Sector
Crédit Mutuel Equity boosts German deal hunt with new appointments
Crédit Mutuel Group-backed evergreen fund to plough “several hundred million euros” in DACH
Five Arrows-backed A2MAC1 eyes September auction launch
Car benchmarking group could be valued at EUR 1bn in sale likely to attract major tech funds
The Bolt-Ons Digest – 13 July 2022
Unquote’s selection of the latest add-ons with Ardian's Aire, Kester's Rephine, Arta/KKR's Alvic, Capiton's Dec Group, and more
Five Arrows exits pharmacy group Laf Sante to Latour
Vendor plans to reinvest in pharmacy chain; Bpifrance takes minority stake
Bain Capital appoints advisers for Bugaboo exit
Dutch pram maker to hit the M&A pipeline in an auction guided by Baird and Barclays Capital
Eurazeo to reap 3.2x money multiple in Vitaprotech SBO to Apax
French GPs in exclusive negotiations for security specialist deal, which could generate IRR of 30%
Motive raises USD 2.54bn across Fund 2 and co-investment vehicles
GP's USD 1.8bn Fund 2 is 3.7x the size of its predecessor and expects to make 15-18 deals
Cinven holds EUR 1.5bn final close for financial services fund
GP's first sector-focused fund has made three deals, the first of which was insurance broker Miller
Mubadala leads equity raise in Wefox's USD 400m Series D
Berlin-based insurtech platform valued at USD 4.5bn in equity and debt round
August Equity to target GBP 400m in fundraise for upcoming sixth fund
Fundraising plans come following several exits from the GPтs 2016-vintage fourth fund
Partners Group hires ZF's Scheider as head of private equity
Car parts maker CEO will join the Swiss GP’s headquarters in Baar-Zug in early 2023
Hg to launch sale of business messaging group Commify
Moelis-led auction is expected to see the UK-based company marketed off EUR 25m EBITDA
Siparex holds EUR 450m final close for ETI 5
Mid cap-focused fund is 60% larger than its 2017-vintage predecessor and has made four investments
Mobeus reaps 4.4x money, 64% IRR on Access Partnership MBO to Mayfair
UK-based technology public policy consultancy seeks to develop via M&A
Equistone weighs auction for United Initiators
Evercore is advising on upcoming sale of the Germany-based specialty chemicals supplier
Novum places MMC Studios in continuation fund
New vehicle will allow German GP to complete wind-down of Fund I; DWS Private Equity added as anchor investor
Eurazeo reaps 3.7x money on Orolia exit to trade
Sale of majority stake in French precision electronics group generates EUR 189m in cash proceeds
CapMan exits Fortaco, buys Netox
Sale marks final exit from sponsor's eighth buyout fund; Netox deal is sixth investment via eleventh
Perwyn hires CFO from Silverfleet Capital
James Gavey joins the sponsor's London office after 21 years at Silverfleet
Apax heads for second small-cap fund with EUR 350m target
French GP seeks private and institutional investors with a minimum commitment of around EUR 100,000
Mayfair exits Talon in SBO to Equistone
UK-based out-of-home advertising agency is looking to expand globally and invest into technology
Carlyle closes in on acquisition of water fountain group Ocmis
US sponsor to beat Ambienta-NB Renaissance consortium with EUR 270m offer for Italian asset
Inflexion acquires Irish CMO SteriPack
GP will deploy equity from Buyout Fund VI, which closed in March at GBP 2.5bn
Hg appoints advisers for IRIS Software auction
Business software provider could reach EUR 2bn valuation; unclear whether ICG will sell minority stake