Recent European M&A processes have seen strong interest from purely US-based private equity (PE) firms, according to mid-market investment bank Robert W Baird & Co. Some 44 middle-market leveraged buyout (LBO) transactions have been completed since 2011, where the final buyer was a purely US based PE firm, including:
HIG Europe has backed the management buyout of Kondor, provider of mobile and consumer electronics accessories into the UK and European retail markets. Terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1994 by the chairman Malcolm Bartlett, Kondor has evolved alongside the rapid growth in the smartphone and tablet market and
Novitas has acted as adviser to Equipos on the company’s sale to Simcorp A/S. The EUR10m acquisition of the UK-based company and its subsequent full integration into the SimCorp organisation will enhance and support SimCorp’s strategy of growing the business based on its single product platform, SimCorp Dimension, while also
Wroclaw-based Work Service Group has established a new joint venture for the German market with the international Fiege Group of Greven. The new company will comprise the three German Work Service firms and Fiege subsidiaries Fiege uni/serv GmbH and FIEGE worksess GmbH. The transaction is currently awaiting approval from the
Global social listening and analysis platform Synthesio has secured USD20m in funding from European private equity firm Idinvest Partners. The Series B investment will be used for research and product development, as well as expansion of Synthesio’s global team. Synthesio has offices in New York, Paris, London, Austin and
Digitalbox, the performance marketing specialist, has secured USD1m in venture capital funding from a series of high net worth investors to help fund the expansion of its native advertising business, ContentClick.

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Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group, together with affiliates of Louis M Bacon, are to acquire a majority interest in the Traxys Group, a physical metals and minerals commodity merchant. As part of the transaction, Traxys management will increase its investment stake in the company. The transaction is subject
Graphite Capital, a UK mid-market private equity specialist, has backed the management buy-out (MBO) of ICR, which provides repair and maintenance services to the global energy industry. ICR comprises four businesses that mainly operate in the UK and Middle East energy markets. Walker Technical is a specialist in composite
Private equity manager Maven Capital Partners has led a GBP4.6m investment in IT support and services business ISN Solutions. Established as a start-up in 1999, the business now generates sales close to GBP6m through the provision of consultancy, project management and outsourced IT services to a niche client base operating
Water Street Healthcare Partners and JLL Partners have merged their portfolio companies CCBR-SYNARC and BioClinica. The combination creates a global provider of specialty outsourced clinical services. JLL Partners and Water Street invested in BioClinica and CCBR-SYNARC in 2013 and reached an agreement earlier this year to combine the two
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