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EU’s pending foreign subsidies rules put PE deals in the spotlight
M&A from funds backed by Chinese and Middle Eastern investors likely to be the focus of enforcement
CVC buys BIP from Apax
GP invests in the company via CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII, which closed on €21.3bn in July 2020
KPS buys aluminium specialist Metra
GP invests in the business via KPS Special Situations Mid-Cap Fund, which closed on $1bn in October 2019
Equistone exits Charles & Alice
Management team becomes the controlling shareholder in the business, while Crédit Mutuel retains a minority stake
EY Law hires Schulz
Daniel Martin Schulz joins the firm's Hamburg-based PE and M&A team from Allen & Overy
Apax sells Sandaya to InfraVia
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Apax, which acquired a majority stake in Sandaya from Pragma Capital
IK sells Signature Foods to Pamplona
IK acquired the company from its IK VII fund, which closed on €1.4bn in October 2013
IK buys majority stake in GeoDynamics from Sofindev
Sofindev had reportedly been looking to sell its 50.1% in the company and had mandated EY for the process
Innova acquires stake in Bielenda Kosmetyki
Proceeds from the investment will fund the company's acquisition of two cosmetics brands from Norwegian cosmetics group Orkla
PAI acquires LDC's Addo Food and Equistone's Winterbotham Darby
Both management teams have reinvested and operations will continue to be run separately
LLCP acquires metrology specialist NMI
This is the third deal made by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Europe II, which closed on €463m earlier this month
LLCP buys Triskelion
GP invests in the company via Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Europe II, which closed on €463m earlier this month
Capza backs IMF Business School
Company's founders, Carlos Martínez and Belén Arcones, stay on with the business and retain a minority stake
EQT buys Idealista from Apax for €1.3bn
EQT acquires a majority stake, while the management team led by CEO Jesús Encinar retains a minority
L Catterton backs food supplement specialist IAF Store
GP intends to support IAF Store's growth and its expansion in the Italian online supplements market
GCP sells Chaucer to Apax-backed Bip
With this add-on, Bip expects to create a global advisory company with 3,300 staff and revenues of €350m
EQT buys visual content specialist Freepik
GP invests via EQT Mid-Market Europe, which closed on its €1.6bn hard-cap in May 2017
Palatine sells Vernacare to HIG
HIG is currently investing from Growth Buyout Equity Fund III, which closed on $970m
IK takes minority stake in EDH
Existing investors Quilvest Capital Partners and Amin Khiari retain stakes in the group
Riverside carves out HealthTech BioActives from Ferrer
Deal includes three manufacturing facilities located in Spain, which employ around 140 staff
DeA Capital's Idea CCR I sells Sinterama to trade
Sale ends a two-year holding period for CCR I, which owned a majority stake in the business
Siparex et al. acquire Sintex NP for €155m
Deal for the plastics firm forms part of the trade vendor's plans to focus on its domestic market
Allen & Overy hires Dechert's Sarailler
Allen & Overy wants to position itself among the top three fund structuring firms in France
Highlander Partners acquires Ares Group
Cardiology care provider Ares Group is Highlander Partners' first acquisition in Romania