Secondary buyout
HQ Equita buys R2P and Open Access
Management teams of both companies will remain in their roles and retain significant stakes
Ardian backs paint-mixing machines business Corob
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its growth both organically and through acquisitions
Adelis acquires Didriksons from Herkules
Deal marks the end of a four-year holding period for Norwegian private equity house Herkules
Partners Group buys Megadyne in SBO
Company's founders, the Tadolini family, reinvested in the business alongside Partners Group
ECI reaps 3.6x from Great Rail Journeys sale to Duke Street
Deal ends a five-year holding period of the luxury rail holiday provider for ECI
Bain Capital buys Italmatch in SBO
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Ardian, which acquired Italmatch from Mandarin Capital
Livingbridge sells Portman stake in SBO to Core Equity
GP sells its minority stake in the dentistry business after a four-year holding period
Polaris sells Louis Poulsen to Investindustrial
Polaris and merchants Hanssen and Droob first acquired, de-listed and relisted Louis Poulsen in 1999
Eurazeo buys ST Group in SBO
UI Gestion sells its stake in the sensitive areas security specialist, renamed Vitaprotech
Ergon Capital buys Indo in SBO
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Sherpa, which acquired the company after it hit bankruptcy
Cerberus buys WFS in €1.2bn SBO
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Platinum Equity, which bought the company from LBO France
MBO Partenaires buys BCF Life Sciences
GP takes over from Céréa Capital and Sodero Gestion, investing alongside management
EQT, PSP Investments buy Azelis in >€2bn deal
Apax is likely to generate a multiple in excess of 3.5x on the sale of its majority stake
CapMan sells The North Alliance to Norvestor
Norvestor will become majority shareholder following the acquisition from CapMan and management
MBO Partenaires buys-back Groupe LT
GPs Arkéa Capital, Amundi Private Equity and CEO Eric Van Acker acquire minority stakes
Ceder acquires Persson from Connecting Capital
Ceder acquired a majority stake of around 90% in the business, together with management
CVC's Delachaux foregoes IPO, acquired by CDPQ
Although an IPO price range was announced last week, CDPQ ultimately acquires the business
Advent buys Deutsche Fachpflege from Chequers
Current management team will retain a stake in the new company and remain in their positions
Adelis sells IT Relation to Hg
Deal ends a two-year holding period for Adelis, which established the business in 2016
BC Partners buys Forno d'Asolo in SBO
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its growth organically and through new acquisitions
DBAG backs Karl Eugen Fischer in MBO from Equistone
Deal is the fourth MBO structured by DBAG Fund VII since it began deploying capital in 2016
Bowmark backs buyout of The Instant Group from MML
Both MML and the company's management team are reinvesting for a stake in the new company
LDC generates 3.5x on PEI sale to BDC
Sale of the media, data and events company comes less than three years after LDC's purchase
Ardian, Edmond de Rothschild exit Siaci Saint Honore
Charterhouse takes over, acquiring a minority stake in the insurance brokerage business