Secondary buyout
Kartesia takes over Desmet Ballestra in lender-led deal
New owner will look to stabilise the group's activity and ensure continuity
Argos Soditic reaps 3x return on Cisbio Bioassays exit
Secondary buyout marks new owner Abenex's 60th investment in France
Viking Venture, GMT et al. exit AddSecure to Abry
Exit is largest-ever for Norwegian VC Viking Venture, exceeding NOK 750m EV
Agic buys Gimatic for more than €100m
Deal marks the second European transaction for the Sino-German vehicle
Bridgepoint, Eurazeo sell Foncia to Partners Group for €1.8bn
Both firms have been invested in the group since 2011, and have been sole shareholders since 2014
LDC sells NWTC pub chain to Graphite for £50m
Vendor reaps a healthy multiple by divesting the pub and restaurant business after three years
BlueGem acquires French textile group DMC
Company had filed for brankruptcy in 2008 following serious profit loss
Exponent offloads Radley
Exponent acquired the handbag retailer in 2007 in a deal worth ТЃ130m
Axcel exits Netel to IK Investment Partners
Exit comes three years after Axcel took a majority stake in the Swedish infrastructure service company
Innova Capital sells Marmite stake to Cranemere
Innova invested via its Innova 4 and 5 funds in 2010, acquiring a 70% stake in the group
Altor buys Realia in SBO from Sponsor Capital
Deal sees Finnish GP Sponsor Capital exit alongside Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Fund and Nordea
Wise buys Corob from Nordic Capital
Deal marks the first transaction for Wise’s most recent vehicle, Wisequity IV
Pragma acquires Proprietés-Privées from Initiative & Finance
Pragma will refinance the French real estate group to pursue a buy-and-build strategy
CVC buys Sisal for €1bn
Shareholders Permira, Apax and Clessidra sell the business after a 10-year holding period
CapMan exits Esperi Care to ICG
Exit ends the six-year ownership of the care provider by CapManтs Buyout division
LFPI acquires CMG Sports Club from 21 Partners
French fitness group CMG spent eight years under 21 CP's ownership
IK in €300-350m deal to acquire Marle from Carlyle
IK is acquiring Marle through its buyout fund IK VII, closed on €1.4bn in October 2013
Apax acquires Sandaya from Pragma Capital
French outdoor accomodation group will use €150m envelope to keep acquiring new sites
Capiton exits Nora to ICG
Capiton sells the business after nine years of ownership to ICG and management
PAI in €725m deal to acquire Ethypharm from Astorg
Deal comes nine years after Astorg acquired a 60% stake in the company via the Astorg IV fund
3i and Deutsche AM acquire TCR in €200m SBO
Both partners are acquiring the business from previous owners Chequers Capital and Florac
Capzanine takes majority stake in Soccer Park and Le Five
The new entity will generate an estimated €12m turnover and open six new complexes
Deal in Focus: Silverfleet's sale of Kalle proves viability of SBOs
CD&R becomes the sausage casing producer's fifth institutional owner as GPs are increasingly feeling the need to deploy their dry powder
Perfectis exits Piscines Magiline in SBO
Investors including UI Gestion and BPI France will take over Perfectis's 70% stake in the company