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TowerBrook buys majority stake in Kaporal 5

TowerBrook Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in French clothing retailer Kaporal 5.

France unquote | 21 May 2013 | secure

Ace invests €8m in Asquini-Sofop Aero

Ace Management has made an €8m investment to back the merger of French aerospace parts manufacturers Asquini and Sofop.

France unquote | 21 May 2013 | secure

GMT and Veronis buy IT-Ernity from Nedvest

GMT Communications Partners and Veronis Suhler Stevenson have bought a majority stake in IT-Ernity from Nedvest Capital.

Benelux unquote | 16 May 2013 | secure
Nordic private equity hushed but hopeful

Nordic private equity hushed but hopeful

The Nordic region has been a favourite of European private equity for the last five years, but will it continue to be for the next five as well? Or is it time for capital to move on? Karin......

Nordic unquote | 15 May 2013 | secure

AnaCap sells Cabot to JC Flowers

AnaCap Financial Partners has sold Cabot Credit Management (CCM) to JC Flowers in a secondary buyout worth a reported £800m.

UK unquote | 15 May 2013 | secure

BlackFin backs finanzen.de

BlackFin Capital Partners has invested in finanzen.de AG, taking a majority stake in the business.

DACH unquote | 15 May 2013 | secure

HIG kicks off Nordic activity with Freedom Finance buyout

HIG Europe has completed its first investment in the Nordic region with the acquisition of consumer loan broker Freedom Finance Nordic.

Nordic unquote | 15 May 2013 | secure

Arkea Capital and SGCP buy 20% of Piriou

Arkea Capital Investissement and Société Générale Capital Partenaires (SGCP) have each acquired a 10% stake in French ship builder Piriou from Jaccar Holdings.

France unquote | 14 May 2013 | secure
PE and trade players neck-and-neck on mid-market pricing

PE and trade players neck-and-neck on mid-market pricing

Strategic buyers and private equity houses have been paying roughly similar median entry multiples for lower mid-cap assets in the first quarter, according to the latest Argos Soditic Mid-Market......

unquote | 14 May 2013

3i sells HTC Sweden to Polaris Private Equity

3i has sold its 36.5% stake in flooring solutions manufacturer HTC Sweden to Polaris Private Equity.

Nordic unquote | 14 May 2013 | secure

PAI partners sells FTE Automotive to Bain, reaps 3.3x overall return for fund III

PAI partners has agreed to sell its 90% stake in German hydraulic clutch and brakes provider FTE Automotive to Bain Capital in a secondary buyout.

DACH unquote | 13 May 2013 | secure

EQT to acquire IP-Only for SEK 680m

EQT has agreed to acquire IP-Only Telecommunication AB, a Swedish fibre-based data communication provider.

Nordic unquote | 13 May 2013 | secure

Equita acquires MEN Mikro Elektronik

German private equity house Equita has acquired MEN Mikro Elektronik, an embedded electronics manufacturer, in a deal that values the company at €25-50m.

DACH unquote | 13 May 2013 | secure
Q1 Barometer: Deal value hits four-year low

Q1 Barometer: Deal value hits four-year low

Figures from unquote" data reveal a dearth of mega-deals dragged quarterly value totals down.

unquote | 09 May 2013
Large-cap market awakens after tepid Q1

Large-cap market awakens after tepid Q1

European buyouts valued in excess of €500m have been conspicuous in their absence in the first quarter following a flurry at the tail-end of 2012 – but recent weeks have shown signs......

unquote | 09 May 2013
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