Buyouts
UK - 3i set to re-enter baby product market with offer for Mayborn
3i has announced that it has made a recommended offer to Mayborn Group Plc, the manufacturer and distributor of Tommee Tippee baby and Dylon fabric dye brands. The offer values the business, which has a turnover of over ТЃ80m and is currently listed on...
FRANCE - 21 Centrale Partners buys industrial lighting specialist
French financial investor 21 Centrale Partners has backed the leveraged buyout of Auteroche-ABL, for an undisclosed amount.
FRANCE - Bruno Ziegler acquires FMA with two French GP's back-up
Swiss businessman Bruno Ziegler has backed the MBI of IT maintenance company FMA, alongside regional private equity houses Centre Capital Developpement (CCD) and Euro Capital.
FRANCE - Prado Finance makes two acquisitions in aeronautics
Belgian private equity house Prado Finance has acquired medium-range airline Axis Airways and private jet maintenance company Uni Air Entreprise.
SWEDEN - Palamon Capital Partners acquires Espresso House and Coffe Cup
Palamon Capital Partners has acquired a 94% stake in Espresso House Sweden AB and 100% of the shares in Coffee Cup AB for a total of SEK 103m.
FRANCE - Investcorp acquires office supplies giant Orefi
Investcorp has backed the buyout of Orefi, for an undisclosed sum.
UK - LDC backs buyout of PayStream
LDC has backed the MBO of PayStream, for an undisclosed sum. LCD has acquired a significant majority of shares in the accounting and payroll service provider.
UK - US-based Saints Capital buys technology portfolio for cash
The sale of the entire portfolio of unquoted investments and certain restricted quoted investments of Amerindo Internet Fund Plc (AIF) and Emerging Technology Portfolio (ETP) have been sold to funds managed by Saints Capital and Willowridge Inc for cash....
BELGIUM - Carlyle acquires 80% of Transics NV
The Carlyle Group has announced that it has acquired an 80% stake in Transics NV, together with the founders and co-chief executive officers, Walter Mastelinck and Ludwig Lemenu. The transaction signifies the third investment from its European technology...
GERMANY - VTC acquires Soudronic Automotive
Munich based investor VTC Industrieholding GmbH has announced the acquisition of the shares of Soudronic Automotive AG from Capvis and Gilde. Soudronic Automotive is based in Neftenbach, Switzerland and makes annual sales of approximately CHF 60m. It...
SPAIN - Permira set to acquire fast-food giant Telepizza
Permira is set to acquire Spain's biggest pizza delivery chain in a EUR 572m deal according to reports in the Independent on Sunday. Permira was favoured by the board of Telepizza, which will be de-listed from the Madrid stock exchange as a result of...
UK - Exponent Private Equity acquires Magicalia for £13m
Exponent Private Equity today announces the ТЃ13m acquisition of Magicalia, a leading UK online publishing group which was launched in 1999 by joint managing directors Adam Laird and Jeremy Tapp.
UK - Lion Capital expresses interest in Campbell soup brands
The Financial Times reports that Campbell soup has put its UK and Irish grocery brands up for sale at auction in order to allow itself to concentrate on overseas business. The auction has attracted strong interest from both trade buyers and private equity,...
UK - Acquisition of Contour Showers Ltd by MST Capital
Contour Showers Ltd, the UK brand of specialist shower equipment for the elderly and special-needs markets, has been purchased by MST Capital, in conjunction with a new management team of managing director Tim Robinson and finance director David Whitehead....
UK - Northern Venture Managers acquires clothing retailer Nightingales
Northern Venture Managers (NVM) has acquired Nightingales Ltd, a long-standing and well-established mail order clothing retailer, through a management buy-in. NVM have invested ТЃ5m in return for a significant stake in the business. The transaction was...
UK - GI Partners acquires group of London Thai restuarants
GI Partners, the US private equity firm most famous for the take-private of Yates pub company in 2004, has today acquired a number of oriental eateries in London, reports The Times. The deal worth approximately ТЃ20m includes restaurants such as Sri Thai,...
GERMANY - Warburg Pincus in renewables double
Funds advised by Warburg Pincus have acquired Vital Fettrecycling GmbH & Co. KG, along with its subsidiary Petrotec GmbH. Vital is active in the disposal and recycling of meat fats, whilst Petrotec produces biodiesel. The vendors, Ulrike Petershagen and...
GERMANY - Advent acquires RWE Solutions Gruppe
Advent International has taken over RWE Solutions Gruppe from RWE Energy. The group consists of SAG, Nukem, RWE Industrie-Loesungen, RWE Space Solar Power and Lahmeyer International. The group is engaged in energy provision and assoiated applications....
NETHERLANDS - Carlyle and Oranje Nassau Groep to acquire Stahl Holdings
Carlyle and Oranje-Nassau Groep (ONG) have signed an agreement to acquire Stahl Holdings BV from affiliates of Investcorp.
BELGIUM - GIMV sells LA Gym to Waterland-owned healthcity
GIMV has sold its majority stake in fitness chain LA Gym to the Dutch HealthCity Group, owned by Waterland Private Equity.
NETHERLANDS - Waterland acquires Optima Zorg
Waterland Private Equity Investments has acquired a majority stake in Optima Zorg,a Netherlands-based homecare company.
FRANCE - MBO Partnenaires backs AntemetA's MBO
MBO Partenaires has taken a majority holding of AntemetA, a provider of IT solutions. The company's staff, Soginnove and SGAM AI have taken minority stakes. The MBO will allow the company to split from Groupe D-FI.
FRANCE - Perfectis participates in OBO and expansion of Ekis
Perfectis Private Equity, Alain Fourcade of COMIDOC and M Prime have created and invested in EKIS (Enterprise Knowledge & International Support).
SWITZERLAND - Candover acquires EurotaxGlass's for EUR 480m
Candover has acquired EurotaxGlass’s (ETG) from HM Capital Partners LLC for an enterprise value of EUR 480m, which includes an undisclosed cash element.