Clifford Chance
Maguar marks first exit with HRworks move to continuation fund
EUR 235m in total equity has been raised to further grow the company via organic strategies and bolt-ons
Abac sells Isolana to Blackstone's BME
Sale ends a two-year holding period for Abac, which acquired a stake in Isolana via its €320m fund Abac Solutions I
CD&R carves out Wolseley UK plumbing merchant business for £308m
Ferguson engaged NM Rothschild to approach potential buyers in October 2020
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
Averna acquires ClimateCare
Debt was provided by Bridgepoint Credit, which recently successfully acquired EQT's credit business
CMS hires five in Polish transactions team
All five lawyers have joined from Clifford Chance and will focus on mandates for private equity firms
Cinven, KKR, Providence aim for €3bn Masmovil deal
Offer targets the entire share capital of Masmovil at a price of €22.5 per share
Indaco Venture, Invesco invest €3m in Expert System
Company intends to use the fresh capital to further expand internationally, primarily across the US
Huntsworth board accepts £524m offer from CD&R
Takeover offer implies an entry multiple of 10.8x adjusted EBITDA of £48.4m
Stirling Square closes fourth fund on €950m
Fund targets buyouts in European mid-market companies with enterprise values of €50-500m
BlackRock, Sofina in £66m round for THG
THG has taken out a new five-year £150m revolving credit facility provided by Barclays and HSBC
Ardian's Dedalus carves out Agfa-Gevaert's healthcare IT business
Dedalus buys the business for an EV of €975m, with the aim of creating a healthcare software group
Equistone to acquire Heras
Equistone will acquire the property protection company from building materials group CRH
Oakley Capital invests in Spanish insurance broker Acierto
Oakley, Admiral Group and Mapfre will form a joint venture by combining Acierto with Rastreator
Concerning prognoses for German healthcare
Uncertainty around new regulation in the healthcare sector has caused jitters among investors
Ardian sells Indigo to Mirova and Meag
Mirova and Meag and Crédit Agricole Assurances intend to help the group develop in China
Invision closes sixth flagship fund on €375m
Invision VI's predecessor, Invision V, closed on €285m and has made its final acquisition
Artá exits Gascan to UBS
Sale ends a two-year holding period for Artá, which acquired the company from Explorer Investments
Cinven agrees to acquire ALE from Axa for €925m
Deal comes weeks after the GP transferred another life insurance business into its sixth fund
Centerbridge, Reservoir acquire minority stake in Amedeo
Deal will finance the acquisition of the US management subsidiary of Intrepid Aviation Holdings
Charme acquires 80% stake in OCS
Italian financial software business will pursue an international and acquisitive growth strategy
PE-backers exit Quitoque to trade
360 Capital, Isai and NCI sell stakes in the French meal kits provider to Carrefour
Cathay and OrbiMed divest Echosens to Astorg
Deal is the first exit for Cathay's 2014-vintage €500m Sino-European MidCap fund
Lone Star to sell MRH to CD&R's MFG for £1.2bn
Deal is an exit for Lone Star Fund IX, with the petrol station operator abandoning its IPO plans