Buyouts
UK - ICG backs Marken in SBO from 3i
Intermediate Capital Group has provided equity and mezzanine financing to support the management buyout of biopharmaceutical logistics business Marken from 3i. The value of the deal was not disclosed. Marken's management hold a majority stake in the newco.
UK - Terra Firma seals EMI deal
Terra Firma has secured music publisher EMI in a £2.4bn take-private deal. 90% of shareholders agreed to sell their shares to Terra Firma ahead of today's final deadline. The meeting of this threshold obliges the remaining shareholders to sell their...
FRANCE - FPG-LFPI backs buyout of fishing goods distributor
Unquote" can exclusively reveal FPG-LFPI is set to back the buyout of Distripêche, from existing investors Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE), Alliance Entreprendre and Naxicap Partners.
SPAIN - Qualitas wins Alcasa deal
Qualitas Equity Partners has wholly acquired aluminium producer Aluminio Catalán SA (Alcasa) from Ibersuizas alongside the company's management. BBVA is providing the debt for the acquisition.
UK - Greenhill and JO Hambro acquire Rileys snooker halls business for £30.5m
Greenhill Capital Partners Europe and JO Hambro Capital Management have acquired 150 snooker halls for £30.5m. Rileys operates 150 clubs across the country and was formerly part of Aim-listed Georgica. Rileys recorded EBITDA of £9.5m in 2006 on revenues...
ITALY - Euraleo makes its first invesment
Euraleo, the joint venture established in 2006 by French buyout house Eurazeo and investment group Banca Leonardo, has made its first acquisition.
GERMANY - 3i acquires DEUTZ Power Systems
3i has acquired German gas and diesel engine manufacturer DEUTZ Power Systems from DEUTZ AG for EUR 360m. Together with the management, 3i aims to bring the equipment and service activities close together, and grow the company into the sole global independent...
UK - August Equity acquires software business 4Projects
August Equity has completed the management buyout of 4Projects Holdings Ltd, a provider of project collaboration software solutions. Banking facilities were provided by Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander.
UK - 3i reaps 61% IRR from Care Principles after 10 year investment
3i has seen a money multiple of 3.9x and an IRR of 61% from its 10 year investment in Care Principles. The medium secure hospital operator which provides care for adults with long-term therapy needs has been acquired by The Delta Fund for £270m.
UK - Apax sees 40x return from healthcare exit to Hutton Collins
Sources report that Apax has recouped in excess of 40x its money through the sale of Healthcare at Home to Hutton Collins. Apax invested £800,000 for a minority stake in the home healthcare service provider in 1995. The company was rumoured to have been...
GERMANY - orizon AG makes add-on acquisition
PPM Capital portfolio company orizon AG has acquired Jobs In Time Holding GmbH for an undisclosed sum. This is the second add-on acquisition for orizon in two months. In June 2007, the company acquired SIR Industrieservice GmbH.
DENMARK - Summit Partners invests in Welltec
Summit Partners has invested in Welltec, a Danish provider of precision robotic solutions for oil and gas wells. Summit Partners became aware of Weltec when founder and CEO, Jørgen Hallundbæk, won the Deloitte Entrepreneur of the Year award. The investors...
FRANCE - Astorg leads secondary buyout of funeral business OGF
Astorg Partners has led a syndicate including previous backer Vestar Capital Partners in the secondary buyout of OGF.
UK - Terra Firma closer to EMI after further deadline extension
Terra Firma's quest to secure music publisher EMI experienced another twist over the weekend, when the deadline for shareholder acceptance had to be extended for the third time. Terra Firma now has until Wednesday to meet the 90% acceptance level. Press...
UK - Apax bids for Emap's B2B division
Apax is understood to have approached Emap regarding the acquisition of the magazine and radio group's B2B publications. The news comes following Emap's decision to conduct a strategic review of its business, thought to have been prompted by the approach....
FRANCE - Pragma Capital wins tertiary buyout of Retif
Unquote" has learned that Pragma Capital has signed an agreement to back the tertiary buyout of display units rental business Retif.
FRANCE - LBO France acquires Piera
French buyout house LBO France has completed the buyout of Piera, a real-estate developer.
SWITZERLAND – 5àSec in tertiary buyout
ING Parcom Private Equity has acquired the dry cleaning service provider 5àSec from Milestone Capital. The transaction value has not been disclosed. In 2001, Milestone Capital (formerly EAC) acquired the company from Spef and BNP Développement.
UK - Sainsbury deal faces opposition from Tchenguiz
Delta Two is facing additional opposition to its 600p per share bid for UK supermarket chain J Sainsbury. The well-documented resistance to the bid from the Sainsbury family, has been boosted by news that property entrepeneur Robert Tchenguiz also believes...
UK - RJD acquires Teaching Personnel from BPE for £24m
RJD Partners has led the £24m secondary management buyout of specialist teacher recruitment business Teaching Personnel. The deal represents an exit for Barclays Private Equity. RJD's investment was supported by management reinvestment and £14m of banking...
FRANCE - Osiris secures first industrial deal
Osiris Partners has backed the spin-off of Produits Plastiques Performants (3P) from listed-plastics company Plastic Omnium. The deal is Osiris' second transaction.
UK - Tense days for Terra Firma's EMI bid
Terra Firma faces a few tense days before Sunday's cut off point for EMI shareholders to accept its £2.4bn agreed offer for the London-listed music publisher. Terra Firma needs to secure 90% of acceptances by Sunday. The figure is currently understood...
UK - Bank of Scotland makes £320m indicative offer for Erinaceous
Bank of Scotland has made an indicative offer for property services business Erinaceous Group Plc. The 300p per share offer values the London-listed company at approximately £320m. Bank of Scotland is carrying out due diligence ahead of a formal offer.It...
SPAIN - Carlyle acquires Applus for EUR 1.5bn
After fending off competition from BC Partners and Eurazeo, The Carlyle Group has agreed the acquisition of Applus from its shareholders Agbar, Unión Fenosa and Caja Madrid for an enterprise value of EUR 1.48bn. With headquarters in Barcelona, the company...