Buyouts
NETHERLANDS - Gilde buy Uniq's Dutch wing
Gilde Equity Management Benelux is set to acquire Uniq Plc's Dutch business units, valued at a total of EUR 20m, as the UK-listed food producer Uniq is looking to raise cash to manage its debt.
UK - NBGI backs the £13m management buy-in of Matrix's Pasta King
NBGI Private Equity has backed the ТЃ13m management buy-in of food company Pasta King from Matrix Private Equity Partners and the incumbent management, acquiring a majority stake in the business.
GERMANY - BPE backs MBO of Karl Kemper
BPE Private Equity has backed the management buyout of frozen foods manufacturer Karl Kemper for an undisclosed amount from Dutch food company Royal Wessanen.
IRELAND - Hellman & Friedman acquires Web Reservations International
Hellman & Friedman has acquired online accomodation booking company Web Reservations International (WRI), owner of the Hostelworld online brand, for an undisclosed sum.
SWEDEN - Next Wave & WHEB Ventures acquire Petainer for £16m
Next Wave Ventures, WHEB Ventures and senior company management have acquired drinks container manufacturer Petainer from UK packaging specialist Rexam plc for a total consideration of £16m.
GERMANY - AXA Private Equity acquires HSE from insolvency
AXA Private Equity has acquired Home Shopping Europe, the operator of home shopping channel HSE 24, from insolvent parent company Arcandor group.
UK - HgCapital backs £178m MBO of Goldshield Group
HgCapital has backed the ТЃ178m management buyout of listed generic drugs company Goldshield Group.
BELGIUM - Montagu closes ADB deal
Montagu Private Equity's acquisition of airfield lighting specialist ADB Airfield from Siemens, first reported by unquote" in September this year, has closed.
POLAND - Advent makes PLN 405m offer for Wydawnictwa
Global buyout house Advent International has announced a public tender offer to acquire Polish educational publisher Wydawnictwa Szkolne i Pedagogiczne, in a deal that would value the company at around PLN 405m.
GERMANY - Golden Gate's acquisition of Infineon's WLC business closes
Golden Gate Capital's EUR 243m acquisition of Infineon's wireline communications business, reported in unquote" in July, has officially closed.
SWEDEN - Altor secures largest chunk of pharmacy network after wave of sell-offs
Buyout house Altor Equity Partners now controls the dominant player in the newly de-monopolised Swedish pharmacy market, acquiring two of the eight clusters being sold by the government as part of a wave of sell-offs that have raised close to SEK 6bn....
UK- Permira in exclusive talks for Montagu's Survitec
Permira is reportedly in exclusive talks to acquire survival equipment maker Survitec from Montagu Private Equity, having gained sole access to the company's books in the last week.
GERMANY - Apax, EQT and Warburg in race for EUR 2bn ratiopharm
According to reports, global buyout houses Apax Partners, EQT and Warburg Pincus are among the bidders for generic drug manufacturer ratiopharm group, which is being sold by VEM Vermoegensverwaltung and is valued at above EUR 2bn.
UK - Exponent acquires enlarged Ambassador
Exponent Private Equity has acquired a majority holding in Ambassador Theatre Group in a transaction that will see the theatre operator simultaneously acquire the UK operations of its rival, Live Nation.
UK - DN Capital backs MBO of Datanomic; 3i exits
Media and technology investor DN Capital has backed the management buyout of software company Datanomic Ltd, acquiring 3i's shares and loans in the business.
FRANCE - Newfund agrees buyout of 118000
Newfund has completed its third deal with the management buyout of 118000, a phone service and internet company, from German telecommunications business Telegate.
UK - WestBridge backs e2train MBO
WestBridge Fund Managers has backed the management buyout of e-learning business e2train. No financial details have been disclosed.
SWEDEN - CapMan to acquire SRK Konsultation
Nordic investor CapMan, via its Life Science IV Fund, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in healthcare business SRK Konsultation from the company's founder, Thomas Björkman, for an undisclosed sum.
GERMANY - Bridgepoint leads field for Strato
According to reports, UK buyout house Bridgepoint is currently leading a field of three bidders seeking to acquire web hosting company Strato, which is being sold by telecommunications company freenet and is thought to have a price tag of EUR 300-400m....
BULGARIA - EQT merges Eurocom and CableTel in EUR200m deal
Swedish private equity house EQT has simulaneously acquired Eurocom and CableTel, the two largest broadcasters in Bulgaria, from Warburg Pincus and Gene Phillips respectively, in a deal believed to be worth more than EUR 200m.
TURKEY - Bridgepoint acquires TüvTurk
UK-based buyout house Bridgepoint has acquired Turkish vehicle inspection business TüvTurk for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - TCR Capital acquires Oberthur
TCR Capital has taken a majority holding in Groupe Ouest Finance, the holding company of stationary companies Oberthur and Oller, for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - Avenir and Oséo support Dalsouple
Avenir Entreprises, Oséo and Anjou Initative have supported Pascale le Saëc in the MBI of Dalsouple, a producer of rubber floors and walls. The Motoire family has ceded their entire holding in the company.
FRANCE - EPF Partners supports BRF
EPF Partners has taken a stake in paper services company Groupe BRF. Management, led by Hervé Vandenkerckhove and Thierry Jean-Babtiste, also participated in the buyout deal and retains a stake in the company.