Sector
PAI to acquire Carlyle’s B&B in €825m SBO
Exit of French budget accommodation operator is set to generate a 2x-plus return for Carlyle
Chequers buys Spandex from Gilde
Gilde scores 3x money on the sale of the Swiss sign-making and printing business
Idinvest leads €4.5m round for Azalead
Round adds to Aurinvest-led €2m series-A in March and will support future growth
360 closes seed fund on €35m
Technology-focused vehicle to back 5-10 startups per year
Target Partners leads Navvis’s €7.5m series-B
Startup receives funding from Germany and US
EdRip leads €15m round for GamaMabs Pharma
InnoBio, Irdinov, Alto Invest and Ixo Private Equity also take part in capital increase
Altor makes 30% IRR on Piab exit to EQT
Altor reaps 30% IRR on reported SEK 3bn deal
IK acquires TCM Group from Axcel
Exit comes nine years after Axcel's acquisition of TCM
Auctus exits Career Partner to Apollo Education for €96m
GP held the education company for eight years prior to trade sale
PAI to exit GCS in €650m trade sale
GP to reap €186m in proceeds for its €2.7bn buyout fund
Foresight invests £2m in QS Recruitment
Investment came via the Foresight Nottingham Fund to support the company's MBO
Synova invests £9m in Vistair
Investment will be used to support the safety and compliance business's international expansion
PAI scores 2.3x on Hunkemöller exit to Carlyle
Sale follows competitive auction process for asset
IK buys Gilde’s CID
Deal marks the 11th deal for IK's €1.4bn eighth fund
Carlyle invests in PIB Insurance Brokers
GP secures stake via its Carlyle Global Financial Services Partners II fund
Z Capital buys Swiss hotel Waldhaus Flims
Hotel went into administration earlier this year
Sycamore sells Kurt Geiger to Cinven
Cinven has acquired Kurt Geiger, marking its fourth PE owner
Capiton buys LAP Laser
GP plans bolt-ons for new portfolio company
Rutland’s AFI in £70m refinancing
Rutland first backed the company in May 2013
Alven backs Tinyclues’ €5m series-A
Previous investors Isai and Elaia Partners also committed to the round
SEP backs Peppermint Technology with £10m
Original investor OLM Systems remains a shareholder in the business
Industrifonden and SEB sell Cobolt to Hübner Group
German trade buyer wholly acquires Swedish laser maker
Vinted scores €24m series-C from Accel, Insight et al.
Previous backers Accel Partners and Insight Venture Partners also take part in round
Bregal Freshstream buys Lunch Garden
Deal marks first for Bregal Freshstream since launching its €600m fund in September