Trade sale
VC firms sell Invendo Medical to Ambu for €225m
Selling shareholders include Xeraya, TVM, Wellington, 360 Capital and Heidelberg Innovation
BGF divests Zone to Cognizant
Sale of digital marketing business comes two and a half years after the GP's initial investment
VC firms sell Miflora to Blume 2000
Selling shareholders include Atlantic Capital, HR Alpha Ventures, Heilemann Ventures and BayBG
Riverside sells Bike24 to Bridgepoint-backed WiggleCRC
Sale ends two-and-a-half year holding period for Riverside, which acquired Bike24 from its founders
LDC exits Nexinto in trade sale to Plus Server
Transaction is a bolt-on acquisition for Plus Server, acquired by BC Partners in July 2017
Danube and Fidura sell Mechatronic to Accuron
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for the GPs, which backed the company in October 2008
ADM sells brick maker Brikston
PE firm invested in the brick maker in July 2014 via its Capital CEECAT Recovery Fund
Albion reaps 3x multiple on Hilson Moran sale to Tyrens
GP sells its stake in the engineering consultancy after nearly six years
CapMan sells Oral Hammaslääkärit to Colosseum Dental
Transaction sees CapMan sell its majority stake to the Swiss dentistry group
Arx exits KVK in trade sale to Sika
Warsaw-based private equity house acquired KVK and its subsidiary, Parabit Technologies, in August 2010
Herkules sells Admincontrol to Visma
Transaction marks the GP's first exit from Fund IV after a two-year holding period
Gimv sells Luciad to Hexagon
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Gimv, which acquired the company in June 2013
KKR-backed Selecta buys Argenta
Motion Equity Partners exits, having originally backed the business in 2007
Alchemy exits Endeka via trade sale
UK-based special situations investor sells the ceramic business three years after a debt-for-equity swap
MVP et al. sell Cobi to Bosch eBike Systems
Creathor Venture, Capnamic Ventures and Iris Capital also make an exit through the sale
Carlyle sells Klenk to Binderholz
GP made the divestment from its special situations mandate, Carlyle Strategic Partners
BGF exits Acro in £55m trade sale to ZTC
Deal will enable the aircraft seat manufacturer to expand its presence into the Chinese market
BayBG et al. sell Torqeedo to Deutz
Deutz is initially investing €100m in E-Deutz strategy, which includes the acquisition of Torqeedo
Francisco Partners sells Lumata to Evolving Systems
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Francisco Partners, which acquired a 70% stake in 2011
Alpha exits Pavan via trade sale
Deal sees the private equity sponsor fully exit its controlling stake after two and a half years
Blackstone sells AAG to Genuine Parts Company for $2bn
Deal values auto parts business at more than three times the figure at which Blackstone acquired it
Litorina sells Ocay to AllOffice
Swedish GP divests office supplies business to trade buyer after five-year tenure
HIG sells Tres60 via trade sale to Mediapro
GP fully exits the Spanish audio visual business after a five-year holding period
NextStage sells GreenFlex to Total
Portfolio company's revenues have climbed from €65m in 2012 to an expected €350m in 2017