Buyouts
Cathay et al. acquire Datawords
Deal marks GP's return to company after exiting in 2011
BDC sells Siblu to Stirling Square
Company was acquired by Hermes for around €150m in 2006
Lone Star picks up Quintain for £700m
Lone Star plans to accelerate development of Wembley Park
Deal in Focus: TDR in record-breaking €3.7bn LBO for LeasePlan
First buyout to break the €3bn mark in 2015, according to unquote” data
Inflexion scores 7.7x on £140m Reward Gateway exit
Deal returned 59% IRR
Deal in Focus: Blackstone sells Vitalia to CVC's Vedici
Transaction mirrors consolidation trend in French private hospitalisation sector
Privet Capital acquires Aeromet
Aeromet recently received UK government funding
UI Gestion et al. in OBO for Jet Freeze
Maiden deal for UI Gestion’s latest fund
Equistone secures majority stake in Tristyle Mode
Acquisition will lead to build-up strategy
LDC acquires Mini-Cam
Deal is fourth in eight months from GP's Manchester office
Mega-buyout bonanza: Q2's five largest deals
Taking stock of the five largest European buyouts inked in the past quarter
TDR in €3.7bn LBO for LeasePlan
Fourth largest transaction ever in Benelux, according to unquote” data
Mid-cap PE valuations back to pre-crisis heights – Argos research
PE houses and corporates neck and neck on pricing
CVC secures €477m acquisition of PKP Energetyka
Deal is CVC's first stand-alone investment in Poland
Isatis backs Lermite MBI from Siparex et al.
Second exit by Siparex in the space of a week
Gilde et al. to de-list TenCate in €675m take-private
Transaction sees business leave stock exchange after sixty years
LDC snaps up Seabrook Crisps
UK market has highest crisp consumption rate worldwide
Blackstone offloads Vitalia to CVC's Vedici
Transaction believed to value Vitalia around €950m mark
Capital Croissance buys minority stake in Altima
Enterprise value understood to sit below €30m mark
Exponent carves out BBI for $164m
Deal marks second investment from Exponent's third fund
Callista buys PCH Metals
Buyout sees Callista buy all shares in PCH
Bridgepoint buys Appleby Fiduciary and Administration Business
GP aims to support company's acquisitive growth strategy
Parquest and CM-CIC back Caillau MBO
Vendors include ING Belgique, Arkéa and 2JP Finances
IK buys majority stake in Auxiga
Second deal for IK’s new small-cap fund