Buyouts
Permira among bidders for Dometic
Permira is among the bidders for Dometic, a producer of leisure products for the caravan and motor home industry, according to reports.
PAI buys Swissport for €654m
Private equity firm PAI Partners has bought passenger and cargo handling company Swissport from Spanish infrastructure group Ferrovial for €654m.
Cognetas buys Arcaplanet from Credem
Cognetus has purchased Arcaplanet from Credem Private Equity in a deal which represents the private equity firm’s first investment for more than two years.
Waterland acquires Ranger in LBO
Waterland Private Equity has acquired Ranger Marketing & Vertriebs in an LBO designed to fund the company’s expansion into other countries and business areas.
Ares Life Sciences to take Stallergenes private
Ares Life Sciences has agreed to buy 45.6% of listed French biopharma Stallergenes from Wendel, and plans to file a mandatory takeover offer for all the remaining shares.
Nordic Capital secures Munters
Nordic Capitalтs bid to take Munters private has been accepted by 96% of the shares and votes in the company.
Private equity giants reportedly eyeing ING unit
ING REIM, the Dutch bank's internal real estate investment unit, is reportedly attracting interest from private equity investors, including KKR and Apollo Management.
CVC and Apollo in Brit Insurance agreement
CVC Capital Partners and Apollo Management have reached an agreement with Brit Insurance to take the company private.
IMI acquires Z&J
UK engineering group IMI has agreed to acquire German engineering business Z&J Technologies GmbH for €135m.
Sun Capital Partners acquires Reuther Verpackung
Sun Capital Partners has acquired German company Reuther Verpackung Gmbh & Co.
Segulah acquires Balco from 3i
Segulah Advisor AB has acquired Swedish-based balcony specialist Balco AB in an SBO from 3i and management.
Augur Capital buys Aura Finanz GmbH
Augur Capital has acquired German insurance broker Aura Finanz.
IK Investment Partners acquires Snacks International
IK Investment Partners has taken a majority stake in French food company Snacks International, for an undisclosed amount.
LFPI et al. acquire Aurénis
LFPI, Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) and Barclays Private Equity (BPE) have backed the management buyout of French publisher Aurénis.
TA Associates buys Amann Girrbach
TA Associates has acquired Austrian dental specialist Amann Girrbach in a secondary buyout from Alpine Equity.
Terra Firma buys Rete Rinnovabile for €670m
Private equity group Terra Firma has purchased Rete Rinnovabile, the largest solar power firm in Italy, in a deal worth €670m.
Blacks Outdoor seeks buyer
Outdoors retailer Blacks is seeking a buyer after reportedly receiving approaches from two private equity funds.
Buyout values bounce back in 2010
Buyout values in the UK have bounced back in 2010, suggesting improved leverage conditions. Figures from unquoteт Research suggest the market is on its way up once more. John Bakie gives an overview
Silverfleet acquires Schneider Group from Barclays
Silverfleet Capital has acquired a majority stake in German retail group Schneider from Barclays Private Equity, for an undisclosed amount.
PAI moves closer to full exit from Kwik Fit
Less than four months after having offloaded the insurance branch of Kwik Fit to Fortis UK for ТЃ215m, reports suggest that PAI Partners may be moving closer to selling the main operating business.
Bridgepoint and Apax acquire two jewel retailers for €600m
Bridgepoint and Apax Partners have acquired French jewellery retailers Histoire D'Or and Marc Orian from Silverfleet Capital and Qualium Investissement, in a deal that values the new group at €600m.
For sale sign goes up at IKB
Lone Star, the specialist US distressed asset investor, has appointed Perella Weinberg to sell the toubled German bank IKB, reports suggest.
Bain Capital closes in on Priory
More than four months after reports suggested that private equity firms were among the front runners to snap up mental healthcare provider Priory Group, Bain Capital has emerged as the clear favourite.
Segulah acquire Scan Coin
Segulah has acquired coin and bank note processing company Scan Coin through its Segulah IV fund.