Europe

LBO France moves into metal recycling with Zato; European football like ‘Wild West’ for investors

A report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project and the Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund claim private equity firms have invested “the lion’s share” in fossil fuels.

Wise Equity announces purchase of programmatic advertising company OneTag

The Wiseequity V fund will acquire a 55% stake in the company.

PeakBridge buys Dutch and French agri-foodtech companies

The purchases of Rival Foods and Standing Ovation are the first investments from Growth II Fund.

LBO France picks up metal recycling facilities manufacturer Zato

Gioconda, the Italian subsidiary of LBO France, made the acquisition via its Small Caps Opportunities II fund.

AUCTUS Capital exits PharmaLex to AmerisourceBergen

AmerisourceBergen is expected to pay €1.28 billion in cash for the firm.

Rivean set to bank €700m with Muon exit; AUCTUS to make healthy sum from PharmaLex

Muon manufacturers micro precision components for sectors such as semiconductors, medical technologies, digital printing, food processing and filtration.

Rivean Capital exits Muon Group to IDEX Corp

The deal is expected to complete in Q4 2022 for cash consideration of €700 million.

Blackstone-backed Sphera set to acquire riskmethods

Sphera, the global ESG firm, is to acquire the SaaS company to enhance its risk management offering.

Ambienta-backed Cap Vert snaps up two French companies

Cap Vert has bought green spaces creation company Duc & Préneuf Bourgogne and Environnement 41, the ecological engineering firm.

Abris-backed Alsendo expands in central European with Zaslat

The purchase gives Alsendo a footprint in the Czech and Slovak markets.