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Perusa to exit Müpro in SBO to IK
Management of the German industrial fixings supplier will reinvest with a minority stake
Ufenau acquires EinzelNet in first deal with Fund VII
Management and founders will retain a 25% stake in the Spanish IT services group; bolt-ons planned under new owner
MB Funds to exit Raksystems in sale to Trill Impact
New majority owner will seek to expand the Finnish green building services specialist across Europe
Monterro collects first round bids in Outpost24 auction
Swedish cybersecurity company could fetch around EUR 400m based off 8x-12x ARR
PEAL Capital buys majority stake in Derma Medical
Deal marks the first investment by the female-led GP’s debut fund, which seeks to raise USD 300m
Sun European acquires DD Group in carve out from IDH
Vendor Palamon said deal is phase one of returning IDH to pureplay dentistry, will invest proceeds in M&A
Montagu launches Arkopharma sale; attracts PE and trade buyers
Bridgepoint and CVC’s Cooper among parties interested in the natural medicines and food supplements maker
BC Partners, Ardian among sponsors in second round of Simago sale
Antin and Eurazeo also in race for minority stake in the French medical imaging specialist
B4 Investimenti on track for new fund launch in late 2023
Italian GP plans to hit the road for Fund III after the end of its current vehicle’s investment period
Verdane scores 5x MOIC in partial exit of Inriver to THL
Majority investment from THL Partners sees Verdane retain a minority stake in the Swedish company
CVC to buy sports nutrition specialist The Quality Group
GP to acquire majority stake via Fund VIII; German group’s founders to reinvest in the deal
DBAG to target EUR 1.3bn-EUR 1.5bn for new buyout fund next year
German GP’s new vehicle will be slightly larger than its predecessor, which is set to complete deployment in two years
Alcedo heads for June final close for Fund V
Italian GP has received EUR 230m in commitments to date for Fund V against a EUR 250m hard-cap
Eurazeo heads for EUR 1bn H1 2022 close for PME IV
GP also said in its Q1 2022 results that it has EUR 4.7bn in dry powder across its strategies
IK to sell 2Connect in SBO to Rivean
Management of the Dutch cable and connectors manufacturer will reinvest in the transaction
Ergon et al. sell Indo to PE-backed Rodenstock
Sherpa Capital and Oquendo Capital are also selling their stakes in the ophthalmic lenses producer
BC Partners, Cinven, Apax and Wendel circle Havea sale
French natural consumer healthcare manufacturer is set to collect non-binding bids next month
Horizon picks Moelis to advise on Sabio auction
Sale of UK digital customer experience transformation company is likely to launch in Q4 2022
EMZ in final stretch of EUR 1.2bn EMZ 10 fundraise
EMZ 10 held a first close in excess of EUR 800m earlier in May and continues to seek new LPs
Mayfair buys majority stake in garage door group Garolla
Sponsor will seek to support domestic and European expansion of the company’s D2C franchise model
Portobello Structured Partnership holds EUR 250m final close
Vehicle is the GP's first dedicated fund for minority stakes in Southern European mid-market companies
Re-Pie to raise single-asset fund for Muslim fashion retailer
Turkish GP will onboard investors to the fund until 31 May; proceeds will back Modanisa’s expansion
Hg to sell Itm8 to Axcel, Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker
Danish IT services company will merge with Axcel-backed AddPro to form a new group with DKK 2.6bn revenues
Nord Holding hires Ufenau’s Kukwa
Christian Kukwa spent two years with Ufenau and will focus on business services in his new role
