Buyouts
Catapult invests in logistics company
Catapult Venture Managers has contributed £1.3m to a management buyout of specialist technology outsourcing and logistics company echo.
Terra Firma buys Garden Centre for £276m
Terra Firma Capital Partners has acquired British garden centre operator The Garden Centre Group from Lloyds for a total of £276m in equity and debt.
PE-backed MBI for ACB
Europe et Croissance and Arkéa Capital Investissement have backed the management buy-in of Belgian circuit boards manufacturer Advanced Circuit Boards (ACB).
CEE's mid-market boom
CEE activity was subdued but with encouraging signs in 2011. Q1 saw just €1.7bn clocked up, but this was twice the sum of the whole of the previous year. Also, although activity in H2 was quiet, year-end figures nearly doubled to €2.6bn year-on-year.
HIG Europe acquires Brand Addition
HIG Europe Capital Partners has acquired Brand Addition and its subsidiary, Kreyer Promotion Service, from 4imprint in a £24m deal.
LDC backs Airline Services MBO
LDC has backed the MBO of aircraft maintenance company Airline Services.
Key Capital Partners invests £3.4m in Gear4music.com
Key Capital Partners has acquired a minority stake worth £3.4m in British online retailer Gear4music.com.
Buyout recovery stalls at one third peak levels
Europe’s buyout market recovery stalled at just a third of the level seen at its peak, according to data from the unquote” European Buyout Review 2012.
Vista to buy Misys for £1.27bn
Vista Equity Partners has agreed a £1.27bn bid for British banking software provider Misys.
Equistone invests in custom travel agency Audley Travel
Equistone Partners Europe has acquired British custom travel agency Audley Travel.
Pinova buys management stake in Clarus Films
Munich based Pinova Capital has announced that it has bought a 65% stake in Clarus Films GmbH from previous managing shareholder Dr Sven Dracker.
YFM backs £2m MBI of Selima
YFM Equity Partners has backed the management buy-in of Sheffield-based company Selima Limited in a £2m deal.
French SBO boom: no end in sight?
France’s booming buyout market is being fuelled by a glut of SBOs. However, more primary deal activity will be needed to maintain the market’s momentum. Greg Gille reports
Atlas Capital completes MBO of Adea
Atlas Capital has acquired 98.2% of Adea, the document management subsidiary of Spanish IT firm Indra, for around €15m. The transaction includes both equity and debt.
CGS acquires Rauscher & Stoecklin
CGS Management has acquired Swiss electrical components company Rauscher & Stoecklin as part of a planned buy-and-build project.
Global Cleantech Capital invests in Eyefreight
Global Cleantech Capital has invested in Dutch freight management company Eyefreight.
Phoenix acquires Gall Thomson Environmental
Phoenix Equity Partners has acquired liquid product transfer equipment manufacturer Gall Thomson Environmental from trade player Lupus Capital.
RCapital invests in Matrix Knowledge
RCapital has invested in TMKG Ltd and its subsidiaries, including information management service provider Matrix Knowledge.
Reiten & Co buys Competentia
Reiten & Co has taken a majority stake in Norwegian oil and gas consultancy Competentia.
CVC & Vista head-to-head on Misys bid
Another bidder for FTSE 250 banking software company Misys has dropped out, leaving two private equity bidders in the race.
Reiten & Co acquires Con-Form
Reiten & Co has acquired a 62% stake in Norwegian prefabricated concrete manufacturer Con-Form.
Alto Partners acquires Trevisanalat
Alto Partners has acquired Italian mozzarella producer Trevisanalat. The acquisition was completed through the formation of a newco, in which Alto holds a 77.2% stake.
Montezemolo acquires Bellco
Montezemolo & Partners SGR has acquired biomedical company Bellco from Argos Soditic and MPVenture.
Nord Capital and Turenne back Kap Verre MBI
Nord Capital Partenaires, Turenne Capital and Alliance Entreprendre have backed the management buy-in of French glass specialist Kap Verre from its co-founders.