Buyouts
Portuguese funds back La Seda plant
ECS Capital, Caixa Capital and InovCapital have acquired a 59% stake in a construction project to build a new plastics plant for Barcelona-based company La Seda.
Montagu backs MBO of Host Europe
Montagu Private Equity has backed the £222m management buyout of hosting and domain provider Host Europe Group.
IK buys GHD from Barclays
IK Investment Partners has acquired GHD Gesundheits GmbH from Barclays Private Equity in a secondary buyout.
LGV acquires Snow+Rock Sports
LGV Capital has backed the MBO of outdoor equipment and clothing specialist Snow+Rock Sports Ltd.
CapVest acquires Batchelors and establishes Valeo Foods
CapVest has teamed up with AIM-listed Origin Enterprises to create new Ireland-based Valeo Foods in order to acquire Irish food company Batchelors.
Doughty Hanson acquires Equity Trust for €350m
Doughty Hanson has acquired UK-based Equity Trust in a €350m secondary buyout from Candover Partners and other institutional shareholders.
LBO France acquires Idéal Résidences
LBO France has acquired a majority stake in retirement homes operator Idéal Résidences from Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) and Alliance Entreprendre.
Litorina acquires leading wallpaper manufacturer
Litorina Capital has acquired a majority stake in ECO-Boråstapeter, the leading Nordic manufacturer of wallpaper, in a management buyout.
XAnge and CIC back ITL buyout
French investors XAnge and CIC Capital Privé have backed the management buyout of ITL from Initiative & Finance.
Graphite Capital leads U-POL MBO
Graphite Capital has completed the £130m tertiary buyout of automotive care products U-POL from AAC Capital Partners.
Lion Capital meets lenders for Picard buyout
Lion Capital plans to meet lenders to secure a €675m debt package for the acquisition of Picard Surgelés, according to media reports.
Private equity funds linked to €4bn Polkomtel sale
Several private equity bidders have been linked to a possible buyout of Polish mobile phone operator Polkomtel.
GIMV backs Onedirect MBO
GIMV has invested €15m to back the management buyout of French e-commerce company Onedirect.
Cinven finally scents deal with Spice
Cinven's revised offer of 70p per share for Leeds-based utility support services group Spice is likely to be recommended by the company's management.
Norvestor invests in Apsis
Norvestor Equity has invested in software provider Asis Sweden AB, becoming the largest shareholder.
Siparex and Cogerfi back JST Transformateurs MBO
Siparex and Cogerfi have backed the management buyout of French electric transformers specialist JST Transformateurs (JST) from AIAC.
Standard Life head warns against opportunistic takeovers
Standard Life's head of UK equities David Cumming has advised shareholders to resist opportunistic takeover bids, following the £2.89bn take private of Tomkins.
Crédit Agricole PE acquires Exclusive Networks
Crédit Agricole Private Equity has acquired a 69% stake in French software developer Exclusive Networks, for an undisclosed amount.
Nextstage backs Groupe TCV MBO with €2.8m
Nextstage has backed the management buyout of French ventilation specialist Groupe TCV with a €2.8m investment.
Avenir Entreprises acquires Laboratoires Elysée
Avenir Entreprises has backed the management buy-in of Laboratoires Elysée from the Guattari group. The deal value has not been disclosed but the company will trade under its original name Balarama following the buyout.
Bencis Capital acquires Royal Sanders
Bencis Capital Partners has acquired Dutch provider of personal care products Royal Sanders.
Take-privates: Playing hard to get?
Shares in troubled care provider Southern Cross leaped 67% late last week after it declined an approach from TowerBrook. Having suffered a massive fall in its share price this year, it may have seemed an easy target for private equity bidders, but has...
AFINUM buys Caseking GmbH
AFINUM Management has acquired Berlin-based computer accessories distributor and retailer Caseking GmbH for an undisclosed amount.
Apax linked to Polish bank bid
Apax is in talks with Spain’s Santander over a joint bid for Bank Zachodni WBK, the Polish arm of Allied Irish Banks, according to reports.