Sector
Ardian invests in MKD
GP deploys capital from its Ardian Growth Fund II, which held a final close on €230m in April
BGF invests £11.5m in SaleCycle
Funding will fuel its international expansion, with plans to open offices in Japan and New York
EQT buys Suse for $2.5bn
GP draws capital from EQT VIII, a €10.75bn fund that held a final close in February 2018
LDC backs Martin Audio MBO
Martin Audio was acquired from the Loud Audio group, which is backed by Transom Capital Group
KKR, Pemberton agree to £150m refinancing deal for CDG
Capital injection and refinancing were led by KKR with the support of management and shareholders
CVC buys 51.8% stake in Recordati for €3.03bn
Recordati family will receive €2.3bn in cash and €750m in subordinated long-term debt securities
Bain buys DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals
Bain Capital acquires DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals via its Bain Capital Europe IV vehicle
ECI reaps 3.6x from Great Rail Journeys sale to Duke Street
Deal ends a five-year holding period of the luxury rail holiday provider for ECI
Eurazeo in talks to buy Albingia
Albingia plans to use the GP's long-term institutional shareholder base to develop in the market
Charterhouse eyes France's Funecap
ICG provided Funecap with €350m in unitranche debt at the end of last year
Green Arrow's TFM bolts on Spiral Ingranaggi
GP deploys capital from its Green Arrow Private Equity 3 fund to finance the acquisition
Nexxus Iberia invests in Fuertes Gimeno Comunicaciones
GP deploys capital from its Nexxus Iberia Private Equity Fund I, which held a first close on €130m
Dunedin provides follow-on capital to Premier Hytemp
Premier Hytemp was acquired by Dunedin's second fund, which closed in 2006
Anders buys Aldowa
Shareholders Jan Boom and Allard Droste sell to Anders, with Droste retaining a minority stake
Advent International sells Mondo Minerals to trade
Mondo’s enterprise value of $600m equates to an EBITDA multiple of around 13.1x
MMC, Frontline, LocalGlobe in £16m round for Signal Media
Media monitoring software company has quadrupled its turnover since its 2016 series-A
Altor's Run Bidco acquires Fitness DK
Deal was completed for DKK 100m on a cash- and debt-free basis, and will be paid in cash
Carlyle buys Codorníu Raventós
Transaction values the company at €390m and is expected to close at the end of the year
Novo Ventures leads CHF 20m round for NBE Therapeutics
PPF Capital Partners Fund and Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund (BIVF) also take part
LDC invests £10m in Linley & Simpson
Yorkshire estate agent will undertake an acquisitive growth strategy following the GP's investment
Atomico, Korelya back Oh Bibi
Venture capital firms inject €21m into the France-based mobile games startup
Insight, Felix in $25m round for UK-based Yoobic
Startup was initially self-funded before Felix injected $5.3m of series-A funding in 2017
Neuberger Berman exits Rigoni di Asiago
In addition to Neuberger Berman's holding, Kharis acquires a minority stake from the Rigoni family
AGIC sells KraussMaffei to Chemchina
Sale is the first exit for AGIC's Asia-Germany Industrial Promotion Capital I vehicle