Sector
Charterhouse buys Labelium from Qualium
B2B digital marketing agency made six add-ons during Qualium's three-year investment period
CapMan acquires Verdane's MM Sports
Verdane mandated Clearwater International in Q1 to assess its exit options
Investindustrial exits Polynt-Reichhold in buy-back
Asset was expected to fetch around €2.5bn, with Lone Star previously thought to be in exclusivity
CapMan exits Solera Beverage Group to trade
Exit comes a decade after CapMan acquired a majority stake in Solera alongside co-investors and the management
Unigestion holds €611m final close for second Direct fund
Fund surpasses its €600m target and is more than 40% deployed
Polaris sells ProData Consult to Axcel
Axcel reportedly pays nearly DKK 2bn (€269m) for the company, suggesting a 13.3x EBITDA multiple
Capiton buys majority stake in Axxence Group
GP is backing the natural aroma chemicals firm via Capiton VI, which is on the road targeting €550m
EQT to sell Fertin Pharma to Philip Morris
EQT exits the company four years after it acquired a 70% stake in it from the founding Bagger-Sørensen family
Carlyle injects €60m into Inova
GP invests via Carlyle Europe Technology Partners IV, a €1.4bn fund closed in 2019
Karmijn Kapitaal holds first close for third fund
Netherlands-headquartered GP held a final close for Fund II in June 2016 on €90m
Livingbridge buys majority stake in VC-backed Semafone
Octopus Ventures and BGF exit the data security and compliance software developer
Five Arrows invests £120m in Causeway Technologies
Deal follows the GP's £300m SBO of Sygnature Discovery from Phoenix Equity Partners
Healthcare buyout value hits new high in first half
Trio of mega-buyouts push the aggregate value of deals to €19.5bn in H1, versus €11bn in H2 last year
Altor buys Palette Software from Monterro
Monterro's exit comes six years after it acquired a minority stake in the company
Phoenix nets 4.3x return on sale of Rayner Surgical to CVC
CVC will deploy equity from its Fund VIII, which held a final close on £21.3bn
Phoenix confirms Sygnature sale to Five Arrows
Deal is the third strong exit from Phoenix's 2016 fund, following Travel Chapter for 3.6x and Rayner for 4.3x
Oakley to sell majority stake in Ace Education to trade
Exit will generate a gross return on investment of nearly 2.1x money and around 27% IRR for Oakley Capital Private Equity III
Hg, Vista Equity Partners to sell Allocate to trade
Sources told Mergermarket in May that the company could fetch a valuation of around £1bn
Cinven buys Arcaplanet from Permira in €1bn-plus deal
Pet care retailer reportedly fetched more than €1bn
SoftBank leads $600m series-D for CMR Surgical
Series-D values the business at around $3bn, according to an FT report
Pandemic sinks dealflow in restaurants & bars to 10-year low
Activity in the sector has not yet returned to previous levels, with four buyouts totalling €285m recorded to date in 2021
Ares takes 33% stake in Atlético Madrid
Club shareholders unanimously agree to a €181m capital increase
Riverside buys Danish cybersecurity firm Cryptomathic
GP was supported by its institutional co-investors on the deal and plans to carry out add-ons in the cryptography space
Cross Equity, Pinova sell Rademacher to trade
GPs acquired the Germany-based smart home systems business in 2014 from Nord Holding