Latham & Watkins
McDermott adds to German PE team with Noerr and Latham duo
Noerr’s Holger Ebersberger and Latham & Watkins’ Hanno Witt to join the firm’s Munich office
Platinum Equity buys Urbaser for €3.5bn
GP intends to support the company in accelerating its expansion both organically and through targeted M&A
CVC buys BIP from Apax
GP invests in the company via CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII, which closed on €21.3bn in July 2020
Astorg buys Solina from Ardian
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Ardian, which acquired Solina from IK Investment Partners
CVC buys Ethniki Insurance in €505m deal
GP invests in the company via CVC Capital Partners VII, which closed on €15.5bn in June 2017
Nazca exits Moldcom to Cranemere's ES Group
This is the first divestment made by Nazca IV, a €275m vehicle raised by the GP in 2016
Searchlight closes third fund on $3.4bn
LPs in the fund include the California State Teachers Retirement System and CPPIB
Ardian acquires Syclef majority stake from Latour
Since 2015, Syclef has accelerated its buy-and-build strategy with the acquisition of 15 companies
Astorg sells Surfaces Group to TA Associates
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Astorg, which acquired a 75% stake in the company from Xenon PE
One Equity Partners invests in Infobip
GP has reportedly invested €200m in the company, valuing it at more than $1bn
Ardian buys Finaxy from Equistone
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Equistone, which owned a stake of around 80% in the company
Hg invests in F24
F24 partnered with Armira in 2017, the former majority owner, which has now exited the business
Bridgepoint buys insurance group CEP from JC Flowers
GP invests via Bridgepoint Europe VI, which closed on its €5.7bn hard-cap in December 2017
Apollo takes betting business Gamenet private
Apollo increases its stake after initially buying 48.67% of Gamenet from Trilantic in October 2019
Argos Wityu buys Sicura from Rekeep for €54.5m
GP intends to support Sicura by boosting its growth both organically and via strategic acquisitions
TA-backed List acquires IT Software
List plans to broaden its product portfolio, boost its market position and expand internationally
Bain Capital-backed Fedrigoni acquires Ritrama
Second add-on made by the company, following its acquisition of Cordenons in May 2018
BlueGem buys Italian hair care specialist Pool Service
GP plans to boost the company's growth organically and by pursuing a buy-and-build strategy
Equistone to acquire Knowledge Services from Moody's
Vendor will use the proceeds from the divestment to repurchase outstanding stock
DBAG invests in Cloudflight
DBAG has co-invested approximately €8m from its balance sheet, for a 12% stake in Cloudflight
HQ Equita acquires Ebertlang in SBO
Beyond Capital acquired Ebertlang in 2017 when it sold for 1.5-2x its €10m turnover
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
Goodwin hires Latham & Watkins' Klenk
Goodwin hires private equity and M&A lawyer Gregor Klenk as a partner in its Frankfurt office
Silverfleet's 7days bolts on Praxis Herning
Deal is the German medical workwear supplier's first acquisition under the GP's tenure