Minority investing
EI acquires Unilink
Unilink intends to become the largest insurance distribution company in the CEE region
Inflexion buys 20% stake in Mountain Warehouse for £45m
Deal values the outdoor clothing and equipment retailer at around £310m
MBO Partenaires backs Laboratoires Embryolisse
French GP provides a €16m ticket for the transaction, which values Embryolisse at between €50-100m
Arkéa Capital backs Lumiplan in MBO
GP acquires a minority stake in the French communications service for trasport businesses
Waterland invests in Gas Tag
First investment made by Waterland's UK team since opening an office in Manchester
EdRip backs Globe Groupe
Apax Partners Développement and Turenne Investissement made an exit through the sale
Hannover Finanz invests in Sporternährung
GP takes a 30% stake and founder Konrad Kreid retains the remaining 70% of shares
Gimv acquires 23.6% stake in Cegeka
GP plans to support the company's growth, both organically and by means of acquisitions
Abraaj Group secures minority stake in Netlog
Abraaj Group invests via its Abraaj Turkey Fund, which closed on $526m in July last year
Gimv invests €15m in Arseus Medical
GP will draw capital for the transaction from its €150m Health & Care Fund, closed in March 2014
IK buys minority stake in Third Bridge
Growth capital investor Beringea first invested in Third Bridge in 2012 and will sell its stake to IK
EQT sells stake in Swiss Smile to Jacobs Holding
Swiss Smile has nearly doubled its revenues from CHF 3.9bn under EQT's stewardship
Brockhaus acquires minority stake in Peakwork
Brockhaus will acquire the stake through its cross-industry fund Brockhaus Private Equity III
Apposite Capital leads €7m round for NIMGenetics
Deal is the third acquisition for the GP's 2016-vintage vehicle, Apposite Healthcare Fund II
Deal in Focus: TSG invests in BrewDog
Scottish brewer's owners have been critical of craft breweries selling to trade buyers, raising questions surrounding the GP's exit strategy
One Equity Partners buys minority stake in Usco
GP held a $1.65bn final close for its first fund since spinning out from JP Morgan
Abraaj takes minority stake in Fibabanka
CEE-focused GP will join existing backers International Finance Corp and EBRD
Altor takes 25% stake in Skandiabanken for NOK 1.2bn
The deal is a continuation of Altor’s ongoing strategy of public minority investments
TA Associates takes minority stake in Eurowag
US-based GP makes foray into the Czech Republic with investment in logistics payments provider
Partners Group takes minority stake in Tous
Founding family will keep majority control of luxury goods maker
Industri Udvikling invests in Tenax Sild
Investment provides support for Tenax's growth post-merger
Abraaj secures minority stake in Turkey's Hepsiburada
Dubai-based GP will take a 25% stake in online retailer
Industri Udvikling takes minority stake in East.dk
Investment made through GP's DKK 500m vehicle, raised in November
Buyout houses and the lure of minority investing
The volume of deals where private equity takes a minority stake is on the up