Secondary buyout
Ardian in talks to buy Trustteam
Ardian is set to acquire Belgium-based IT company Trustteam, owned by Naxicap since 2014
Avedon sells CycloMedia to Volpi in €100m deal
Investment in Netherlands-based B2B geospatial data business generates a 5x return
Bencis takes over Fit For Free and SportCity from Avedon
Avedon invested in the Dutch fitness chains in 2009, supporting the roll-out strategy
Arcus sells Kama to Premium Equity
Deal for the printing and packaging machinery firm is the third from the GP's short-term maiden fund
BC Partners acquires VetPartners from August and Ares
Deal reportedly values the UK-based veterinary group at ТЃ700m, with BC investing from its 10th fund
LBO France sells Ylda Group to Alchemy
Company plans to use the fresh capital to boost its growth organically and through acquisitions
Livonia acquires stake in Freor
Deal comes after establishing a long-standing relationship with the company's founder over five years
Record SBO numbers helped drive buyout dealflow in Q2
Q2 2018 saw 94 buyouts sourced from other GPs, setting a new quarterly record for European private equity
BC to acquire VetPartners from August
Proposed deal for the veterinary business would come three years after the vendor founded the group
Risk Capital makes 5x on sale of Neilson to LDC
Sale of the holiday provider brings an end to a five-year holding period for the vendor
Paine Schwartz sells Meadow Foods to Exponent
Divestment of the dairy group brings to an end a holding period of just two years for the vendor
Rhône acquires 45% stake in Maxam from Advent
Deal closes seven-year holding period for Advent, during which the company expanded internationally
Pollen Street acquires BIK from Syntaxis
Deal sees Pollen Street Capital acquire a majority stake in insurance provider BIK from Syntaxis
Bowmark sells Nexus to Phoenix in £142m deal
Bowmark exits the B2B vehicle rental business after less than three years at the helm
Apax Partners acquires Three Hills-backed Genius Sports
Sports data company will pursue an international acquisitive growth strategy under the GP's tenure
Terra Firma exits RTR in €1.3bn SBO
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for Terra Firma, which acquired RTR from Terna
Aurelius acquires Ideal Shopping Direct from Blackstone
Transaction ends a three-year holding for Blackstone, which invested via its seventh fund
Compass completes portfolio acquisition from Bridgepoint
Deal sees Compass acquiring Bridgepoint's remaining interests in Rodenstock and Infinitas
Capital Croissance exits BioBank
Following the deal, Capital Croissance will reinvest in the company by acquiring a minority holding
Record number of French SBOs and mega-deals in H1 2018
France's year is going from good to great as new figures from Unquote Data show buyout volumes reaching their highest level for a decade
Equistone sells Caseking to Gilde
Equistone makes the divestment from its fourth fund, which closed on €1.5bn in 2013
Cinven merges Viridum with Generali Lebensversicherung
Transaction is an exit for Fifth Cinven Fund, which held a final close on €5.3bn in 2013
Caledonia buys Cooke Optics from GCP for £96.5m
Management team reinvests ТЃ7.8m of their sales proceeds to secure the remaining equity
Cinven buys Envirotainer
Cinven draws equity for the deal from the Sixth Cinven Fund, which held a final close on тЌ7bn