Secondary buyout
KKR buys majority stake in ERM from Omers, AIMCo
Omers Private Equity backed the sustainability consultancy in 2015; the exit is valued at $2.85bn
Raise, IDI buy PE-backed Talis Education
Azulis Capital and Aquiti Gestion invested in the professional training provider in January 2020
Corten buys Emeram's Matrix42
SBO of the digital workspace software is Corten's first investment from its €392m debut fund
Capiton, Nord Holding sell Engelmann Sensor to DPE
Smart meter business is the final portfolio company in Capiton's 2010-vintage fourth fund
Triton acquires Geia Food from Credo Partners
Credo exits the company after acquiring a 55% stake in Geia in 2017
Paragon acquires Bregal's Sovendus
Bregal acquired a minority stake in the e-commerce customer reward platform in 2015
Hg acquires Auvesy from Brockhaus
Industrial automation software platform is the first investment from Hg's €1.3bn Mercury 3 fund
NPM Capital to sell Deli Home to Ardian
NPM reportedly based the sale on an EBITDA figure for the retailer of roughly €40m
Bregal to acquire Afinum's Perfect Drive Sports Group
Bregal announced the deal in conjunction with the €1.875bn close of Bregal Unternehmerkapital III
EQT in exclusivity to acquire Cerba from Partners Group
Medical diagnostics business has previously been backed by sponsors including Astorg, IK and PAI
Astorg in exclusive negotiations for CVC's Corialis
SBO will be the fifth PE buyout for the aluminum door and window systems producer since 2004
Hg acquires Trackunit from Goldman Sachs, Gro Capital
Sale comes nearly six years after the GPs acquired the company
Hg sells Trace One to Symphony Technology Group
Hg invested in the retail and branding management software in 2016 via HgCapital Mercury Fund
Compass Partners sells Rodenstock to Apax Partners
€1.5bn deal is the fourth PE-backed buyout of the ophthalmic lens and glasses frames producer
Inflexion sells Kynetec to Paine Schwartz Partners
Fourth exit in four months sees the GP net returns of more than 3x money and a 25% IRR
EQT sells Desotec to Blackstone
Deal reportedly values the company at an EV of around €800m, corresponding to a multiple of 27x EBITDA
Gimv acquires Verkley from PHM Investments
Gimv has acquired Netherlands-based underground energy and water cable and pipeline specialist Verkley from PMH Investments.
Bowmark exits Oxford International in split deal
Schools division goes to Nord Anglia Education, while the rest of the business undergoes an MBO backed by THI
HIG sells Infinigate to Bridgepoint
HIG invested in the cybersecurity service in 2017 and supported its European expansion
CVC buys Cooper from Charterhouse for €2.2bn
CVC invests via fund VII, while Charterhouse will reinvest in the OTC pharmaceuticals business
Equistone sells Oikos to Goldman Sachs
Equistone acquired the prefabricated housing company in an SBO from Adcuram in 2018
Summa Equity sells Sortera to Nordic Capital
Summa was reportedly eyeing an exit multiple of 15x EBITDA, based on a 2019 figure of €19.6m
Bowmark, LDC sell Node4 to Providence
IT business was expected to fetch a valuation in excess of £300m, based on a 15x multiple
Partners Group buys Parmaco from Terra Firma-led group
Vendors reportedly sought a valuation of between €800m-1bn for the company
