Buyouts

unquote" Regional mid-market barometer
unquote" Regional mid-market barometer

The latest unquote" Regional mid-market barometer, produced in association with LDC, shows both volume and value recovered in 2010 as a whole, with total value of over ТЃ3bn across 161 deals.

Carlyle acquires ADA Cosmetics

Private equity house Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in German provider of hotel cosmetics, ADA Cosmetics from Halder, in a secondary buyout for an undisclosed amount. The investment was made from Carlyle's European growth capital fund CETP...

  • DACH
Odewald acquires d&b audiotechnik

Odewald & Compagnie has acquired sound system provider d&b audiotechnik GmbH together with management from Afinum Management GmbH for an undisclosed amount.

  • DACH
DBAG acquires Romaco

Deutsche Beteiligungs AG has backed the MBO of industrial machinery manufacturer Romaco group with €61m.

  • DACH
Carlyle circling Gores-owned Sagem

Carlyle is in talks with The Gores Group to acquire Sagem Communications, a French manufacturer of network equipment and television set-top boxes, according to media reports.

Mid-market buyouts: Valuations taking off?
Mid-market buyouts: Valuations taking off?

According to the recently released Argos Mid-Market Index, the median EBITDA multiple paid in private equity buyouts increased in the second half of 2010. Greg Gille takes a look at the factors driving prices up.

Odewald invests in Polytech

German private equity firm Odewald has acquired a majority stake in medical equipment supplier Polytech Ophthalmologie from founding family Reese for an undisclosed amount.

  • DACH
Lack of primary deals could hamper DACH growth
Lack of primary deals could hamper DACH growth

In the past year, private equity investment in the DACH region has picked up, but could a lack of primary deal activity from the Mittelstand hamper investment? Diana Petrowicz investigates.

  • DACH
Montagu acquires Emitel for PLN 1.7bn

Montagu Private Equity has bought Polish terrestrial TV and radio broadcast infrastructure operator Emitel for PLN 1.7bn (€425m) from Telekomunikacja Polska Group.

Oakley Capital invests in Emesa

Private equity firm Oakley Capital has acquired a majority stake in e-commerce business Emesa, providing €11.85m of equity as well as €15.4m senior and mezzanine financing.

Wendel acquires Parcours

Private equity firm Wendel has acquired a 95% stake in French vehicle leasing company Parcours for €107m.

IDIA and Liberfy acquire 66% of Gyma

IDIA - a Crédit Agricole fund focusing on the agrifood sector - and industrial holding Liberfy have acquired 66% of troubled French food producer Gyma.