Europe

Mecachrome and WeAre Group join forces with backing of Tikehau and Bpifrance

The new group aims to achieve a turnover close to €450m in 2022 and over €750m by 2025.

Palatine exits CTS Group to Oakley Capital

The sale, along with that of CTS' insurance claims management division to HomeServe for £53 million in 2021, represents a 5.8x return for Palatine.

Gilde Healthcare picks up Sanquin Reagents

Sanquin Reagents is the first investment of Gilde Healthcare's €517 million Private Equity Fund IV.

INVL-backed PET Baltija buys Tesil Fibres

Fibre producer Tesil Fibres is a spin-off from Czech company SILON.

Lone Star interest in Bank of Cyprus upsets government; PVC Europe exits Benvic

Cypriot government 'is faced with a race against time' to ensure it has the power to prevent a potential takeover of the Bank of Cyprus.

Ocean 14 Capital acquires and merges three companies to create MITO

MITO consolidates clam hatcheries and nurseries in Italy and the Netherlands.

PVC Europe Group exits Benvic Compounds

PVC Europe Group is an investment subsidiary of Investindustrial.

Novartis dashes private equity hopes with public Sandoz spin-off; Exits getting tricky for funds

LDC announced its exit from Littlefish, which is the firm's fifth exit in the last 12 months.

EU medical device regulation boosting cross-border growth; Blackstone eyes Pink Floyd catalogue

Sun Capital Partners' Braganza: Shifts in European medical device legislation great for businesses that are well set up to do it, challenging for those who haven't seen it coming.

Sun European’s Braganza: EU Medical Device Regulation aiding cross-border growth

The MDR could also make it easier for European producers to expand outside the continent.