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Permira to exit Vacanceselect to PAI-backed European Camping Group
French campsite operator will have approximately 10% market share in Europe after the acquisition
Aurelius to buy Footasylum following antitrust ruling
Deal values high street sneaker retailer at EUR 45m as owner JD Sports forced to divest
Montagu to exit Arkopharma for EUR 450m
Sale of French supplement maker leaves two unrealised assets in 2010-vintage Montagu IV
SwanCap plans October first close for Fund VI
German GP has a EUR 350m target for co-investment vehicle, which will follow the strategy of 2019-vintage predecessor
Aksia creates Italian Food Excellence Group with three new deals
Acquisitions include Buona Compagnia Gourmet, exited by Gradiente, and Siparex
IK Partners in exclusivity to sell Exxelia to US trade
Aerospace electronic components group to be acquired by HEICO Corporation for EUR 453m in cash
Aliter Capital readies Ipsum for post-summer auction
DC Advisory to lead on sale of UK-based utilities and infrastructure services provider
Tikehau holds EUR 3.3bn final close for TDL V, plans further fundraises
GP said in its H1 2022 results that it has fundraises for its flagship funds in sight for Q3
Tikehau et al. sell majority stake in GreenYellow to Ardian
French sponsors to reinvest in the renewable energy firm following EUR 1.4bn deal
Goodwin hires Shearman’s Carli for Munich PE team
Leveraged finance partner Winfried Carli had been with Shearman & Sterling for more than 20 years
Eurazeo’s NAV dips amid volatile markets
Net asset value dips by 3.9% as French sponsor creates contingency buffer of EUR 500m to account for market uncertainty
TPG Growth invests in lyric library Musixmatch
The sponsor closed its latest growth fund in August 2021 at USD 3.6bn, and has seen fast deployment
CD&R to form facilities management group with two primary buyouts
Family-owned Atalian and OCS will merge to create platform with presence in Europe and Asia-Pacific
Deutsche Bank head of EMEA equity-linked departs
Xavier Lagache is no longer in the role after more than a decade; replacement not announced
Advent invests PE-backed Seedtag with EUR 250m-plus deal
Deal for Spanish digital ads firm marks partial exit for Oakley Capital, Adara and All Iron Ventures
GP Profile: MCP steps up DACH and international focus ahead of next fundraise
ESG and continued expansion of its international LP base also on the agenda, managing partner Inna Gehrt tells Unquote
Synova V holds first and final close on GBP 875m hard-cap
The fund has a GBP 250m pool earmarked for smaller deals and expects to make a handful of DACH and Nordics investments
Oakley to combine Grupo Primavera with Silver Lake’s Cegid
Merged software groups valued at EUR 6.8bn; Oakley becomes minority investor alongside KKR and AltaOne
BC Partners to join Bain as co-investor in Fedrigoni
Valued at around EUR 3bn, the Italian paper and label manufacturer will also receive co-investment from Canson Capital
StepStone Group gears up for next Tactical Growth Fund
Predecessor primary, secondaries and co-investment vehicle held a final close in 2021 on USD 690m
DBAG prepares Cloudflight for sale launch late this year
GP aims for 20x EBITDA valuation for German IT services and software consultancy
Unquote British Private Equity Awards 2022: final week to enter
Submissions for the 2022 Unquote British Private Equity Awards are open until 29 July at 5pm
Ergon readies Opseo for exit advised by Goldman Sachs
German outpatient intensive care clinics to be marketed off EUR 60m-70m EBITDA
Trilantic to buy Passione Unghie in SBO from Orienta
Incumbent GP and founders retain minority stake; deal includes unitranche led by Eurazeo and HIG