Sector
Montagu acquires FSP from August
Funeral services provider will continue expanding through bolt-on acquisitions
Fondo Italiano acquires 30% of Ligabue from Alcedo
Alcedo exited its 40% stake to the GP and founding Ligabue family, which acquired the remaining 10%
Springwater buys Pullmantur and CDF
Deal marks fifth acquisition from Springwater across Royal Caribbean Cruises’ portfolio companies
Goldman Sachs-backed Dong sets summer IPO
Government will retain a 50.1% stake in the national energy company after largest-ever Danish IPO
Deal in Focus: Telepizza listing leads southern Europe IPO wave
An in-depth look at Telepizza’s listing on the Spanish stock exchange
Principia buys 49% stake in Rigenerand for €8.7m
Deal marks the fourth transaction for the Principia III-Health venture capital vehicle
Priveq's NRI bolts on KGC Verktyg & Maskiner
Bolt-on is the first acquisition made by NRI since it was acquired by Priveq in 2012
PE-backed Polynt and Reichhold merge
Investindustrial and Black Diamond will retain a combined majority stake in the new group
Pamplona holds €1bn final close for TMT fund
US- and Europe-focused vehicle is the firm's first sector-dedicated fund
Steel pipes maker Vallourec raises €1bn from BPI et al.
Company will use funds to restructure and refinance activity after financial troubles in 2015
CDC and Mubadala take minority stake in Galileo Education
Investment will help support activities of French subsidiary Studialis
Orlando buys Innight from TNT Express
Spinout of German business Innight follows the acquisition of TNT Express by Fedex
PAI in €725m deal to acquire Ethypharm from Astorg
Deal comes nine years after Astorg acquired a 60% stake in the company via the Astorg IV fund
Relayware raises $11m in round led by Amadeus
Company will use the funds to accelerate its US expansion
HgCapital buys legal software firm STP
HgCapital acquired STP via its £380m Mercury Fund, which focuses on software and tech
PE and the 4th Industrial Revolution: Blurring the lines
Part four: with an increasing number of VC-backed tech unicorns, private equity players are changing the face of later-stage funding rounds
Bridgepoint exits designer Christian Liaigre Group
Bridgepoint had acquired a majority stake in the company from Rothschild Capital in 2014
Apposite invests up to £12m in Medical Imaging Partnership
Radiology company will undertake a recruitment drive and expand accross the UK
Sportvideos365 raises €800,000 from Clever Clover et al.
Sportvideos365 is a tool for amateur sports clubs to upload match highlights online
BPI, BNP Paribas invest €1m in spa software firm SequoiaSoft
Group will use the funds to acquire DL Software subsidiary Thelis
Naxicap exits caterer Bertrand Restauration
Group CEO Olivier Bertrand buys majority stake back from the private equity firm
PE and the 4th Industrial Revolution: The new deal
Part three: is private equity waking up to the realities of investing in companies at the forefront of the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
3i and Deutsche AM acquire TCR in €200m SBO
Both partners are acquiring the business from previous owners Chequers Capital and Florac
LDC scores 2.3x money on Orion Media exit
Sale of broadcasting business Orion Media marks the third exit for LDC in 2016