Buyouts
SWEDEN - Karnell takes majority stake in Struktur Svenska Kontor
Swedish small-cap buyout house Karnell has acquired a majority stake in office space service company Struktur Svenska Kontor, from founders and management who retain a minority stake.
GERMANY - CBR acquires Alvo Metalltechnik out of insolvency
CBR Management, through its EquiVest II fund, has acquired metal parts producer Alvo Metalltechnik from insolvency for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - MBO Partenaires purchases 30% of Caloga
MBO Partenaires has taken a 30% stake in internet portal Caloga, in a buyout transactiont that leaves the five company founders with a majority take in the company. A senior debt was arranged by Crédit Industriel et Commercial.
DENMARK - EQT Infrastructure acquires Kommunekemi for EUR 35m
EQT Infrastructure has acquired hazardous waste management company Kommunekemi from The Local Government Denmark (LGDK), The Municipality of Copenhagen, and the Municipality of Frederiksborg, for an enterprise value of DKK 260m.
ITALY - Alto Partners acquires Diquigiovanni
Alto Partners has acquired an 80% stake in PVC window manufacturer Diquigiovanni in a deal valued at approximately EUR 10m.
POLAND - EQT looks to Poland for EUR 211m take private
EQT has launched a public tender offer to wholly acquire Polish healthcare business HTL-Strefa SA.
AUSTRIA – Buy_Out Central Europe's takeover of UIAG cancelled
Austrian buyout group Buy_Out Central Europe Managementgesellschaft's has cancelled the planned take-over of investment firm Unternehmen Invest AG.
BULGARIA/HUNGARY – Mid Europa acquires ITV; buys back Invitel's debt
Mid Europa Partners is defying the credit crunch odds to go on a shopping spree: this week it has completed the acquisition of Bulgarian TV operator Interactivni Tehnologii. It is the latest in a number of Balkan TV businesses Mid Europa has backed, already...
CEE – CVC acquires AB InBev CEE operations for USD 2.23bn
CVC Capital Partners has acquired the Central and Eastern European operations of brewery Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) in a deal valuing the CEE division at USD 2.23bn.
CZECH REPUBLIC – PPF backs Czech energy group
Emerging Europe private equity investor PPF Partners has acquired a 40% stake in Energy and Industrial Holding (EP), a spin-off from Czech investment firm J&T Group.
FRANCE - Nestadio backs MBO of Buffard Logistique
Nestadio Capital, part of the Fonds d'Investissment de Bretage, has taken a 28% stake in transportation company Buffard Logistique to support the MBO by CEO Daniel Bénard and his son.
FRANCE - Gimv and UFG PE pay EUR 31.6m for 46% stake in Easyvoyage
Gimv and UFG Private Equity have acquired a 46% stake in travel website Easyvoyage for EUR 31.6m of debt and equity. The deal also saw company management and initial shareholders invest, with founder Jean-Pierre Nadir retaining a 40% stakes.
NORWAY - HitecVision in NOK 347m bid for Grenland Group
Norwegian private equity firm HitecVision has together with Skogen Investering, the investment company of Grenland founder and CEO Hallgeir Skogen, launched a voluntary offer for all shares in oil service company Grenland Group ASA.
AUSTRIA - One Equity Partners acquires Constantia Packaging AG
One Equity Partners has acquired a stake of approximately 66% of listed packaging manufacturer Constantia Packaging and has announced its intention to make a full takeover offer at a price of EUR 39 per share to remaining shareholders.
GERMANY - Advent acquires GFKL Financial Services AG
Advent International has agreed to acquire a majority stake in GFKL Financial Services, an independent provider for debt collection and debt purchase services in Germany, from a consortium of institutional investors.
SWITZERLAND - Argos Soditic backs Misapor MBO
Argos Soditic has acquired a majority stake in foam glass granulate producer Misapor in a management buyout.
FRANCE - UI Gestion purchase Péters Surgical
UI Gestion has purchased a majority stake in medical supplier Péters Surgical from Groupe Sofilab for an undisclosed sum.
AUSTRIA - AXA acquires Competence Call Center
AXA Private Equity has acquired a majority stake of around two-thirds in Austrian telemarketing company Competence Call Center for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - AXA PE could still bid for Areva T&D
According to reports, AXA Private Equity could still enter the race for Areva T&D, Areva's power distribution unit, despite having previously withdrawn interest after a member of its consortium pulled out.
GERMANY – Perusa acquires GRV LUTHE
German private equity house Perusa Partners has acquired disposal services company GRV LUTHE Kampfmittelbeseitigung GmbH from Turn Around Investments GmbH and GRV's management.
FRANCE - 21 Centrale sees Arjowiggins Security deal cancelled
Paper manufacturing group Sequana has broken off negotiations with French buyout house 21 Centrale Partners regarding the sale of Arjowiggins Security, a division of Sequana's fine-paper subsidiary Arjowiggins, and taken the company off the market.
CZECH - TA spends $200m on Czech security
TA Associates has paid more than $200m to acquire a minority stake in Czech computer security software firm AVG Technologies from incumbent private equity backers including Enterprise Investors.
BELGIUM - Blackstone in talks with AB InBev
It is understood that buyout giant Blackstone is in talks with Anheuser-Busch InBev, the Belgian business best known for its alcoholic beverage interests, regarding the purchase of some of the group's amusement parks, in a deal that could be worth as...
FRANCE - Avenir et al. invest EUR 2.5m into Elan
A consortium comprising Avenir Entreprises, Siparex and NCI Gestion has acquired a stake in organic product distributor Elan Nature, making an equity investment of EUR 2.5m.