Secondary buyout
G Square transfers ISPS to new fund after sale talks with PAI collapse
Sponsor refinanced the business with incumbent lender CVC and another direct lender as part of the transfer
Carlyle clinches AutoForm in SBO from Astorg
Permira, Onex, EQT, KKR and Hellman & Friedman, as well as industry players, were also tipped as potential bidders
LBO France secures Alliance Marine takeover from Weinberg
Deal values the target at around EUR 200m (10x EBITDA), according to Capital Finance
IK buys Truesec from Sobro
Cybersecurity firm is IK's seventh platform investment of H2 2021 and its fourth deal since October
Ardian, Latour buy LBO France's Groupe RG
LBO France bought a majority stake in the personal protective equipment producer in 2017
IK buys Conet from HIG
IK intends to support the IT service and software developer with its ongoing DACH expansion
Main Capital sells B+M to LEA for 3x money
Software investor Main Capital acquired the banking and insurance digitalisation platform in 2015
LDC sells Mandata to Tenzing
LDC acquired the transport and logistics software developer in a GBP 20m SBO from Synova in 2018
Intriva buys Sequence Care from Horizon
Technology- and service-focused Horizon Capital completed a spin-off from Lyceum Capital in 2018
Egeria sells Dutch Bakery to 3i
SBO of the Netherlands-based home-bake and snack products producer ends a four-year holding period
Langholm winds up remaining assets in Verdane sale
Sale of WoolOvers, Purity Soft Drinks and Lumene sees Langholm wind up its remaining assets
Providence to acquire Apax's Marlink for USD 1.4bn
Both firms announced in August that they had entered exclusive negotiations
PAI buys European Camping Group from Carlyle et al.
SBO reportedly values the camping holiday site operator in the EUR 700m-730m range
Marlink to be acquired by Providence
Apax bought the satellite communications company back from Airbus in 2015 for EUR 450m
Waterland sells Atos Kliniken to ICG
Waterland formed the orthopaedic clinic chain via a spin-off from portfolio company Media in 2016
Eurazeo to sell Seqens stake to SK Capital et al.
Exit will see Eurazeo make returns of 1.8x-2x and follows a five-year investment period
Hg buys majority stake in Waterland-backed Serrala
Waterland acquired the B2B financial automation software in 2016 and will retain a minority stake
AGIC to sell Fotona to Vitruvian
AGIC is to retain a stake in the Slovenia-based medical and dental laser company
DBAG acquires Dantherm Group from Procuritas
Procuritas acquired the heating, ventilation and air conditioning company in a carve-out in 2016
Bridgepoint to acquire LanguageWire from Catacap
Catacap acquired the translation and content production software in 2017 via its debut fund
Charme, Livingbridge sell Witherslack to Mubadala Capital
Both Charme and Livingbridge are to retain minority stakes in the school and care home operator
BC Partners reacquires CeramTec alongside CPPIB
BC Partners acquired CeramTec from Cinven alongside co-investors in a EUR 2.6bn deal in 2018
Stirling Square, DBAG invest in Itelyum
Stirling previously held a majority stake in the industrial waste business via its third fund
EQT to sell Utimaco majority stake to SGT Capital
EQT will retain a minority stake in the Germany-based cybersecurity firm, which it acquired in 2016