Sector
UI Gestion backs Daco France SBO
Directors Alain and Michel Abitbol retain stakes in the France-based dried fruits company
ECI sells MThree to trade after 18 months
Education services provider goes to US-based John Wiley & Sons for more than £100m
Prudentia backs Metz-Amnéville zoological park
GP is investing via its maiden fund, France Industrie I, which closed on €100m in 2018
CBPE exits Allied Glass
Buyer for the glass manufacturer is a vehicle managed by Sun Capital and the Allied Glass management
CBPE backs Perspective Financial Group buyout
CBPE is partnering with management, who are all reinvesting in the business
Aurelius buys Distrelec and Nedis from Dätwyler
Carve-out process for the industrial supplier's electronic components business began in August 2019
Gradient leads $7m series-A for TypingDNA
New and existing investors, including GapMinder and Techstars Ventures, also participate
THCP backs Borealis Hotel Group
Deal for the hospitality group is THCP's second investment in the Netherlands
LDC sells Pure Cottages to Vitruvian's Sykes Holiday Cottages
Vitruvian acquired a majority stake in Sykes from Livingbridge last year
Slingshot, Shoe back Swishfund
Fresh capital will help Swishfund to develop its software and expand its client base
Insight Partners et al. in £55m round for Receipt Bank
Accountancy software platform also drew investment from Kennet Partners and Augmentum Fintech
Cartesian backs Simba Sleep
The fresh capital will be used to facilitate the company's expansion in China and Canada
Siparex, I&F et al. back Rondot SBO
GP Siparex first invested in the glass manufacturing equipment specialist in 2016
IK acquires majority stake in MDT
GP drew equity from IK VIII to back the heating and ventilation components specialist
Apax invests in engineering software developer Graitec
Founder Francis Guillemard and the management team reinvested in the engineering company
Groupe LFPI eyes Document Store
ActoMezz backed the French printing equipment distributor between 2015 and 2018
Dubag buys Gesellschaft für Reisevertriebssysteme
Germany-based Thomas Cook call-centre subsidiary was sold as part of the company’s insolvency
EMK acquires majority stake in WAE
EMK will invest in the commercialisation of WAE's technology opportunities and long-term growth
Lone Star to buy BASF's chemicals division in €3.17bn deal
Germany-based construction chemicals business generated sales of around €2.5bn in 2018
The Carlyle Group backs Dept SBO
Waterland sells its majority stake in the Dutch digital marketing and advertisement agency
Trasys Beteiligungs exits Elin Motoren to trade
Trasys Beteiligungs und Management acquired a 100% stake in Elin Motoren in 2005
Hg buys P&I in €2bn deal
GP previously backed the German provider of cloud-based HR software from 2013 to 2016
Phoenix acquires Redington
Firm is currently investing from Phoenix Equity Partners 2016, which closed on £415m
Bregal Milestone inks first Dutch deal with Anywhere365
UK-based growth GP invests €40m in Anywhere365 via its maiden fund, which closed in 2018