Buyouts
Investment opportunities scant in Germany – Lyrique's van Swaay
Lyrique's Hans van Swaay discusses the challenges for private equity in the DACH region
Astorg buys Cobepa's SGG
Deal marks GP's return to activity after the summer hiatus
Capital Croissance buys minority stake in HL Trad
Deal is fourth to be financed by Cairn Capital I fund
EdRip invests in Erget buyout
GP takes minority stake via Cabestan fund
Marlin Equity buys Bluegarden for DKK 500m
Vendors include Danske Bank and Nordea
Foresight invests £4.2m in Accessory Bits
Accessory Bits produces office desk accessories
Turenne et al. back MBI for Sopac
Enterprise value thought to sit in the €10-50m region
Ekkio backs Thoiry buyout
GP usually deploys €5-15m per deal
Ratos acquires 60% of TFS
GP will pay a maximum of тЌ27m for stake in clinical trials operator
BGF in partial exit from York Mailing
Pricoa Capital Group backs MBO
Vendis backs Humanoid BIMBO
Final deal for GP's €111.5m first fund
Deal in Focus: I&F scores 3.5-4x on La Comtoise SBO
An in-depth look at I&F's sale of La Comtoise, which generated 18% IRR
Carlyle to de-list Innovation Group for £499m
Take-private comes 15 years after the company's flotation
Omnes et al. in MBO for Bimedia
Business understood to be valued in the €20-50m range
Endless buys Imtech UK & Ireland from insolvent parent
GP states businesses are profitable
CM-CIC injects €10m into Compte.R buyout
Institutional investors secure majority stake
Mid Europa acquires Customer Management Center
Acquisition carved out of formerly EQT-owned ISS
Private equity's beefiest burger buyouts
A look back at private equity's best burger deals
Erhvervsinvest buys Samsø Syltefabrik and European Freeze Dry
Both companies carved out of animal feed group DLG
German buyout market: stirring back to life?
Dealflow rose by more than a quarter in the first six months of 2015 compared to H2 2014
Bregal sells Studialis to Providence
Education group thought to be valued around €250m
Duke Street et al. buy Fork Rent and One Call Hire
Acquisitions to be merged into rental equipment group
Vitruvian buys Voxbone
Customers include Telefónica, Deutsche Telekom and NTT Communications
Deal in Focus: Allianz et al. buy Tank & Rast from Terra Firma
Terra Firma's sale of Autobahn Tank & Rast marks the largest buyout recorded in Germany in nearly 10 years