Buyouts
ITALY - 21 Investimenti supports EUR 35m MBO of Velan
21 Investimenti has acquired a minority stake in the Italian business of industrial supplier Velan from its Canadian parent company, in a deal understood to be valued at EUR 35m. The management, who previously controlled 50% of the company, have increased...
FRANCE - Rhone-Alpes PME Gestion backs Eurovitrage MBO
Rhone-Alpes PME Gestion has backed the management buyout of insulation and glazing business Eurovitrage, contributing EUR 900,000 as part of a EUR 1.75m investment in the holding company MCVS. The investment was completed with EUR 850,000 of debt supplied...
RUSSIA - Icon acquires Delta Bank
According to sources, Icon Private Equity has acquired 49% of Ukrainian bank Delta Bank in a deal reported to be worth USD 350m.
FRANCE - Advent takes stake in Gérard Darel
Advent international has acquired a stake in fashion retailer Gérard Darel. The investment will be used to realise the company’s expansion plans.
NETHERLANDS - GIMV acquires Bandolera
GIMV has acquired a majority stake in Bandolera, a Dutch clothing company. The management retains a substantial minority stake.
UK - Phoenix strikes £21.5m Busaba deal
Phoenix Equity Partners has invested in Busaba, a Thai food restaurant chain founded by Alan Yau, the brains behind Wagamama, in a deal that values the company at ТЃ21.5m.
ITALY – DGPA acquires 70% stake in industrial group
DGPA Capital has acquired a 70% stake in industrial holding Viterie Italia Centrale (VIC), with the remaining 30% being retained by the son of the founding owner, Carlo Perini.
DENMARK - Doughty Hanson acquires Svendborg for EUR 460m
Doughty Hanson has acquired 100% of Svendborg Brakes A/S, a provider of industrial brake solutions, for EUR 460m from the two founding entrepreneurs.
UK - Phoenix completes £95.6m acquisition of Ashtead unit
Phoenix Equity Partners has backed the ТЃ95.6m buyout ofТ Ashtead Technology Rentals, provider of rental equipment to the offshore oil and gas sector and the environmental monitoring and testing industry, from Ashtead Plc.Т Т
SPAIN - Ibersuizas acquires 50% stake in truck distributor
Ibersuizas has acquired a 50% holding in Veinsur, the main distributor of Volvo trucks, thus strengthening its position in the automotive sector. Following the acquisition, the Carrión family will retain the remaining 50% and will continue managing the...
GERMANY - CornerstoneCapital AG acquires Stanniolfabrik Eppstein
CornerstoneCapital has acquired a majority stake in technical metal foils producer Stanniolfabrik Eppstein from JL Goslar Group for an undisclosed amount, alongside co-investors including Columbus Investment AG and company CEO Dirk Mälzer.
CEE - Alnair acquires 8% stake in Kazkommertsbank
Alnair Capital has acquired an 8.03% stake in Kazkommertsbank, Kazakhstan’s largest bank, and is planning to raise this to more than 25%.
GERMANY - Hannover Finanz acquires Giesserei Industrie Holding Isselburg
HANNOVER Finanz has acquired a 70% stake in foundry Giesserei Industrie Holding Isselburg GmbH for an undisclosed amount, with the management continuing to hold the balance of the equity.
BELGIUM - GIMV doubles stake in Scana Noliko
GIMV has doubled its stake from 46.3% to 92.6% in Scana Noliko, a Belgium producer of preserved food, taking over the stake of LRM, which invested in the company in 2000. GIMV originally acquired backed Scana Noliko in 2004.
ITALY - MPS Venture et al acquire Dynamic Technologies
A syndicate comprising MPS Venture, through MPS Venture 2, Palladio Finanziaria (Venice Spa), Friulia and Abacus Invest have acquired Dynamic Technologies from Absolute Venture and MPS Venture 1.
ITALY - Magenta sells Cifa to Zoomlion
Now liquidated private equity firm Magenta has sold its only portfolio company to a consortium comprising Chinese heavy machinery firm Zoomlion, Goldman Sachs Private Equity, Mandarin Capital Partners and Hony Capital, in a EUR 500m deal.
ITALY - 3i invests EUR 118m in AP Bags
3i has signed an agreement to invest EUR 118m for a 49% stake in the handbags and accessories division of Antichi Pellettieri Spa, the Italian branded leather accessories subsidiary of Mariella Burani Fashion Group. The deal will see the division spun...
AUSTRIA - Buy_Out CE II acquires Chemson Polymer-Additive
Buy_Out Central Europe II Beteiligungs-Invest AG has acquired Chemson Polymer-Additive AG, a manufacturer of polymer additives that are used during production of PVC, for an undisclosed amount.
UK - 3i acquires Uponor infrastructure unit in £100m deal
3i has acquired Finland-based Uponor Corporation's UK infrastructure unit in a buyout that values the company at ТЃ100m.
UK - NBGI completes £16m Rock Asphalt acquisition
NBGI Private Equity has acquired roofing provider Rock Asphalt in a ТЃ16m buyout.
GERMANY - Equita acquires Karl Eugen Fischer Holding from Halder
Equita GmbH & Co Fonds 3 KGaA has purchased a majority participation in Karl Eugen Fischer Holding GmbH, through a secondary buyout from funds managed by Halder Beteiligungsberatung for an undisclosed amount.
ITALY - DLJ Merchant Banking backs Guala MBO
According to reports, DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, the private equity arm of Credit Suisse, will back the management buyout and subsequent delisting of Guala Closures, a maker of spirit and wine bottle tops.
FRANCE - EUR 2bn Converteam deal provides partial exit for BPE
According to reports, Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has completed a partial exit of power conversion engineering company Converteam in what is set to be the largest secondary buyout of the year, with a value of around EUR 2bn, backed by LBO France.
UK - Bridgepoint interested in Aero Inventory
Aircraft component supplier Aero Inventory has reportedly received an approach from Bridgepoint to buy the company for 720p per share.