Buyouts
Gresham backs buyout of Walker
Gresham has acquired composite repair services company Walker Technical Resources in a secondary buyout from Maven Capital Partners and its founder shareholder.
Q&A: Montefiore's Eric Bismuth on the French mid-market
Strategies, opportunities, fundraising... Eric Bismuth, president of mid-cap buyout house Montefiore Investment, talks to Greg Gille about the state of the French mid-market.
IK acquires Savena in SBO
IK Investment Partners has acquired French food ingredient manufacturer Savena from Azulis Capital and Céréa Capital.
Blackstone buys confectionery manufacturer Tangerine
Blackstone Group has acquired Growth Capital Partners' (GCP) 40% stake in sugar, confectionery and popcorn manufacturer Tangerine in a deal worth more than ТЃ100m.
Advent buys Mondo Minerals in SBO
Advent International has entered exclusive talks to acquire Mondo Minerals in a secondary buyout from HgCapital.
Bridgepoint in race for Infront Sports & Media
Bridgepoint is the last PE firm remaining in the auction for Swiss sports marketing agency Infront Sports & Media, according to media reports.
CapMan acquires stake in Solera
CapMan has acquired a 76% stake in Norwegian alcoholic beverage importer and distributor Solera AS.
Triton takes over Compo
Private equity house Triton has invested €205m in the buyout of garden-fertiliser distributor Compo.
Triton acquires Europart
Private equity house Triton has acquired commercial vehicles parts distributor Europart from the Pederzani family for an undisclosed amount.
Secondary buyouts on the rise
unquote” has recorded a significant hike in SBO activity in 2011 – indicating LPs’ fears over their comeback might not have been exaggerated after all. Greg Gille reports
PE firms bid on Oberthur partial sale
Buyout houses including PAI partners, Advent International, Bain Capital and One Equity are believed to have made offers for part of French secure technologies specialist Oberthur.
Blackstone nears Jack Wolfskin deal
Private equity company Blackstone is close to a possible acquisition of German outdoor equipment provider Jack Wolfskin, according to reports.
Carlyle set to acquire SagemCom from Gores
Carlyle is in advanced negotiations with The Gores Group for the acquisition of SagemCom, a French manufacturer of network equipment and television set-top boxes, according to French daily Les Echos.
Altor acquires Orchid Orthopedic
Altor has acquired US-based orthopaedic and dental implant company Orchid Orthopedic Solutions from Churchill Equity.
Priveq acquires stake in El-Björn
Priveq Investment has acquired a 70% stake in El-BjУЖrn AB, a Swedish supplier of equipment for the construction and electricity sector.
NORD Holding buys CDA Datenträger Albrechts
NORD Holding has acquired German optical storage media manufacturer CDA Datenträger Albrechts GmbH in a secondary buyout from bm-t beteiligungsmanagement thüringen.
Sentica acquires stake in Citec
Sentica Partners has acquired a 67% stake in multi-discipline technical solutions and project services provider Citec Group.
I&F supports Irium MBO
Initiative & Finance (I&F) has taken a 50% stake in the secondary management buyout of French software publisher Irium Group.
THL buys Sword Insurance unit
Thomas H Lee Partners has agreed to acquire the insurance unit of Paris-based Sword Group in a deal thought to be worth around $150m.
TCR buys Européenne from Industries & Finances
TCR Capital has bought a majority stake in French food distributor Européenne Food from Industries & Finances Partenaires and Défi Gestion.
PAI sells SPIE in €2.1bn SBO
A private equity consortium led by Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has acquired French engineering group SPIE from PAI partners for a total consideration of €2.1bn.
Azulis Capital buys Lagarrigue from iXO
Azulis Capital has taken a majority stake in the secondary buyout of French medical equipment business Lagarrigue from iXO Private Equity.
CVC to take Delachaux private for €1.08bn
CVC has agreed to acquire a stake in French industrial group Delachaux, with a view to delist the company at a later date.
Apollo offers €400m for Ascometal
US firm Apollo is looking to acquire French steel producer Ascometal from its parent company Lucchini, according to media reports.