Buyouts
FRANCE - IRDI-ISCO purchases Bernard Dumas for EUR 10m
IRDI-ISCO Private Equity, alongside company management, has purchased microfiber component manufacturer Bernard Dumas from Arjowiggins, a subsidiary of Sequana, for EUR 10m.
UK - KPS to acquire Waterford Wedgwood
Reports suggest that US-based KPS Capital Partners is posed to acquire the assets of glass and china producer Waterford Wedgewood.
GREECE - Global Finance sponsors Euroclinic buyout
Global Finance has sponsored a leveraged buyout of Greek healthcare group Euroclinic from the Dutch financial services group Eureko BV for an undisclosed amount.
FRANCE - CDC CI acquires DGF
CDC Capital Investissement (CDC CI) has backed the management buyout of food products distributor DGF Group.
UK - Infinity buys Flextex
Infinity Asset Management has acquired packaging producer Flextex as part of a management buy-in for an undisclosed sum.
IRELAND - US Private Equity shows interest in Waterford Wedgewood
Deloitte, the administrators of failed china maker Waterford Wedgewood, is reportedly in talks with at least three US-based private equity houses regarding a potential sale.
SWEDEN - Priveq acquires San Sac
Priveq Investments has acquired a majority stake in Swedish waste disposal equipment supplier San Sac AB for an undisclosed sum.
UK - EPIC acquires Whittards
Specialist tea and coffee retailer Whittard of Chelsea has been bought by EPIC Private Equity for an undisclosed sum.
SPAIN - Catalana d'Iniciatives to back buyout of Spanair
According to reports, the Consorci Turisme de Barcelona consortium and Catalana d'Iniciatives are in the process of acquiring an 80% stake in air carrier Spanair from SAS.
ITALY - BCC acquires minority stake in Euromisure
BCC Private Equity has acquired a 49% stake in industrial thermometry specialists Euromisure Srl, with the founding owners holding the balance of the equity.
PORTUGAL - Magnum acquires Generis
Spanish fund Magnum Capital Industrial Partners has wholly acquired Portuguese pharmaceutical firm Generis in a deal understood to be valued at around EUR 208m.
ITALY - Barclays completes EUR 130m SBO of Cartorama
Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has acquired stationery manufacturer Cartorama from Arner Private Equity in a secondary buyout valued at about EUR 130m.
GERMANY - CGS and CRG acquire mdexx Siemens subsidiary
CGS Management has, together with CRG Capital and the management, wholly acquired mdexx GmbH, the magnetronic devices business of Siemens.
CIS - Generali interested in Ingosstrackh
Reports suggest that Russian insurer Ingosstrackh's owner Oleg Deripaska could sell the majority of his 60% stake in the company to Italian group Assicurazioni Generali SpA.
BELGIUM – AXA PE acquires Sfinc from Gimv
AXA Private Equity, alongside company management and Axxess Partners, has purchased a majority stake in Belgian food company Sfinc from Gimv.
NETHERLANDS - PE interested in Refresco BV
According to reports, Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander-backed Dutch fruit juice producer Refresco Holding BV is being circled by private equity firms.
UK - NBGI adds Smollensky's to menu
NBGI Private Equity has acquired Smollensky's Bar & Grill, a chain of steak restaurants, to add to its Kornicis portfolio of restaurants.
CEE - Bancroft completes Frost acquisition
Bancroft Private Equity has acquired a 94.36% stake in Slovakia-based ice cream producer Frost.
NORWAY - Norvestor acquires Intelecom for NOK 173m
Norvestor has obtained acceptance from shareholders representing 97.3% of the share capital of communications company Intelecom Group ASA for its NOK 6 a share takeover offer, which values the business at NOK 173m, and has initiated a compulsory squeeze-out....
UK - Cyrte Investments backs RDF Media acquisition
Dutch investor group Cyrte Investments, through its fund Dasym Investments III BV, has backed the management buyout of AIM-listed television production company RDF Media Plc.
SPAIN - Doughty Hanson interested in Trapsa
According to reports, Doughty Hanson is among the parties interested in acquiring bus company Trapsa.
AUSTRIA - RECAP acquires Fastbox Denzel Group
RECAP Restructuring Capital has wholly acquired car servicing company Fastbox GmbH from Denzel AG for an undisclosed amount.
IRELAND - Apax interested in Bank of Ireland
According to reports, private equity firm Apax Partners is examining the possibility investing in Bank of Ireland.