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LDC backs Hill Biscuits MBO
Deal with the Manchester-based biscuit business is the third investment in as many months for LDC
NorthEdge completes Fine Industries trade sale, scores 2.5x return
NorthEdge secures a 2.5x return on the chemicals business after a three-year holding period
Large-cap European PE cools down as smaller dealflow regains footing
The European buyout market was back to growth in volume terms in 2016
Annual Buyout Review 2017
All regional chapters of the latest unquote" Annual Buyout Review are now available to download for subscribers
Contrasting fundraising fortunes in French mid-market
Numerous closes in Q1 and more on the horizon will give a clearer view of the French fundraising landscape
Bain abandons Resilux takeover plans
Take-private would have valued the plastic packaging maker in the region of €400m
Incisive Media to divest Insight division to TowerBrook's Infopro
PE houses Inflexion, Bowmark and ECI were also rumoured to have been in the running
Stada tells PE bidders to improve offers
German drug manufacturer reportedly received offers from Bain/Cinven and Advent/Permira consortiums
Apax France closes ninth fund on €1bn hard-cap
French investor's latest vehicle comfortably exceeds the €700m raised for Apax France VIII in 2011
OGF looks for €1bn refinancing as part of OTPP takeover
Teachers' Private Capital had already secured a minority stake in the French funeral services group in 2015
Placement agents: Adapt to succeed
Evolving fundraising landscape means placement agents are having to reinvent themselves to future-proof their offerings
CapHorn, Ventech et al. back InterCloud with €10m
France-based cloud business had previously raised €3.5m from CapHorn and Ventech in late 2014
Shawbrook board rejects joint Pollen Street, BC offer
Private equity firms offered £825m for the listed British bank in early March
Polaris-owned HTC Sweden sells FGS division
Polaris bought flooring business HTC Sweden from 3i for less than €40m in 2013
Kima-backed startup Heetch in limbo following court verdict
Ride-sharing app is deemed to be enabling unlicensed taxi operation by its users
Gilde invests in bread producer Boboli
Gilde Equity Management Benelux buys the bread and snacks producer from Synergia Capital Partners
TCV acquires Retail Merchant Services
US-based GP invests in the payment service via its $2.5bn TCV IX vehicle
France-based Sofinnova holds €106m close for biotech fund
Sofinnova Industrial Biotech I is dedicated to VC investments in renewable chemistry
Siparex et al. back Viasphère MBO
Capital restructuring enables ICG to exit the French home help services provider
Freshfields poaches five Paris-based partners from Ashurst
Guy Benda, Nicolas Barberis, Yann Gozal, Laurent Mabilat and Stéphanie Corbière leave Ashurst
Aliter Capital closes maiden fund on £92m
Newcomer will focus on the UK support services sector and has already struck a deal
Capzanine returns to Pierre Guerin with minority investment
Capzanine previously backed an MBO for the stainless steel equipment business in 2006
Ventech joins DN Capital in Hostmaker round
UK-based Airbnb management company has raised £7.5m to date across two rounds of funding
Quiet start to 2017 for DACH buyouts following Q4 flurry
Number of large German deals saw the DACH region outpace its European neighbours at the end of 2016, in terms of aggregate value