Buyouts
Permira and AXA P.E. circle private equity-backed Opodo
Permira and AXA Private Equity are among the potential buyers of Opodo, the online travel unit of Amadeus IT Holding, according to sources.
Matrix acquires stake in RDL
Matrix Private Equity Partners has invested £5m in recruitment specialist RDL, according to reports.
Doughty Hanson to buy Vue for £450m
Doughty Hanson is to acquire UK cinema chain Vue Entertainment from its management, Cavendish Square Partners, and Och-Ziff Capital Management Group funds, in a deal that values the company at £450m.
Oakley Capital acquires BDOIM
Oakley Capital Private Equity has acquired 88.4% of BDO Investment Management (BDOIM), in a deal that values the company at £14m.
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.
Darwin backs MBO of Euroffice
Darwin Private Equity has backed the MBO of online office supplier Euroffice Ltd.
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.
Baird Capital Partners acquires Nigel Wright Group
Baird Capital Partners Europe has acquired UK-based recruitment services provider Nigel Wright Group (NWG), for an estimated £15m.
Bridgepoint acquires Lumison
Bridgepoint Development Capital has acquired a majority stake in IT service provider Lumison.
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 Capital’s bid to take Munters private has been accepted by 96% of the shares and votes in the company.
PAI still in race for Office
PAI partners is to make a second bid for £200m retail chain Office, according to media reports.
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.