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Mid Europa sells Walmark to PE-backed Stada
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for the GP, which invested in the company via its third fund
Bain Capital-backed Fedrigoni acquires Ritrama
Second add-on made by the company, following its acquisition of Cordenons in May 2018
Bain’s Italmatch invests in FRX Polymers
Italmatch expects to further strengthen its position in the flame retardant additives segment
Bain-backed Italmatch buys Water Science Technologies
Firm plans to strengthen its presence in the North American water treatment and oil & gas markets
Triton opens office in Amsterdam, makes new hire
Triton has opened an office in the Netherlands and hired van de Linde from Bain Capital
PE-backed Nets offloads division to Mastercard for €2.85bn
Acquisition comprises Nets' clearing and instant payment services, and e-billing solutions
Bain, Carlyle place takeover bid for Osram at €35 per share
Bain and Carlyle have placed a takeover offer for the lighting manufacturer, valuing it at €3.9bn
Bain in exclusivity for $4bn Kantar buyout
Market research firm reportedly generated an operating profit of £301m from sales of £2.6bn in 2018
Nexi raises €2.3bn in IPO
Initial listing gives Nexi a market capitalisation of €5.7bn and an enterprise value of €7.3bn
Bain Capital backs Maesa in SBO
Global private equity investor is replacing funds managed by Andera Partners (formerly EdRip)
Nexi to float on Italian stock exchange in April
Placement includes existing shares as well as new shares issued via a €600-700m capital increase
Carlyle's Comdata carves out PayCare from PE-backed Nexi
Deal follows the sale of Oasi, purchased by FSI's Cedacri from Nexi for €151m in January
Bain Capital Venture et al. invest $70m in Mirakl
Round is led by new investor Bain Capital Venture and sees historical backers recommit
Apollo's £3.32bn RPC take-private bid approved by directors
Development comes four months after the GP emerged as a bidder for the plastic packaging firm
FSI’s Cedacri carves out Oasi from PE-backed Nexi for €151m
Cedacri will finance the acquisition with a debt package provided by a pool of 14 banks
Bain Capital's Autodis Group to acquire Oscaro
Bain, which has backed Autodis since 2015, was planning to list the business in H1 this year
Bain in exclusive talks to buy BWA Water additives
Sale of Manchester-based chemicals company BWA was embarked upon in early May 2018
Bain and Cinven offer improved price to de-list Stada
PE firms say they have obtained irrevocable support for the new offer from a 12% shareholder
APFC announces 2017/18 PE investments
APFC has committed to funds managed by Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures and Bain Capital
RPC confirms early takeover talks with Apollo, Bain
GPs now have until 8 October to either announce a firm intention to make an offer or walk away
BGF exits first ever investment as Bain backs Benefex
Benefex was the first investment made by BGF in 2011, with £5.5m invested overall
Bain to acquire Esure in £1.2bn take-private
Board of the UK insurance company has approved an offer of 280 pence apiece from the GP
Private assets spurring returns for CPPIB
Investment portfolio has generated 1.8% of annualised net nominal returns for the first quarter
Bain buys DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals
Bain Capital acquires DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals via its Bain Capital Europe IV vehicle