Lincoln International
H2 Equity's Optegra sale advances to second round
UK-based ophthalmology business has received NBOs implying an EBITDA multiple of more than 15x
Gilde Healthcare's RAD-X joins busy radiology pipeline
Lincoln to advise on the sale, which is expected to attract the interest of consolidators backed by infrastructure funds
IK taps Lincoln for 2Connect exit
Auction for Dutch cable and connectors manufacturer is expected to launch by Q2 2022
Lincoln hires three for financial services team
London-based Antoine Dupont-Madinier and Max Cornu-Thenard have joined from Panmure Gordon
Hg sells EidosMedia to Capza
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Hg, which acquired a majority stake in Eidosmedia firms Wise and Aksia
Oaktree Capital backs Col Giovanni Paolo
With the GP's support, the company plans to consolidate its market position and boost its international expansion
Merieux Equity buys Plantex
GP invests in the company via Mérieux Participations 3, which closed on €377m in January 2020
Orienta backs engineering specialist LMA
With Orienta's support, the company plans to further boost its expansion, both organically and via new acquisitions
Lincoln International hires Heuberger in JV&P team
Claire Heuberger will join the joint venture and partnering group, and will be based in Brussels
Lincoln International hires Miller
Rainer Miller joins Lincoln's M&A advisory team from special situations adviser Bachert
Raymond James expands German industrial technology team
Firm announced the promotion of Sherif Abdel-Aziz, while Tobias Ramminger joins from Lincoln
Lincoln hires three in DACH healthcare team
Dirk Loeffler, Julian Knirim and Jens Gerlach all join Lincoln from Raymond James
Lincoln International appoints two managing directors
Christian Schwarzmueller will join the DACH team while Florus Plantenga joins the London office
Lincoln appoints Candiani as managing director in Italy
Candiani will be based in Lincoln's Milan office and will work closely with Lincoln CEO Italy Rondelli
Horizon Capital backs Sapphire Systems
Deal is the fourth from the Horizon Capital I fund, which closed on ТЃ200m in Q4 2018
Ambienta exits Safim to trade
Deal ends a two-year holding period for Ambienta, which acquired Safim via its second fund
Alantra appoints Joshi as managing director
Joshi joins Alantra from Lincoln International, where he worked for six years as a managing director
Equistone acquires Omnicare
Lincoln International led a sales process for the wholesale anti-cancer pharmaceuticals distributor
EQT-backed IVC bolts on Scarsdale Vets
Acquisition of the vet group comes four months after EQT sold a minority stake in IVC to NestlУЉ
Bridges acquires low-cost gym franchiser Énergie Fitness
GP has previously invested in the sector by backing Viva Gym Group, Impact Fitness and The Gym Group
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
Cobepa buys Italian plastic caps producer Enoplastic
GP intends to further strengthen the company's market position in Italy and internationally
NB Aurora buys Dierre from Gradiente
NB Aurora bought a 46.1% stake from Gradiente and the remaining 3.8% from Rubbiani for €30.2m
Bowmark sells Care Fertility to Silverfleet
Earlier reports suggested the fertility clinic group could attract bids of around 8x its ТЃ11m EBITDA