PwC
Bain’s Fintyre bolts on La Genovese Gomme
Deal follows the acquisitions of Pneusmarket and Franco Gomme, and the merger with German Reiff
Naxicap buys European Cargo Services in SBO
Naxicap Partners acquires French outsourced airfreight operations service ECS from Alpha
Gradiente buys HPF
GP is deploying capital from its Gradiente II fund, which held a first close in November 2017
Equistone's sixth fund makes first investment with Boal buyout
Vehicle held a €2.8bn final close this month and writes equity cheques of €25-150m
FSN Capital acquires majority stake in Mørenot
Deal sees FSN tap its FSN Capital V vehicle, a €1bn buyout fund closed in December 2016
Bridgepoint makes 8.8x on sale of Trustly to Nordic Capital
Nordic Capital drew equity from its ninth fund, ending a four-year holding under Bridgepoint
Bencis buys Halex from H2
Deal ends a four-and-a-half-year holding period for H2, which acquired the company in 2013
NorthEdge invests in Cloud Technology Solutions
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which typically writes cheques of £5-45m
Alto Partners backs Millefili
Company intends to bolster its organic growth following the investment by Alto
Evoco leads €21m round for ReBuy
Headway Capital Partners and Keyhaven Capital Partners also take part in the financing
Bridgepoint-backed Sotralu acquires GNS
With the fresh capital, GNS intends to consolidate its market position and bolster its expansion
LP direct investment: straight to the source
Limited partners are striking out on their own to source their investments directly, with numeorus new strategies emerging
NorthEdge makes 3.1x on sale of Jigsaw24 to Alcuin
Sale of the IT business brings to an end a five-year holding period for the vendor
Mid Europa buys MediGroup from Blue Sea Capital
Seller Blue Sea Capital, which established MediGroup in 2013, will retain a 45% stake
Rutland's Maplin enters into administration
Talks to sell the consumer electronics retailer to Edinburgh Woollen Mill collapse
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
Epiris acquires UK division of Time Inc
Acquisition of the publishing business is the second deal made by Epiris as an independent manager
Grovepoint and Rubicon acquire Aquamain
Deal for the water utility services company is the GPs' second joint investment in three months
Agilitas acquires Hydro International
Wastewater treatment company will undertake an international expansion strategy under its new owners
Nordic Capital acquires dental group
New group includes three dentist chains and a dental technology laboratory operator
Norvestor acquires majority stake in Sperre Compressors
Buyout firm will own a 94% stake and the management team will hold the remaining shares
IK carves out PwC Sweden's business services division
Deal was made via the IK VIII fund, with a debt package provided by Nordic banks
MML invests in Travel Department
Deal reportedly sees the GP invest €12m for a majority stake in the tour operator
EOS Investment backs Eurofiere in MBO
EOS is deploying capital from its private equity fund, which held a first close on €55m in 2016