Deals
EQT sells Igenomix in €1.25bn trade sale
Igenomix had a €400m enterprise value at the time of EQT's initial investment in 2019
VR Equitypartner sells Megabad stake to FSN Capital
VR Equitypartner has sold its stake in Germany-based online bathroom fittings and furniture retailer Megabad to FSN Capital.
Mid Europa explores sale of M+ Group
Owners of M+ Group appoint William Blair to assess strategic options for the company
Stirling Square acquires Sustainable Agro Solutions
GP intends to support the Spain-based biostimulants producer with market consolidation
Graphite Capital sells U-Pol in £428m trade sale
GP first bought the business in 2002, exiting in 2005 before acquiring it again in 2010
Towerbrook clinches Bruneau auction – report
Towerbrook reportedly beat competition from private equity firms Lone Star and Platinum
Eurazeo to sell early education business Grandir to InfraVia
Eurazeo is set to earn a 2x return on its initial investment
LBO France's Groupe RG completes impact refinancing
Reinancing for the PPE distributor includes ESG criteria that will affect the debt repayment
Gimv sells Summa to Ergon
Gimv acquired a majority stake in the Belgium-based digital cutting machines producer in 2016
Bain Capital, Thrive lead €126m round for Pleo
Company was founded six years ago and has since raised nearly €200m over three funding rounds
Bridgepoint backs PharmaReview
GP is investing via its first Growth fund, which makes investments of up to £15m
HIG sells Weru to trade
Sale comes more than seven years after HIG acquired the windows and doors producer from Triton
EQT sells Iver to ICG
EQT claims that, under its ownership, the company more than tripled its revenues over the last three years
Apollo makes first deal from Impact strategy
Apollo will launch a take-private bid for the recycled cardboard producer on completion of the deal
Livingbridge buys World of Books from Bridges
Bridges partially exits the company five years after paying £13m for just over 50% of the company.
Charterhouse to exit Siaci Saint Honoré to OTPP et al.
OTPP, Cathay, BPI France and Ardian back the deal and SSH's merger with market peer Diot
Apollo confirms interest in Morrisons bid
PE firm would have to top a £9.52bn EV offer from a Fortress-led consortium made over the weekend
Ashridge scores 1,439% IRR on Marclay after four-month hold
Ashridge invested in the UK-based cybersecurity and incident response firm in February
Montagu buys Waystone from MML
Acquisition of the fund advisory firm is Montagu's third SBO of 2021, according to Unquote Data
Bid Equity sells Myneva to Summa
Bid Equity had reportedly mandated GCA Altium to consider sale options at the beginning of the year
Charterhouse buys Labelium from Qualium
B2B digital marketing agency made six add-ons during Qualium's three-year investment period
CapMan acquires Verdane's MM Sports
Verdane mandated Clearwater International in Q1 to assess its exit options
Investindustrial exits Polynt-Reichhold in buy-back
Asset was expected to fetch around €2.5bn, with Lone Star previously thought to be in exclusivity
CapMan exits Solera Beverage Group to trade
Exit comes a decade after CapMan acquired a majority stake in Solera alongside co-investors and the management