EY (Ernst & Young)
Cathay and OrbiMed divest Echosens to Astorg
Deal is the first exit for Cathay's 2014-vintage €500m Sino-European MidCap fund
Progressio buys Save the Duck
CEO Nicolas Bargi will retain a stake in the business and continue to lead the company
Progressio's Garda Plast bolts on Ifap
Debt package was provided by Crédit Agricole Cariparma and Banco BPM to support the transaction
Palladio backs Uni Gasket
Following the acquisition, Vittorio Calissi will continue to lead the company as president and CEO
Mid Europa buys MediGroup from Blue Sea Capital
Seller Blue Sea Capital, which established MediGroup in 2013, will retain a 45% stake
ECM buys Albrecht & Dill
Previous owner and extended management team will acquire a minority stake in the new company
EOS Investment buys Atex in MBO
Atex's management team will retain a minority stake and stay on with the company
EOS Investment backs Eurofiere in MBO
EOS is deploying capital from its private equity fund, which held a first close on €55m in 2016
3i buys Royal Sanders from Egeria
Deal ends a three-year holding period for Egeria, which bought the company from Bencis
Ardian backs SFAM in €1.7bn deal
GP acquires a €200m minority stake in the French broker of smartphone and multimedia insurance
NorthEdge reaps 3.5x on £70m sale of DW3 to Masonite
Divestment of the window and door manufacturer results in a 59% IRR following a 40-month tenure
Gimv sells Mackevision to Accenture
Acquisition adds further visualisation capabilities to Accenture's digital services portfolio
Riverside invests in Alter Pharma
GP is currently investing from its fifth fund, which targets businesses with EBITDA of €5-15m
LBO France carves out Crouzet
French manufacturer of automation components Crouzet is carved out of PAI's InnoVistaSensors
FCDE buys 70% of Utac Ceram
Transaction includes mezzanine financing provided by Tikehau and other debt by BNP Paribas
Miura, Demeter sell Contenur to US PE firm Acon
Acon Investments takes over with management retaining a significant stake in the business
Equistone acquires Fertighaus Gruppe from Adcuram
Under Adcuram's ownership, the group's revenues have increased from €200m to €300m
Ardian acquires majority stake in DRT
Individual shareholders and Tikehau Capital reinvest part of their proceeds alongside Ardian
Omers PE to acquire Trescal in SBO
GP is in talks to buy French calibration services specialist Trescal from Ardian
Debut funds flourish in UK market
First-time fundraisings are increasingly frequent in the UK, with 2017 seeing the most final closes of maiden funds for five years
Ardian backs management buyout of Babeau-Seguin
Ardian buys the French detached house builder Babeau-Seguin from Nixen
NB Renaissance buys machinery producer Comelz
Fourth acquisition since the GP launched its €620m maiden vehicle in March 2015
Carlyle buys Prima Solutions
Carlyle draws equity from Carlyle Europe Technology Partners III, a €656m fund that closed in 2015
Corporate caution creating carve-out opportunities for PE
Political instability may trigger a raft of corporate divestments, from which PE could profit