Linklaters
Hg and ICG in £1.3bn Iris buyout
Hg6 generates a 4.2x return from the sale of the accounting software group, equivalent to a 26% IRR
Hg to invest in Financial Express
GP invested in the financial services software and data company with capital drawn from Mercury 2
Clessidra buys pocket doors designer Scrigno
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its market position and expand further outside Italy
Neuberger Berman and aPriori exit Guala
Guala will be acquired by special purpose acquisition company Space4 and listed on the Italian market
Hg invests in TA-backed Access in £1bn EV deal
TA will retain a joint controlling stake in the business software company following the deal
Gide hires Skadden's Diaz
Diaz will oversee and lead the commission in charge of exploring growth possibilities
Progressio buys Save the Duck
CEO Nicolas Bargi will retain a stake in the business and continue to lead the company
KKR backs Qui! Group
Fresh capital will be used to support the company's growth and boost its global expansion
Hg completes take-private of Dada
Transaction follows Hg's initial acquisition of a 69.4% stake in Dada made in October 2017
LBO France carves out Crouzet
French manufacturer of automation components Crouzet is carved out of PAI's InnoVistaSensors
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
CDPQ takes $400m stake in Hyperion
CDPQ joins the UK insurer alongside General Atlantic, which acquired a 33% stake in March 2013
Providence-backed Galileo completes €225m carve-out from Laureate
European division of Laureate reported a $54.8m EBITDA from revenues of $148.6m for 2016
Jones Day recruits three Linklaters lawyers in Paris office
Partner David Swinburne and two associates move to Jones Day's Paris office
Linklaters hires Kellett from Clifford Chance
Kellett will be working on transactions in the DACH region, operating out of Munich and Frankfurt
Chequers buys Synergo's Bozzetto
Synergo sells its stake in the business after a 13-year holding period
DACH managers benefiting from fundraising tailwinds
The DACH region has enjoyed a busy first half in terms of fundraising, particularly in the venture space
Kirkland & Ellis names Stuart Boyd partner
Boyd joins from the London office of Linklaters, following in the footsteps of Holdsworth and Lowe
Nordic Capital's Resurs valued at SEK 11bn in IPO
GP completes Stockholm listing of consumer finance business on same day of Tokmanni IPO in Helsinki
Not covered: insurance, fraud and private equity liability
As GPs increasingly take out M&A insurance, can protection be offered against sellers acting maliciously?
Nordic Capital to list Resurs in Stockholm
Intention to float announcement follows that of GPтs Finnish discount retailer Tokmanni
Ben Rodham re-joins Linklaters' private equity practice
Ben Rodham has re-joined Linklaters' private equity practice as a partner
TDR Capital invests in £1.3bn Euro Garages deal
Reports suggest merger with TDR's EFR Group ahead of joint US IPO
Montagu exits University of Law
Exit comes three years after ТЃ200m buyout