EY (Ernst & Young)
Oakley sells Damovo to Eli for up to €140m
Sale of the IT business will generate a 5.4x return for the vendor, equivalent to a 57% IRR
Ardian invests in MKD
GP deploys capital from its Ardian Growth Fund II, which held a final close on €230m in April
BC- and GIC-backed Acuris bolts on SparkSpread
US-based energy trade publication is the company's first acquisition since GIC invested last year
DBAG backs Karl Eugen Fischer in MBO from Equistone
Deal is the fourth MBO structured by DBAG Fund VII since it began deploying capital in 2016
Ambienta, L Catterton buy Pibiplast
Company plans to broaden its product offering and expand internationally following the deal
LDC generates 3.5x on PEI sale to BDC
Sale of the media, data and events company comes less than three years after LDC's purchase
ICG acquires Suanfarma
Following the transaction, Suanfarma's founder and CEO Hector Ara will stay on with the business
Elysian acquires Key Travel from Livingbridge
Deal for the UK travel-related support service generates a 3.2x return for the vendor
Bridgepoint sells Pret to JAB Holding
Deal reportedly values the UK-headquartered coffee and sandwich shop chain at more than ТЃ1.5bn
Partners-led consortium buys Techem for €4.6bn
Deal ends a 10-year holding period for Macquarie, which took the firm private in 2008
Hg to invest in Financial Express
GP invested in the financial services software and data company with capital drawn from Mercury 2
Hg reaps 4.9x on sale of JLA to Cinven
Deal brings to an end an eight-year tenure and generates a gross IRR of 26% for the vendor
Inflexion invests in management buyout of ITM
GP supports the buyout from the founder-owners of the financial services IT and software firm
Andera Partners in Conduent carve-out
GP acquires UK and France-based off-street parking business from US-based Conduent
Naxicap buys European Cargo Services in SBO
Naxicap Partners acquires French outsourced airfreight operations service ECS from Alpha
Alantra acquires Hiperbaric
GP deployed capital from its Alantra Private Equity Fund III to support the acquisition
Bridgepoint's BigHand bolts on DWR
Following the deal, BigHand plans to further develop its software product and bolster its growth
IK acquires controlling stake in Questel
Fresh capital will be used to support the company's international expansion
Aksía's Covisian buys customer management specialist RBS
Following the deal, Covisian deputy general manager Carlo Rosini was appointed CEO of RBS
BGF divests Decision Tech to MoneySupermarket in £40m deal
Online comparison group has made four bolt-ons since the vendor's initial investment
Three Hills invests in Sigma
Investment firm acquires a minority stake in the business from the founder, Jonathan Haigh
Gradiente buys HPF
GP is deploying capital from its Gradiente II fund, which held a first close in November 2017
NorthEdge invests in Cloud Technology Solutions
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which typically writes cheques of ТЃ5-45m
Aksìa buys bakery CRM
With the fresh capital, CRM plans to consolidate its position in the Italian market