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Aurelius carves out BT Fleet Solutions
Division generated a turnover of £209.5m in its most recent financial year
CVC to acquire Ontic for $1.365bn
BBA Aviation acquired Ontic in 2006 for $67m and has pursued an acquisitive growth strategy
Caledonia hires Lane on its private investment team
Investment executive Toby Lane joins from Lazard and previously worked at PwC as a chartered accountant
Sun Capital exits Famosa Toys to trade
Sale ends an 11-year holding period for the GP, which is selling the business to Giochi Preziosi
Investindustrial in exclusivity for Italcanditi
Italcanditi is controlled by the Goffi family, who founded the company in Pedrengo in 1963
European fundraising cools down after bumper 2017
Number of fund closes by European PE firms and their aggregate commitments have slowed down during 2018, following two years of relentless activity
Chequers buys Riri from Gilde
Chequers is currently investing from Chequers Capital XVII, which it closed on €1.1bn in May 2017
Investindustrial-backed Aston Martin prices £4.3bn IPO
Flotation of the luxury carmaker values shares towards the lower end of the initial price range
Carlyle buys stake in Investindustrial-backed design group
GPs will own equal stakes in the new group and invest alongside the founders of B&B Italia and Flos
Epiris acquires auction house Bonhams
As part of the deal, Bruno Vinciguerra from Sotheby's will take on the role of executive chair
Investindustrial-backed Aston Martin prepares for IPO
Luxury car-maker will reportedly seek a £5bn valuation for its listing on the London Stock Exchange
Beringea and Piton sell Watchfinder to Richemont
Sale of the secondhand watch retailer brings to an end a four-year holding period
Lacera to appoint Greenhill as secondaries adviser
Other firms that responded to the RFP include Citigroup, Credit Suisse and Elm Capital
PE-backed Neovia sold to trade in €1.53bn deal
Eurazeo, Unigrains and Idia owned Neovia alongisde French cooperative group InVivo
Blackstone acquires Cirsa
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its growth both organically and through acquisitions
Neuberger Berman and aPriori exit Guala
Guala will be acquired by special purpose acquisition company Space4 and listed on the Italian market
OpCapita buys Rossopomodoro owner Sebeto
GP will strengthen the management team with the appointment of new CEO Roberto Colombo
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
Core Equity buys IDVerde in SBO
Chequers sells its stake in the French landscaping and grounds maintenance service
Carlyle sells Companeo to Towerbrook-backed Infopro Digital
Acquisition of the French lead generation platform is an exit for Carlyle's Europe Technology Fund II
Idea sells majority stake in La Piadineria to Permira
Deal is reportedly valued at more than €250m, two and a half years after Idea acquired it for €30m
AnaCap sells First Names to Astorg's SGG
Transaction sees AnaCap generate a 2.6x money multiple on its investment in the administration business
Ardian sells infrastructure fund to APG and Axa
Both APG and Axa were previously LPs in the fund, which Axa Private Equity closed in 2007
PAI, Sagard to exit Kiloutou in €1.5bn deal
HLD Europe and the Dentressangle family holding take a majority of the equipment rental business