Buyouts
Assietta acquires Pamfood
Assietta Private Equity has acquired a 90% stake in Ligurian speciality food producer Pamfood from the Maggiali family.
Larger UK buyouts pick up in Q1
Larger buyout activity is picking up pace once again after suffering in late 2011, according to the latest finding of the unquote” UK Watch, in association with Corbett Keeling.
OpCapita acquires GAME Iberia
OpCapita has acquired the Iberian operations of distressed videogames retailer GAME Group.
Better Capital acquires 90% of Jaeger Group
Better Capital has bought a majority stake in UK fashion house Jaeger Group for £19.5m.
Broadlake acquires Jede UK
Broadlake Capital has acquired Manchester-based coffee company Jede UK from Jede, a subsidiary of Nestle.
Stirling Square acquires SAR
Stirling Square Capital Partners has acquired Norwegian oil and gas services provider SAR from previous owners AR Incoronato and Westco.
Karmijn Kapitaal makes first investment
Karmijn Kapitaal, formerly Juneau Private Equity, has made its first investment in Dutch Mediterranean food company Enrico BV.
DST Global and Kinnevik increase investment in Zalando
Russian investor DST Global and Swedish Kinnevik have increased their stake in German online retailer Zalando.
Duke Street leads £37.5m SBO of LM Funerals
Duke Street, Babson Capital Europe and Metric Capital Partners have acquired LM Funerals from Sovereign Capital.
Maven backs MBO of Cat Tech
Maven Capital Partners has injected £3m to support the MBO of Lincolnshire-based industrial services provider Cat Tech International from US environmental services firm Clean Harbors Inc.
August Equity's Active Assistance Group buys Communicare
August Equity's portfolio company Active Assistance has acquired British care service provider Communicare.
NVM backs MBO of Volumatic
NVM Private Equity has injected £6m to back the MBO of Coventry-based cash handling firm Volumatic Limited from hazard detection company Halma plc.
OpCapita acquires GAME for £1
OpCapita has acquired GAME Group’s UK business for a nominal £1. The turnaround investor has acquired the firm’s 333 remaining stores, and paid a reported £50m for the company's £85m debt, but has not bought any of GAME’s overseas assets.
EQT buys Anticimex from Ratos
EQT has acquired 100% of the Anticimex Group from Ratos in a tertiary buyout.
Orlando buys Paper Systems
Orlando Management AG and Kieran Investment GmbH & Co have acquired the Paper Systems division of Hamburg-based business Körber.
GCP acquires Garrets International
Greenhill Capital Partners has acquired Essex-based marine catering management business Garrets International for a reported £17m.
Nordic Capital in Bladt SBO
Nordic Capital has acquired Danish steel contractor Bladt from Maj Invest and Industri Udvikling.
Better Capital buys Everest for £25m
Turnaround specialist Better Capital has acquired a 95% in stake in UK-based home improvement products manufacturer Everest in an all-equity, £25m transaction.
AnaCap buys international division of IFG for €84m
AnaCap has agreed to acquire the international division of financial services company IFG Group for €84m.
Gilde acquires Sovitec from Value Enhancement Partners
Gilde Buyout Partners has bought Belgian manufacturing business Sovitec from Dutch private equity firm VEP.
Triton picks up Nordic Tankers business
Triton Partners has acquired the chemical tanker business of distressed ship owner Nordic Tankers.
Ashridge back special needs care provider Phoenix
Ashridge Capital has invested £3.5m in a management buyout of special needs care provider Phoenix Learning and Care.
Cornerstone buys ACTech from Halder
Cornerstone Capital and Premium Equity Partners have acquired Halder’s 80% stake in German metal parts manufacturer ACTech for an undisclosed price. The management retains its 20% stake.
Hedge funds: A new source of dealflow
The credit crisis has left hedge funds holding on to unwanted equity stakes. Could this be a new source of dealflow for private equity buyers? Sonnie Ehrendal investigates