Deals
Epiris-backed James Hay to take Nucleus private for £145m
James Hay is using financing made up of equity drawn down from the Epiris Funds and debt from Ares
Kester Capital backs Optibrium
GP invests in the company via its second fund, which closed on its £90m hard-cap in August 2020
TA Associates to invest in French company DL Software
Software developer has realised an average annual growth rate of more than 10% since its founding
MML acquires Western Global in £90m deal
MML has completed 15 transactions in the last 12 months, according to a statement
DeA Capital buys coffee producer Ekaf Cellini
GP invests in the company via Taste of Italy 2, which held a final close on €330m in November 2020
PE-backed Oatly could list as early as May – report
Company was previously considering listing in Hong Kong, but is now looking at the US, according to reports
Klar Partners buys Sandbäckens from Segulah
Segulah exits the company five years after acquiring it via Segulah V
AnaCap sells Equa Bank to Raiffeisen Bank
GP says the digital bank had grown its deposit base and loan book by more than 12x and achieved 36x growth in revenues
Süd Beteiligungen invests in Fischer Panda
GP aims to assist the power generators producer with the expansion of its international presence
Rutland backs infrastructure service JSM
JSM represents the 10th investment from Rutland Fund III, which closed on £263m in January 2015
Apax to acquire BTP Consultants
Apax invests in mid-market businesses across the TMT, consumer goods, healthcare and financial services sectors
Adcuram's MEA acquires Vilgertshofer Bausysteme
Construction supplier is seeking more add-ons to expand its geographical reach and product portfolio
Inflexion reinvests in BES
Rothschild was appointed to run a sale process to select a minority investor for the company
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Vespa Capital acquires SelectScience
GP is currently investing via Vespa III, which held a final close in February 2020 on £150m
Capital Croissance backs Idealwine
Founders Cyrille Jomand, Angélique de Lencquesaing and Lionel Cuenca retain a majority stake in the company
Oaktree invests £200m in RedCat
It is expected that the company will raise an additional £300m in debt, according to the Daily Telegraph
Waterland invests in FitOne
GP aims to support the fitness studio business by consolidating the market via acquisitions
Enterprise Investors completes PragmaGo take-private
GP plans to de-list the company from the Warsaw stock exchange "as soon as possible"
Consortium in €10m round for NexWafe
Investors including Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures back the solar panel technology developer
Soleus leads $35m series-C extension for Inivata
Investment will primarily be used to accelerate the clinical development and rollout of RaDaR
Pinova buys majority stake in Ecoroll
Hannover Finanz owned a stake in the metal surface component equipment manufacturer from 2002 to 2012
Peak Rock backs packaging specialist AMB
GP is currently investing via its second fund, which targets mid-market companies based in North America and Europe
Moonfire leads $2.2m round for Mindstone
Zanichelli Venture and NexD also participated in the round, as well as a series of angels