Buyouts
SPAIN - Carlyle interested in Riofisa
According to reports, Carlyle is among several groups that have shown an interest in acquiring property developer Riofisa, one of the assets placed on sale by troubled Spanish real estate asset manager Colonial.
UK - Lyceum buys Carewatch for £37m
Lyceum Capital has agreed to acquire social health care provider Carewatch Care Services from its current owner Nestor Healthcare Group Plc in a ТЃ37m deal.
ITALY - Clessidra interested in Cerved
Market rumour suggests that Bain Capital Partners portfolio company Teamsystem-Lince and Clessidra are interested in making a joint bid for economic data provider Cerved.
LITHUANIA - MVC and RC acquire FIMA
MVC Capital Inc and Riga Capital SARL (RC) have acquired engineering company FIMA UAB. The value of the deal was undisclosed, but the two firms made an equity investment of USD 28.1m to support the transaction.
FRANCE – AtriA invests in Groupe Phythéa
AtriA Capital Partenaires, through AtriA Private Equity Fund III, have taken a significant minority stake in food supplements company Phythéa. AtriA invested via their fund.
FRANCE – Advent International in talks regarding Experian division
Advent International is in exclusive negotiations to acquire Experian’s electronic payments activities.
FRANCE - Initiative & Finance complete Webnet MBO
Initiative & Finance has completed the management buyout of IT consultancy business Webnet for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - CAPE and Avenir support Coiff'idis
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) and Avenir Entreprises have made an undisclosed investment into Coiff’idis, a provider of hairdressing products, alongside the company’s management.
SWEDEN - Herkules acquires Gothia division for NOK 910m
Herkules Capital has acquired the administrative and financial services division of Gothia Financial Group ASA for NOK 910m from a consortium of investors.
FINLAND - Profita Group acquires Häggblom-companies
Profita Group has acquired a majority stake in Häggblom-companies, a manufacturer of undercarriages and spare parts for earth-moving machines, for an undisclosed sum.
SWEDEN - Primaca Group completes EUR 15m Metso acquisition
Primaca Group has bought Metso Foundries Karlstad AB, a manufacturer of large, hand-molded iron castings, for EUR 15m from Metso Corporation. The vendor will retain a 16.7% stake in the new company, Heavycast AB.
UK - Azini acquires Lynx Capital Ventures
Azini 1 has acquired the 85% interest owned by Bear Stearns Capital in Lynx Capital Ventures LP, as well the entire share capital of Lynx Capital Ventures GP Ltd from Bear Stearns Asset Management.
SWEDEN - Volati acquires Sandberg
Volati has acquired the Swedish engineering firm Ragnar Sandberg & Söner Mekaniska Verkstad for an undisclosed sum from the Sandberg family.
UK - Barclays Ventures backs £10m JBM buyout
Barclays Ventures has supported the ТЃ10m buyout of aluminium and waste recycler JBM International, taking a minority stake in the business.
NORWAY - EQT will not get Choice
According to reports, EQT’s takeover offer for Norwegian hotel chain Choice Hotels has been rejected by the owner, Petter Stordalen.
UK - Seraphim invests in Testplant
Seraphim Capital has invested ТЃ1m in Testplant Ltd, a newly established platform business designed to make acquisitions in the software testing market.
ESTONIA - BaltCap acquires medical diagnostics company
BaltCap has acquired a 75% stake in medical diagnostics company Quattromed HTI Laborid OÜ from private individuals and Finnish biotechnology company FIT Biotech Oy.
GERMANY - Auctus sells ZPF therm Maschinenbau
Auctus has sold 100% of its shares in ZPF therm Maschinenbau GmbH, a manufacturer of industrial furnaces and ancillary equipment for the aluminium-processing industry, to DZ Equity Partner GmbH.
UK - LDC acquires Leasedrive Velo from Lyceum for £80m
LDC has acquired vehicle management group Leasedrive Velo in an ТЃ80m secondary buyout from Lyceum Capital.
UK - August completes £37m SBO of Accura Support Services
August Private Equity has backed the ТЃ37m secondary buyout of support services company Accura Support Services Ltd from Barclays Ventures.
UK - CBPE backs £129m Warwick buyout
Close Brothers Private Equity (CBPE) has backed the ТЃ129m buyout of speciality chemicals business Warwick International from its US parent, Sequa Corp, which is owned by Carlyle Group.
GERMANY – caption backs MBO of svt Group
Capiton has, together with CFH and the management team, backed the MBO of svt Group, a provider of in fire protection and damage management systems, for an undisclosed sum.
SWITZERLAND - DEFI Gestion acquires Plumettaz
DEFI Gestion SA, via DEFI EuroCap III, has acquired cable machinery company Plumettaz SA from its family owners for an undisclosed sum. Messrs Gérard and Denis Plumettaz will remain in the group as minority shareholders.
UK - Alchemy completes £90m Noonan acquisition
Alchemy Partners has acquired cleaning company Noonan Services Group in a deal valued at over EUR 90m.