Secondary buyout
Apax Partners buys Unilabs from Nordic Capital and Apax Partners France
As part of the deal, Nordic Capital and Apax Partners France fully exited the business
DBAG buys Dieter Braun from Seafort
GP acquired its stake via the DBAG Fund VI vehicle, which reached a €700m final close in 2012
Advent acquires V Group from Omers PE
Divestment of shipping management and support company marks the first European exit for Omers PE
CM-CIC Investissement takes over La Croissanterie
CM-CIC takes over the majority stake acquired by Pragma Capital in 2006
PAI Partners sells Xella to Lone Star for €2.2bn
GP's have sold their portfolio company after an eight-year holding period
Ergon buys Deutsche Intensivpflege from Delta
Belgian family office Sofina and several other LPs invested alongside Ergon
Enterprise Investors makes 7x on €533m Profi exit to Mid Europa
CEE-focused private equity firm invested €76m over the course of its investment
Bridgepoint takes majority stake in Primonial
Previous investors BlackFin Capital and Latour Capital will exit the group as part of the deal
Ardian, Keensight, Parquest acquire Unither
Unither was acquired from a consortium of investors led by Equistone Partners Europe
Maj Invest sells KK Group to former Altor partners
Scandinavian investment firm Solix acquires the Danish wind turbine component maker
Exponent acquires Livingbridge-backed Enra
Deal for specialist finance company comes three years after Livingbridge's initial investment
Activa, Paluel-Marmont sell Gaz Européen to DCC's Butagaz
Private equity consortium acquired a majority stake in Gaz Européen in 2013
Deal in Focus: IK buys Schock from HQ Equita
Despite entering into its third period of PE stewardship, the sink manufacturer's new owner is planning to double turnover during its tenure
Charterhouse buys ice-cream ingredients maker Optima
GP acquired the business through its 2015-vintage 10th vehicle, Charterhouse X
IK buys German sink producer Schock
Schock marks the second German investment for IK's eighth fund, which it is currently raising
Capiton acquires Raith from Hannover Finanz
Other previous backer GBK Beteiligungen sold its 17.6% stake in the business for €6.9m
EdRip takes majority stake in ACB Group
Arkéa Capital and Europe et Croissance exit the company fully as part of the deal
IK acquires ZytoService from Capiton
GP hopes to build on its previous experience in the healthcare sector
Secondary buyout levels reach new heights
SBO market in Europe has developed steadily over the last 15 years
Investcorp buys Agromillora in SBO
Deal values the plant propagation firm at €200m, according to various reports
Permira in €700m SBO of S&B from Ardian
For 2015, the business posted an annual turnover of €300m, with €55m EBITDA
Ratos makes loss on SEK 650m Euromaint exit
SEK 650m EV divestment comes after GP divested companyтs German arm in January
EQT acquires cyber security business Utimaco in SBO
Sellers reinvest part of their proceeds for a minority stake as part of the deal
EdRip's Eurogiciel acquires PE-backed Alyotech
Alyotech formerly backed by Iris Capital, BPI France and Galileo Partners, among others