Secondary buyout
FSN buys Rameder from Findos
First deal FSN has completed in Germany since setting up a Munich office in March this year
LDC sells Amberon to H2 after 17-month holding
Temporary traffic lights and roadworks signage provider Amberon acquired Barrier Services in November
Newly launched Ethos acquires Ares-backed Miles 33
Publishing software developer generates EBITDA of ТЃ3m, while Ethos invests ТЃ3-8m per deal
Inflexion acquires Clearlake-backed Mycom OSI
Deal for the telecoms assurance software firm is the first from the GP's fifth flagship fund
PNC acquires Pirtek Europe from Halifax Group
Hydraulic hose supplier has increased its EBITDA from ТЃ2.8m to a reported ТЃ9m under Halifax's tenure
Palatine acquires CET UK from Dunedin
Acquirer draws capital from its third flagship fund, which typically writes cheques of ТЃ10-30m
Value4Capital acquires Kom-Eko from Royalton
Capital was deployed from V4C Poland Plus Fund alongside participation from co-investors
Eurazeo buys Efeso Consulting from Argos Wityu for €56m
Acquirer buys a 70% stake in the France-based consultancy firm, ending an eight-year tenure for Argos
PAI to buy Stella Group in €600m deal
PAI enters talks to buy building-closure equipment specialist Stella Group from ICG
EMZ in talks to buy Vignal Lighting in SBO
Eurazeo PME stands to make €119m in proceeds from the sale, representing a return of 2.8x
Gimv buys Groupe Claire in SBO
Belgium-based GP buys the France-based manufacturer of programmable valves from Industries & Finances
IK acquires Infradata in SBO
IK buys Dutch cybersecurity service Infradata from Waterland via IK VIII Fund
Ardian buys Trustteam in SBO
Ardian entered exclusive negotiations with Naxicap to purchase the IT outsourcing service in August
Astorg buys Aries Alliance in SBO
Phoenix, CM-CIC Investissement, BNP Paribas Développement and Ace Management exit the business
Gimv to acquire La Comtoise in SBO
Céréa Partenaire and Unigrains-backed La Comtoise is currently doubling production
Chequers buys Riri from Gilde
Chequers is currently investing from Chequers Capital XVII, which it closed on €1.1bn in May 2017
Afinum sells Let's Go Fitness to Naxicap
Sale ends a holding period of four years for PE vehicle Afinum Siebte Beteiligungsgesellschaft
FPE exits Ikon Science to Great Hill
New investment sees previous investors FPE Capital and Tullow Oil exit the UK-based company
Carlyle acquires EnerMech from Lime Rock
Deal reportedly values the Scottish oilfield services provider in the ТЃ425-450m range
Andera sells stake in Gris Group
Andera sells minority stake to management, Soc Gen Capital Partners and BNP Développement
Montagu sells Nemera to Astorg in €1bn deal
Nemera is valued at more than €1bn and will post a 2018 EBITDA of €70m, say reports
BaltCap exits InMedica to INVL
Deal marks the seventh exit for BaltCap this year, and the fifth exit for the Lithuania SME Fund
Blackstone acquires NEC from LDC
Transaction reportedly values the Birmingham-based exhibitions organiser at more than ТЃ800m
Blackstone close to £800m deal for LDC's NEC
NEC operates five venues in Birmingham, including the National Exhibition Centre, which plays host to Crufts