Official Record
Aurelius to buy Footasylum following antitrust ruling
Deal values high street sneaker retailer at EUR 45m as owner JD Sports forced to divest
Montagu to exit Arkopharma for EUR 450m
Sale of French supplement maker leaves two unrealised assets in 2010-vintage Montagu IV
Aksia creates Italian Food Excellence Group with three new deals
Acquisitions include Buona Compagnia Gourmet, exited by Gradiente, and Siparex
IK Partners in exclusivity to sell Exxelia to US trade
Aerospace electronic components group to be acquired by HEICO Corporation for EUR 453m in cash
Tikehau holds EUR 3.3bn final close for TDL V, plans further fundraises
GP said in its H1 2022 results that it has fundraises for its flagship funds in sight for Q3
Tikehau et al. sell majority stake in GreenYellow to Ardian
French sponsors to reinvest in the renewable energy firm following EUR 1.4bn deal
TPG Growth invests in lyric library Musixmatch
The sponsor closed its latest growth fund in August 2021 at USD 3.6bn, and has seen fast deployment
CD&R to form facilities management group with two primary buyouts
Family-owned Atalian and OCS will merge to create platform with presence in Europe and Asia-Pacific
Advent invests PE-backed Seedtag with EUR 250m-plus deal
Deal for Spanish digital ads firm marks partial exit for Oakley Capital, Adara and All Iron Ventures
Synova V holds first and final close on GBP 875m hard-cap
The fund has a GBP 250m pool earmarked for smaller deals and expects to make a handful of DACH and Nordics investments
Oakley to combine Grupo Primavera with Silver Lake’s Cegid
Merged software groups valued at EUR 6.8bn; Oakley becomes minority investor alongside KKR and AltaOne
BC Partners to join Bain as co-investor in Fedrigoni
Valued at around EUR 3bn, the Italian paper and label manufacturer will also receive co-investment from Canson Capital
Trilantic to buy Passione Unghie in SBO from Orienta
Incumbent GP and founders retain minority stake; deal includes unitranche led by Eurazeo and HIG
Triton reaps 4x gross money in Ewellix trade sale
Valued at EUR 582m, deal for industrial tech group marks first exit by Triton V
Unigestion invests in Afinum-backed bakery chain Zeit für Brot
Majority owner Afinum will transfer its stake in the company from its 2017-vintage Fund 8 to its newest fund
Miura Partners raises first EUR 150m impact fund
Spanish GP’s new vehicle will have its carried interest linked to portfolio companies’ impact goals as well as financial performance
Ambienta plans asset class expansion following EUR 1.55bn Fund IV close
Environmental investor set for first deals with new fund in 2023 as it assesses a foray into new asset classes and geographies, founder and managing partner Nino Tronchetti Provera tells Unquote
World Fund leads EUR 128m raise for quantum computing group IQM
Series-A2 for Finnish startup focused on combating the climate crisis also backed by the EIB
LGT closes third co-investment fund on USD 2bn
Crown Co-investment Opportunities III held final close USD 500m above target
Eurazeo PME IV holds 1bn close
Deployment has reached 40% for the new fund, with five to seven further platform investments penned
SHS nears EUR 250m hard cap on sixth fund
Healthcare fund’s EUR 200m target exceeded in first close with commitments from around 60 LPs
IK to sell Linxis Group to Hillenbrand for EUR 572m
Agreed sale of packaging machines group to US-based industrial buyer set to complete by year-end
AM Ventures holds EUR 100m final close for debut fund
Industrial additive and 3D printing VC expects to make two to three deals this year
ACP holds EUR 90m first close for debut credit fund
Fund aims to bridge the lending gap for Central European lower mid-cap businesses, complementing existing bank lending