previous investments in Academia and Trivago
BGF-backed Shepherd Direct acquires CPBigwood
BGF first backed Shepherd Direct in June 2015 with a £20m investment alongside other backers
Highlander sells Poland's Medi-system to Orpea
GP exits 50% stake in Polish care provider to Paris-listed trade buyer Orpea
BC-backed Mergermarket buys Creditflux
Bolt-on follows on from the purchases of unquote", AVCJ and C6 in second half of 2015
Caledonia reaps dividend in £165m Park Holidays refinancing
GP has returned 48% of original investment following refinancing
Robert Bosch backs Emperra’s $3.1m series-B
Company's series-A reached €2.6m and was led by Peppermint and Goodvent
3i sells 20% Consultim stake back to founder
Debt-free nature of deal allowed GP to reap annual dividends since 2007
GPF acquires Acuntia from Corpfin
GPF Capital secures a majority stake in the ICT solutions provider
Norvestia leads €3.3m round for Fluido
Funding round will support international growth for the Finnish company
Advent in £1.5bn Priory Group exit
Advent, which had owned Priory since 2011, will receive a mix of cash and shares
Index Ventures backs Movinga’s $25m series-B
Index closed its latest fund, Index Ventures Growth III, on €650m in April 2015
Sentica builds infrastructure group with triple buyout
Sentica inks the MBOs of Kanta-Kaivu, Cendigo and Kallionporaus Arto Soininen
21 Partners buys Polish childrenswear maker Wójcik
Business is acquired through 21 Partners' Warsaw branch, 21 Concordia
Sun European’s V&D goes under
Case is the latest to highlight ongoing controversy around Dutch portfolio companies
Ratos’s Euromaint takes hit after German divestment
Partial exit and performance to negatively impact company's value
Patron and Electra in £325m Grainger carve-out
Both firms to commit identical £45m investments as part of takeover
DBAG exits Spheros
DBAG sells company for more than double its initial investment sum