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IK takes minority stake in EDH
Existing investors Quilvest Capital Partners and Amin Khiari retain stakes in the group
DeA Capital's Idea CCR II backs Pieralisi
Deal follows the acquisition of the company's bank debt by Idea CCR II in December 2017
Endless-backed The Book People goes into administration
Book retailer The Book People will continue to trade and no redundancies are planned
3i scores 4.1x on Aspen Pumps sale to Inflexion
Sale of the pumps manufacturer represents a 4.1x return on invested capital and a 34% IRR for 3i
Xenon acquires Koverlux from B4 Investimenti
GP buys the company from private equity house B4 Investimenti and founders Giuseppe and Luca Cerea
Horizon acquires Ascent and TechHuddle for £30m
Horizon expects to merge the two IT services providers to create a business with 300 developers
Agilitas sells Recover Nordic to EQT
EQT deploys capital from its EQT VIII fund, which hit its €10.75bn hard-cap in 2018
NorthEdge sells DHG to ArchiMed for 3x return
During NorthEdge's holding period, the company made bolt-ons such as Nightingale, Kirton and Qbitus
Apiary invests in Roar Techmedia
Unquote understands the entry multiple for the trade events company was 6-8x EBITDA
Jet Investment exits MSV Metal Studenka
Sale ends a six-year holding period for the GP, which bought the company via its Jet I fund
Norvestor exits Johnson Metall Finland
Sale ends a 12-year holding period for the GP, which bought the company via its Norvestor IV fund
Tenzing-backed Ticketer buys Fara
UK-based bus ticketing company Ticketer was acquired in 2018 and will now expand to the Nordic region
GED Capital buys Grupo OM from Nazca
GP invests via GED VI España fund, which was launched with a €175m target and held a €100m first close
Ardenton acquires Pebbles
Headquartered in Leeds and Dunfermline, Pebbles provides residential care and education
Carlyle-backed Logoplaste buys Masterchem
With this add-on, Logoplaste expects to expand its product offering and accelerate its growth
Level 20 names Pam Jackson as new chief exec
Jackson succedes Jeryl Andrew, who will retire from the role at the end of the year
Alteri to acquire Steinhoff businesses
Acquired businesses include Bensons for Beds, Harveys Furniture, Relyon and Steinhoff UK Beds
Bain Capital-backed Fedrigoni acquires Ritrama
Second add-on made by the company, following its acquisition of Cordenons in May 2018
Epiris exits TI Media in £140m deal
Epiris makes its first realisation from its £821m vehicle after just two years at the helm of the magazine and digital publisher
Sun European Partners buys Vetrerie Riunite
GP intends to accelerate the company's organic growth and boost its international expansion
Tenzing invests in Eikon
YFM Private Equity made a growth investment in the digital post-production company last year
B4 Investimenti buys seats manufacturer Lazzerini
GP deploys capital from its B4 H II fund, which was launched in 2018 and has raised €43m
Principia backs laser specialist Lambda
Company management retains the remaining minority holding and stays on with the business
Advent buys Industria Chimica Emiliana
GP intends to further strengthen the company's market position and boost its international expansion