Official Record/Buyouts
Bowmark sells LBR to Levine Leichtman
Secondary buyout of the legal publishing company brings to an end a five-year holding period
MSPEA leads acquisition of Korres
MSPEA and Profex will respectively own 56% and 14% of holding company Nissos
Riverside invests in Alter Pharma
GP is currently investing from its fifth fund, which targets businesses with EBITDA of €5-15m
Idea sells majority stake in La Piadineria to Permira
Deal is reportedly valued at more than €250m, two and a half years after Idea acquired it for €30m
Equistone acquires French spirits business Dugas
Equistone invests alongside the management team, led by the founder, and Chevrillon Group
ECM buys urology specialist Uroviva
ECM draws equity for the transaction from its €230m buyout fund German Equity Partners IV
Aurelius buys Connect Books
Division comprises six brands and has projected combined revenues of €250m for 2017
KKR sells Afriflora to Sun European
Under the vendor's tenure, the business has acquired new land to expand its greenhouses and farms
Summa buys Norsk Gjenvinning from Altor
Altor backed the spin-out of the recycling business from Veolia in 2011 via Altor Fund III
Deal in Focus: IK buys Optimum from Mentha
IK Investment Partners makes its first acquisition in the Benelux region since the opening of its new office in Amsterdam in April
BGF, Blue Water Energy inject £56m into Rovop
Subsea vehicle services company will expand its fleet by 50% following the transaction
CapMan buys majority stake in KotiSun
Finnish GP deploys capital from its CapMan Buyout X fund for the investment
Investindustrial acquires CEME from Investcorp for €280m
New GP will own 97% of the pump and valve maker, with the remainder held by management
Phoenix acquires LDC's Forest Holidays
Deal reportedly values the rural holiday accommodation business at around the £100m mark
Palatine acquires ZyroFisher from LDC
LDC retains a stake after reinvesting to support the company's future expansion plans
Abénex, Astorg sell Onduline to Naxicap
Company's management team, led by Richard Seguin, will retain a minority stake alongside Naxicap
KKR buys Unilever Spreads for €6.8bn
GP acquires the spread business of Anglo-Dutch giant Unilever on a debt-free basis
Corpfin Capital acquires majority stake in Kids&Us
English academy for young children targets €21m in revenues for 2017
LBO France carves out Crouzet
French manufacturer of automation components Crouzet is carved out of PAI's InnoVistaSensors
Apollo buys Haydock Finance
GP invests alongside the company's founder and executive chairperson Jon Wilkinson
Jet Investment acquires Hoeckle Group
Deal marks Jet Investment's second cross-border investment in 2017 from its Jet I fund
Endurance Capital leads consortium to carve out Witte Stromberg
Company will be reverting to its former name Prinz Kinematics after the carve-out
Silverfleet buys 7days from Odewald
Silverfleet plans to increase 7days market share in Germany and expand internationally
Waterland-backed Schönes Leben Group buys Compassio
Acquisition of Compassio is the first step in Waterland's new buy-and-build strategy