Trade sale
Avedon sells VanRiet to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Avedon, which acquired the company for approximately €30m
Sovereign reaps 8x on sale of Kindertons to ExamWorks
Sale of the UK-based accident management business was based on EBITDA of around £20m
Triton makes 5.5x on €527m sale of Aventics
First of two exits in 24 hours, as the GP also announces the sale of social care provider Mehiläinen
Montagu sells Equatex to trade for $420m
Deal ends a holding period of four years for Montagu, which carved the business out of UBS
GMT sells MeetingZone to trade for £61.4m
Sale ends a holding period of almost seven years for GMT Communications Partners
Genesis exits POS Media Group
Deal comes just a year after Genesis acquired the firm via its Genesis Private Equity Fund III
Neuberger Berman exits Surgital, Brugola
Neuberger Berman acquired Fondo Italiano's portfolio, which included Surgital and Brugola, last year
LBO France, LFPI sell underwear retailer Eminence to trade
Delta Galil Industries, with more than $1bn in revenues, buys French underwear specialist Eminence
Ontario Teachers' sells Helly Hansen
Helly Hansen plans to increase its brand offerings in Canada following the deal
Adelis sells NGI to trade buyer Habasit
NGI was the first investment in Denmark for Adelis, which acquired the firm in January 2014
Gilde Healthcare sells NightBalance to Royal Philips
Philips expands its sleep and respiratory care portfolio through the acquisition
Ambienta generates 50% IRR on sale of Oskar Nolte
Original acquisition of Oskar Nolte in 2015 was Ambienta's first investment in Germany
Gilde Healthcare exits Stat-DX
Gilde Healthcare led a €31m funding round for molecular diagnostic specialist Stat-DX in 2016
Holland Venture sells Virtual Affairs to trade
We Are You is backed by ABN Amro Participaties, the PE arm of Dutch bank ABN Amro
EQT sells Piab to Patricia Industries in SEK 6.95bn deal
Deal ends a holding period of two years for EQT after acquiring the company in December 2015
Astorg to sell Metrologic to trade
French 3D measurement specialist Metrologic to be sold to Swedish Sandvik in €360m deal
Draper Esprit et al. divest Tails.com to Nestlé
Dog nutritionist and food retailer will become part of the trade buyer's Purina Petcare division
Hg sells Radius to Baring's Vistra
Deal comes five years after the GP invested in the company via its acquisition of UK-based Nair & Co
EQT partially divests EIS Aircraft Group
EQT remains invested in the EIS Aircraft Products and Services division
Accent Equity sells Stål & Hyr in trade deal
Deal comes only a year after Accent Equity purchased a majority stake in the business
CVC sells Sky Betting & Gaming in $4.7bn deal
CVC acquired SBG in 2014, in a deal valuing the online betting and gaming company at £800m
GTCR sells CallCredit to TransUnion for £1bn
Sale comes four years after the GP acquired the credit reference bureau for around £480m
LDC's LearnDirect divests e-assessment division to PSI
Sale comes eight months after the company lost an appeal against an "inadequate" Ofsted rating
IK sells Touristry in trade deal
Deal ends a two-year holding period for IK, which acquired the business via its IK Small Cap I Fund