Buyouts
NETHERLANDS - Waterland re-acquires JVH Gaming
Waterland has re-acquired troubled Dutch gaming machines operator JVH Gaming.
GERMANY - Lone Star agrees to buy IKB
Lone Star has agreed to acquire a 90.8% stake in IKB Deutsche Industriebank, the bank which collapsed as a result of the subprime mortgage crisis, from state-owned KfW Group for an undisclosed amount.
UK - AFM backs £1.8m Anaco MBO
Alliance Fund Managers has backed a £1.8m management buyout of building façade manufacturer Anaco Systems Ltd, providing a £400,000 mezzanine investment from its MSIF Mezzanine Fund.
SWEDEN - Priveq acquires 70% of Unisport
Priveq Investments has acquired 70% of Unisport Scandinavia, a supplier of artificial flooring and surfaces for sports halls for an undisclosed sum.
SPAIN - Cortefiel circled by distressed funds
According to reports, distressed debt funds are seeking to purchase some of the debt held by retailer Cortefiel, owned by Permira, CVC and PAI Partners, which is now trading at 42% of face value.
GERMANY – DPE acquires iloxx AG
Funds advised by DPE Deutsche Private Equity GmbH have, with retroactive effect from 1 January 2008, acquired a majority shareholding of logistics services provider iloxx AG.
UK - Endless acquires Crown Paints
Turnaround specialist Endless has announced the acquisition of paint producer Crown Paints from Dutch company AkzoNobel in a management buyout reported to be worth in the region of £70m.
SWEDEN - Segulah completes SEK 1.6bn take-private of Gunnebo
Segulah Stellata Holding AB, an investment vehicle managed by Segulah Advisor AB, has received acceptances representing more than 97% of shares and voting rights in Gunnebo Industrier AB for its SEK 1.62bn takeover offer and intends to initiate the compulsory...
SPAIN - 3i acquires Mémora in EUR 330m deal
3i has acquired a 75% stake in funerary business Mémora Inversiones Funerarias from Acciona for EUR 225m, in a deal which values the company at EUR 330m including debt. The transaction, which remains subject to approval by anti-trust authorities, will...
UK/NETHERLANDS - Private equity interest in Reed Elsevier's trade publishing unit
Several private equity firms are thought to be among the 12 bidders that have made it through to the second round of the auction for publisher Reed Elsevier's business magazines unit, which is expected to fetch between £1bn and £1.25bn.
FRANCE - Sagard cedes CEPL for EUR 500m
Sagard has signed a definitive agreement to divest portfolio logistics company Compagnie Européenne de Prestations Logistiques (CEPL) to Arcapita, a Bahrain-based investment firm, in a secondary buyout valued at around EUR 500m.
CEE - Capexit acquires Bread & Co
Capexit has wholly acquired Serbian bakery chain Bread & Co.
NETHERLANDS – Icos invests in ReSteel
Icos Capital has invested in base metals recovery company ReSteel.
ITALY – Alto acquires Monviso
Alto Partners has acquired a stake of close to 90% in biscuit manufacturer Monviso in a deal valued at between EUR 30m and EUR 35m.
UK - Cinven acquires 50% stake in Indicus
Cinven has acquierd a 50% stake in alternative investment manager Indicus Advisors for an undisclsoed sum, with management retaining the balance of the equity.
FRANCE - Belvedere in talks with private equity
Drinks manufacturer Belvedere is reportedly in talks with several private equity houses regarding the potential sale of around 400,000 of its listed shares, representing a 15% stake in the business.
UK - RJD backs IPES buyout
RJD Partners has backed the buyout of IPES Holdings Ltd, a provider of outsourced fund administration services.
UK - NBGI acquires Food & Drink Group assets
NBGI Private Equity has backed the buyout of a portfolio of wine bars and pubs from Food & Drink Group Plc (F&DG) for an undisclosed sum.
CEE - Advent sells Axtone to IK
Advent International has sold rail freight buffer manufacturer Axtone to IK Investment Partners.
ITALY - Cognetas invests EUR 25m in FullSIX
Cognetas has, alongside management, invested EUR 25m in listed hyper-marketing company FullSIX.
GERMANY - GermanCapital and Morgan Stanley back Phoenix Dichtungstechnik
GermanCapital GmbH has, alongside investment bank Morgan Stanley and buy-in managers, taken over seal manufacturer Phoenix Dichtungstechnik GmbH, a subsidiary of ContiTech AG, for an undisclosed sum.
CEE - EI acquires 60% of Wema for EUR 46m
Enterprise Investors (EI) has acquired a 60% stake in Polish bathroom retailer and wholesaler Wema for EUR 46m.
NORWAY - Herkules acquires Kraft’s snacks business
Herkules Capital has acquired the salted snacks business in the Nordic and Baltic countries of Kraft Foods Inc for an undisclosed sum.
Large buyouts on hold
For large buyout houses reliant on debt market liquidity, there are no magic solutions to put money to work and the best strategy may be to wait it out. By Nathan Williams