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Total Deals10

Valued Deals5

Total Value£ 1.56 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 313 M

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23 May 2017|France|Building Roofing/Wallboard and Plumbing

Target: VMZINC

Bidder: FEDRUS INTERNATIONAL

1 Service Providers

16 Dealmakers

n/a

Value

03 Jun 2015|Belgium|Casinos and Gambling

Target: NAPOLEON GAMES NV

Bidder: WATERLAND PRIVATE EQUITY

1 Service Providers

31 Dealmakers

n/a

Value

01 Apr 2021|Belgium|Banks

Target: BPOST BANK

Bidder: BNP PARIBAS SA

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

2 Target | 26 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Feb 2021|Belgium|Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations

Target: ADRIAENS

Bidder: VION

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Jul 2021|Belgium|Casinos and Gambling

Target: NAPOLEON GAMES NV

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 45 Vendor

£ 341 M

Value

07 Dec 2021|Belgium|Household Equipment and Products

Target: RECTICEL (ENGINEERED FOAMS BUSINESS)

Bidder: CARPENTER

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 388 M

Value

20 Jun 2024|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: ALPHA FMC GROUP

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

23 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 626 M

Value

11 Jun 2024|Chile|Software

Target: NEURALIS SA

Bidder: GEDEON RICHTER

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 147 M

Value

08 Apr 2025|Belgium|Diversified Retailers

Target: CORA SA (7 HYPERMARKETS)

Bidder: MITISKA REIM

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 22 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 May 2025|Belgium|Containers and Packaging

Target: VAN DE VELDE PACKAGING

Bidder: KARTESIA

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 52 Bidder

£ 60 M

Value

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