Buyouts
Nordic Capital acquires Handicare
Nordic Capital has acquired Handicare from Herkules Capital in a secondary buyout.
Strong private equity interest for Catalpa
According to reports six private equity houses have made a first offer for Dutch childcare provider Catalpa.
Vector Capital to take Trafficmaster private
Vector Capital Ltd has agreed to acquire all shares in Trafficmaster for a total of £73.27m.
Steadfast Capital buys proFagus
Steadfast Capital has acquired charcoal derivatives producer proFagus GmbH from a group of private investors for an undisclosed amount.
EQT acquires sports retailer XXL
EQT Partners has acquired a majority stake in sports retail chain XXL Sport & Villmark for an undisclosed sum.
AGF Private Equity becomes IDInvest Partners
IDI Group has finalised the buyout of French private equity firm AGF from Allianz.
Southern Europe: Investing in family value
Investindustrial's Carlo Umberto Bonomi speaks to Francinia Protti-Alvarez about the private equity market in Spain and Italy. He says the market is extremely promising, despite having faced difficulties in recent years.
Darwin buys Plum Baby
Darwin Private Equity has acquired UK food producer, Plum Baby, for £10m.
Leverage: The return of warehoused debt
The $400m asset-backed warehouse facility used to back last week’s buyout of aircraft leasing company, Avolon, signalled a further thawing of the corporate loan market. However, it remains to be seen whether the revival will lead to a reversal of a...
Warburg Pincus drops out of RBS WorldPay sale
Warburg Pincus has reportedly dropped out of bidding to buy Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) WorldPay division.
Environmental investment: The many shades of green
Defining the environmental sector is not straightforward, as it overlaps with more ‘traditional’ sectors. The diversity of products and services that can be directly, or indirectly, categorised environmental technology goes well beyond the realm of...
PAI interested in Cerba European Lab buyout
PAI partners has entered into exclusive discussions with IK Investment Partners and management to acquire a majority stake in Cerba European Lab SAS.
HgCapital acquires SimonsVoss
HgCapital has acquired SimonsVoss Technologies AG.
Procuritas buys King Oscar
Procuritas Capital has acquired Norwegian canned seafood supplier, King Oscar Brisling Sardines, from Rieber & Søn. No financial details have been disclosed, although the deal is understood to be worth in excess of NOK 255m.
LDC supports MBO of UK luggage retailer
LDC has backed the management buyout of UK luggage brand, Antler, for an unknown amount.
Private equity goes postal
Once again, British politicians are considering selling off some, or all, of the country’s state postal service, Royal Mail. Private equity bidders have been linked to past attempts to buy the company, and may yet swoop on the opportunity. Despite...
PE bidders in the running to acquire Priory Group
A number of private equity groups are believed to be in the running to pick up Royal Bank of Scotland's healthcare operator Priory Group.
Shanks walks away from Carlyle deal
UK waste management company Shanks has reportedly walked away from takeover talks with Carlyle, as the private equity investor failed to table a deal that its board could recommend to shareholders.
Wise divests Mar-Ter; generates 2.8x returns
Italian mid-market investor Wise Sgr, has divested its stake in logistics operator Mar-Ter Spedizioni, to Italian public investment firm, Mid Industry Capital Spa.
Innova et al. purchase 100% of Polish Expander
Innova Capital has led a number of private equity investors in the acquisition of 40% of Polish independent financial adviser, Expander. Innova already owned 60% of the firm, meaning the firm is now wholly owned by private equity investors. No financial...
Private equity investors back $1.4bn financing of Avolon
Cinven, CVC Capital Partners and Oak Hill Capital Partners have committed $750m to back a $1.4bn financing deal of Irish aircraft leasing company Avolon. The deal is subject to regulatory clearance.
Cinven’s Sperian bid trumped by Honeywell €1.1bn offer
The board of Sperian, a French maker of protective clothing, revealed that trade player Honeywell, manufacturer of civilian and military aerospace equipment, put a based on a €117 per share.
Terra Firma in competition for Biffa gas unit
Terra Firma has made a bid for the landfill-gas unit of UK waste management specialist, Biffa, according to reports.
BGL agrees to cash offer for Liberty PLC
BlueGem Gamma Limited (BGL) has agreed to purchase the ordinary share capital of retailer and wholesale company, Liberty Plc.