Buyouts
SEP supports Tryzens MBO
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has supported the management buyout of UK-based digital solutions provider Tryzens from its parent company Jaywig.
One Equity Partners et al. acquire Voltyre-Prom
One Equity Partners, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and trade player Titan International have acquired Voltyre-Prom, a Volzhsky-based agricultural tyre manufacturer.
Inflexion buys On the Beach from Isis for £73m
Inflexion Private Equity has acquired online travel agent On the Beach in a £73m secondary buyout from Isis Equity Partners.
Rutland engineers Millbrook deal
Rutland Partners has acquired Millbrook Proving Group from parent company General Motors (GM).
VR Equitypartner and BayBG buy Hör Technologie in MBO
VR Equitypartner and Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft (BayBG) have bought auto parts manufacturer Hör Technologie Gruppe in a management buyout.
Avista and Nordic Capital make tender offer for Acino
Avista Capital Partners and Nordic Capital have made a public tender offer for pharmaceutical company Acino.
Bridgepoint bites into Dr Gerard
Bridgepoint has bought Polish biscuit maker Dr Gerard from French firm Group Poult, backed by LBO France.
CVC inks Campbell Europe deal
CVC Capital Partners has purchased Campbell Soup Company’s European simple meals business for €400m.
Sherpa Capital buys Grupo Indo
Spanish turnaround investor Sherpa Capital has made a binding offer to acquire the production unit of ophthalmic lenses company Grupo Indo, after it hit bankruptcy in 2010.
Corsair-led consortium buys RBS branches
A consortium of financial buyers comprising Corsair Capital, Centerbridge Capital, RIT Capital Partners and the Church Commissioners has bought up 314 RBS branches for £600m.
Latour backs MBO of Risk & Co
Latour Capital has acquired French consulting firm Risk & Co in a management buyout that sees the company management retain a 40% stake.
YFM backs Douglas Gill MBO
YFM Equity Partners has invested in the management buyout of technical sailing clothing and accessories manufacturer Douglas Gill.
BDC buys KHG from Procuritas
Bridgepoint Development Capital (BDC) has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Swedish customs services provider KHG Customs from Procuritas.
Russian VCs merge ZdorovieOnline and VitaPortal
Fast Lane Ventures and Prostor Capital have merged their VitaPortal asset with Runa Capital’s ZdorovieOnline to create a new Russian online medical advice company.
Electra acquires South Lakeland Parks
Electra Partners has acquired holiday parks operator South Lakeland Parks for £47m and will look to exploit synergies with its portfolio company Park Resorts.
KBC sells German division to Apollo et al.
Belgium’s KBC Bank has sold its German stand-alone subsidiary, KBC Bank Deutschland (KBCD), to a consortium of investors including Apollo Global Management and Grovepoint Capital.
Club Med takeover pushed back to earliest March 2014
Axa Private Equity and Chinese conglomerate Fosun have suffered a setback in their plan to take French holiday resorts operator Club Med private, as a court of appeal will not rule on minority shareholders' opposition to the deal before March 2014 at...
EQT bids for Scout24
Nordic private equity house EQT has placed an offer to wholly acquire Deutsche Telekom's internet portal Scout24, according to local reports.
Scope invests SEK 30m in Klättermusen
Swedish private equity firm Scope has acquired a majority stake in Åre-based outdoor sports equipment and apparel company Klättermusen for SEK 30m.
EdRCP sells Mediascience to Siparex
Siparex has led a consortium to wholly acquire Mediascience Group from Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners (EdRCP).
Perusa buys Schuberth Holding
Perusa has bought a majority stake in helmet manufacturer Schuberth Holding from investment firm Susquehanna International Group (SIG).
Industrifonden invests SEK 35m in Smartfish
Industrifonden has acquired a 25% stake in Norwegian clinical nutrition company Smartfish for SEK 35m.
Halder acquires Bottega
Halder Beteiligungsberatung has acquired Italian leather goods manufacturer Bottega Manifatturiera.
EQT buys Avenso in MBO
EQT has invested in Avenso, an online retailer for photographic contemporary art, alongside Avenso's management.