Buyouts
Invest Equity completes management-buyout
Invest Equity has completed its own management-buyout, a process that started in 2004.
Qualium set to exit Exxelia
Qualium (formerly CDC Capital Investissement) is looking to sell electronics specialist Exxelia to LBO France.
EPS Value Plus supports acquisition for FotoDesk subsidiary
EPS Value Plus has supported the acquisition of the online photo and business printing division of netservice.cc for the Colorplaza AG subsidiary of portfolio company FotoDesk Group AG.
LDC buys Easynet from BSkyB
LDC has backed the £100m buyout of UK specialist telecommunications business Easynet Global Services from BSkyB.
AXA Private Equity acquires 50% stake in Autopista Trados 45
AXA Private Equity has acquired 50% of Spanish toll road operator Autopista Trados 45 from Cintra.
NBGI Private Equity acquires Praticdose
NBGI Private Equity has backed the management buy-in of French medical equipment provider Praticdose.
Ibersuizas closes in on Multiasistencia
Press reports suggest that the Madrid-based later stage investor Ibersuizas has signed heads of agreement over the buyout of Multiasistencia, Spain's leading provider of business process outsourcing services to the financial and corporate sector.
Permira-backed Birds Eye Iglo acquires Findus Italy
Permira-backed Birds Eye Iglo has agreed to acquire the frozen food producer Findus Italy from Unilever.
Lead Equities backs German IT outsourcer SOLCOM
Lead Equities, has backed the buyout of German IT freelance agency SOLCOM, acquiring a 75% stake. No financial details have been disclosed.
Primary Capital acquires Paperchase
Primary Capital has agreed to buy Paperchase from Borders for $31m.
Axa Private Equity buys Phönix/Strack Group
Axa Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in Phönix/Strack Group, a special valves supplier to the chemical industry.
Barclays Private Equity acquires MPS Meat Processing
Barclays Private Equity has acquired MPS Meat Processing Systems in a secondary buyout from Steadfast Capital.
Herkules agrees to acquire Intelecom
Herkules has reached an agreement to acquire the Norwegian enterprise communication provider, Intelecom.
Karnell acquires Iris
Karnell has acquired Iris Invest AB from Synskadades Stiftelse, a Swedish foundation for the visually impaired.
Permira looking to acquire stake in Vue
Permira is interested in backing an MBO of the Vue cinema chain, according to reports.
Ratos acquires Stofa from TeliaSonera
Ratos has acquired a 100% stake in Stofa from TeliaSonera for an enterprise value of DKK 1.09bn.
HitecVision acquires Tampnet
HitecVision has signed an agreement to acquire Tampnet AS, a subsidiary of Statoil.
CVC pursues giant Spanish infrastructure buyout
CVC is understood to be closing in on a deal with the majority shareholders of Spanish infrastructure business Albertis over a potential buyout that would value the firm at more than €25bn.
Gresham-backed JGG buys Addis & Co
Gresham-backed James Grant Group (JGG) has acquired specialist accountancy company, Addis & Co - its latest acquisition in its buy-and-build strategy.
Avenir Entreprises et al. back Société Hôtelière Côte Rôtie
Avenir Entreprises, Sofival, BNP Paribas Développement, Garibaldi Participations and Risque & Sérénité have funded the buyout of eight hotels on behalf of Société Hôtelière Côte Rôtie (SHCR).
Gresham backs £33m Team Telecom buyout
Gresham Private Equity has backed the £32.8m management buyout of telecommunications equipment and services provider, Team Telecom Group. The deal is subject to shareholder approval.
Stirling Square buys Environmental Solutions Europe
Stirling Square Capital Partners has acquired waste and recycling systems manufacturer Environmental Solutions Europe Holding from OTTO Group.
TPG and Goldman Sachs acquire Ontex for €1.2bn
TPG and GS Capital Partners have agreed to buy hygienic disposables specialist Ontex from Candover.
Segulah acquires European Travel Interactive
Segulah has acquired European Travel Interactive AB (eTRAVELi) from Norvestor Equity in a secondary buyout.