Secondary buyout
Montagu sells Covidence to EMK
Sale ends a four-year holding for the GP, which acquired the company using capital from Montagu V
Capvis acquires Xovis from Emeram
Emeram and the management team invested in Xovis in 2016, with Emeram taking a majority stake
NVM reaps 2.7x on £37.5m sale of MSQ Partners to LDC
UK-based marketing communications firm will pursue international expansion under its new owners
Oakley buys Videotel and Seagull, Herkules exits
Transaction, following which both businesses will merge, values Videotel at $90m
Omnes et al. back Camerus, which bolts on Lign'Expo
Furniture rental company Camerus's buyout coincides with the bolt-on of domestic peer Lign'Expo
Inflexion sells Vivona to Webster Equity Partners
US-based acquirer is currently investing from its $875m fund, which targets deals with EVs of $25-150m
HIG buys Cadica from Gradiente, builds new group
In addition to Cadica, HIG also buys Tessilgraf and Bernini, which will be merged into a new group
Marondo Capital acquires stake in Oxid eSales
Current shareholders in Oxid eSales include IBG, Marondo Capital and the company's CEO
Axcel sells Ball Group to Findos, wraps up fund
Sale ends a holding period of around 12 years for Axcel III, which made 11 platform investments
Bowmark sells Care Fertility to Silverfleet
Earlier reports suggested the fertility clinic group could attract bids of around 8x its £11m EBITDA
KKR to acquire Gunnebo Industrier from Segulah
Segulah owns an 87% stake in Industrier since carving it out from Gunnebo in 2008
Innova buys Chemes from Abris
Sale ends a three-and-a-half-year holding period for Abris, which invested from its second fund
Carlyle sells Grupo Palacios to MCH, Ardian
LGT European Capital contributes to the equity and mezzanine tranches of the deal
Trimountain et al. in SBO of Red from KPAM
Driving school operator was taken out of administration by Kelso Place Asset Management in 2010
Main Capital buys Hype Innovation in SBO
Main Capital is currently investing via Main Capital V, which closed on €236.5m in 2017
Mérieux, ICG invest in Italian pharma company Doc Generici
Intermediate Capital Group invests via its Europe VII Fund, which closed on €4.5bn in 2018
Andera Partners leads €100m investment in HR Path
BNP Paribas, Societe Generale, Crédit Agricole Ile-de-France and Banque Palatine provide debt
EQT buys biotech company Igenomix from Charme
GP deploys capital from its EQT VIII fund, which hit its €10.75bn hard-cap in February 2018
Magnesium Capital, BMO Global acquire Cyberhawk
Cyberhawk plans to expand into the US, develop its technology and pursue strategic M&A activity
Bain Capital backs Maesa in SBO
Global private equity investor is replacing funds managed by Andera Partners (formerly EdRip)
Impilo acquires The Fertility Partnership
New owner will support the expansion of TFP's offering and its international growth
Waterland exits Zentrum Gesundheit to Nord in SBO
Vendor has also launched sale processes for Median Kliniken and fertility group VivaNeo
LDC exits CMS Window Systems via Maven-backed MBO
Deal for the window and door manufacturer involves the largest equity cheque ever written by Maven
HQ Equita acquires Ebertlang in SBO
Beyond Capital acquired Ebertlang in 2017 when it sold for 1.5-2x its €10m turnover