Official Record
Afinum founders kick off succession planning with two new managing directors
First step in succession preparations will also see two partners join management team later this year
Advent exits Tag to Japan's Dentsu in multi-million deal
Sale values marketing agency at GBP 533m; sponsor retains company's former parent Williams Lea
Inspirit Capital buys Capita’s Modular People Solutions for GBP 21m
Carve-out deal is the seventh investment from the special situation GP's debut fund
Summa Equity buys majority stake in cybersecurity specialist Logpoint
SBO sees Evolution Equity exit Danish group; new owner to focus on European growth
PSG, Verdane sell Finnish payments provider Nomentia to Inflexion
SBO is the fifth deal from Inflexion Buyout Fund VI and the sponsor's fourth in the Nordics
Spex Capital launches EUR 100m early-stage healthtech fund
New GP has sights set on further impact vehicles such as food and climate technology
Metric Capital to hold first close for EUR 1.5bn fund in spring
UK-based investor in mid-sized companies is in talks with existing LPs for its fifth vehicle, a source familiar said
Levine Leichtman to sell GL Education to PE-owned Renaissance
Deal with Francisco Partners’ company follows year-long process that attracted Ardian, Bridgepoint
ECI reaps 6.2x money in Tusker exit to Lloyds Banking Group
Deal values UK-based low emissions car management and leasing company at around GBP 300m
Abris to reap more than 3x money on Graal exit
Polish canned fish producer to be acquired by German food business Müller Group
Panakès Partners closes second life sciences fund on EUR 175m
GP expects Purple Fund to be good vintage due to lower valuation environment, general partner Alessio Beverina told Unquote
DPE to exit VTU Group in sale to Altor Capital
New sponsor will hold a majority stake in the Austrian engineering group with management reinvesting
Gyrus reaps 8.6x money from partial dss+ exit to Inflexion
Majority investment in Switzerland-headquartered management consultancy marks Inflexion Buyout Fund VI’s fifth deal
CapMan exits Malte Månson to Accent Equity
Buyer acquires Swedish truck repair group via Accent Equity 2017, vendor exits from 2013-vintage Capman Buyout X
Argos Wityu acquires Norline in sixth deal from Mid-Market VIII
Sponsor’s EUR 450m Mid-Market VIII fund held a final close in 2022 and is almost 50% deployed
Tikehau reaps 3x money multiple on EuroGroup Laminations IPO
Deal marks the third realisation from the sponsor’s EUR 1.1bn T2 Energy Transition Fund
Monument Group opens office in Amsterdam
Private capital adviser takes similar path to Rede Partners with Netherlands expansion
Planet A raises EUR 160m for debut greentech fund
German VC will back scaleable hardware and software startups, giving science team "veto power" in investment decisions
CVC acquires Scan Global logistics from AEA Investors
AEA and management have reinvested for a minority stake in the Danish logistics provider
Eurazeo shakes up executive board; CEO Virginie Morgon to depart
New board members are chairmen Christophe Bavière and William Kadouch-Chassaing, as well as Sophie Flak and Olivier Millet
MML launches lower-mid-market strategy for UK, Northern European B2B assets
London-headquartered GP invested in AI provider MIcompany in first deal for new strategy this week
Oakley raises EUR 2.85bn for fifth flagship fund
More than twice the size of its 2019 predecessor, the vehicle will allow for larger equity tickets, more investments and bolt-ons
Livingbridge exits Red Box in sale to US-based Uniphore
Deal for voice software group takes the GP’s Fund V close to full realisation, with Direct Ferries as only business left in the 2012 vehicle
Capiton moves two assets to continuation vehicle; Fund V largely unrealised
Eurazeo and Unigestion among LPs in new fund for industrial tech businesses Raith and AEMtec