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Buyouts

UK - TDR Capital in bid to delist portable accommodation company

TDR Capital has made a recommended cash offer for Wraith Plc, a supplier of portable accommodation and related site services based in Lincolnshire. The 105p per share offer represents a market capitalisation of £30.29m and a 15.4% premium to the closing...

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  • 14 December 2006
UK - Dunedin leads MBO of WFEL Ltd

Dunedin Capital Partners has led the £48m management buyout of WFEL Ltd, a designer and manufacturer of mobile bridging systems and related products. Dunedin provided £21m of equity, for a majority stake, alongside a debt package of £27.5m provided...

  • Buyouts
  • 14 December 2006
UK - Alchemy bids for Floors-2-Go Plc

Alchemy Partners has tabled a £52.4m bid for AIM-listed real wood and laminate flooring specialist Floors-2-Go Plc. The offer of 40p per share through a bid vehicle advised by Close Brothers Corporate Finance represents a 53.8% premium to the closing...

  • Buyouts
  • 14 December 2006
GERMANY – PPM Capital acquires orizon AG

PPM Capital has acquired the German temporary employment agency orizon AG for approximately EUR 200m from its main shareholder GL Aktiengesellschaft, Hamburg, and other private investors. The transaction is subject to approval by the antitrust authorities.

  • Buyouts
  • 14 December 2006
GERMANY - Advent to acquire the Oxo Group

Advent International has agreed to acquire Celanese Corporation’s “oxo” products and derivatives businesses for EUR 480m. The acquisition comprises the oxo chemicals and derivatives activities of Celanese and the European Oxo GmbH joint venture...

  • Buyouts
  • 13 December 2006
BELGIUM / ITALY - 3i invests EUR 30m in Electrawinds

3i has announced that it has acquired a minority stake in Electrawinds, an independent renewable energy company, for EUR 30m.

  • Buyouts
  • 13 December 2006
SWEDEN - Segulah buys Isaberg Rapid

Segulah has acquired Isaberg Rapid, a wholly owned subsidiary of the listed investment company Industrivärden. Isaberg Rapid focuses on the manufacturing and marketing of staplers and staples, under the brand name Rapid. In 2005, it recorded revenues...

  • Buyouts
  • 13 December 2006
SPAIN - Parques Reunidos to go under the hammer next January

The sale process of Parques Reunidos may be reaching its final stage.

  • Buyouts
  • 12 December 2006
GERMANY – NORD Holding acquires Shipbuilding Division

Hannover-based NORD Holding Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH has announced it is to acquire a 70% stake in R & M Ship Technologies Group from the Bilfinger Berger Group. The management team led by CEO Joachim Buttke will hold the balance.

  • Buyouts
  • 12 December 2006
UK - Barclays Ventures backs £24m MBO of MSW Suspended Flooring

Barclays Ventures' Manchester team has backed the management buyout of MSW Suspended Flooring System Solutions Ltd (MSW). MSW is an installer of steel deck flooring systems into multi-rise new build projects, including the redevelopments at Twickenham...

  • Buyouts
  • 12 December 2006
SPAIN - Doughty Hanson and Apax in competition for Avanza

Reports in the Spanish press suggest that the final dispute for Avanza is between Apax Partners and Doughty Hanson. The firms are said to have submitted the most attractive bids to acquire the majority of the shares in the transport group from its founders....

  • Buyouts
  • 11 December 2006
UK - Formal 3i bid for Countrywide due soon

It is understood that 3i will make a formal bid for listed estate agency company Countrywide in the coming days. The two have been engaged in talks since mid-October.

  • Buyouts
  • 11 December 2006
UK - Electra Quoted Management backs new extreme sports publisher

Electra Quoted Management has provided newco Factory Media with an initial investment of £3.85m to enable it to acquire three leading specialist extreme sports publishers in the 16-24 youth market; Action Sports Media, Permanent Publishing and 4130 Publishing....

  • Buyouts
  • 11 December 2006
UK - Veritas Capital acquires Pearson's Government Solutions

Government Solutions, a division of Pearson specialising in business process outsourcing, systems integration and consultancy services has been acquired by Veritas Capital for a reported $660m.

  • Buyouts
  • 11 December 2006
GERMANY – WL Ross & Co completes acquisition of BST Safety Textiles

WL Ross & Co has completed the acquisition of international manufacturer of flat and one piece woven fabrics for automotive air bags, BST Safety Textiles GmbH. The transaction was announced in September 2006.

  • Buyouts
  • 11 December 2006
UK - ABN AMRO Capital sees 3x return on Dennis Eagle sale

ABN AMRO Capital has sold Dennis Eagle Group Ltd for an undisclosed sum to Ros Roca SA a Spanish-headquartered European leader in the refuse sector. ABN AMRO Capital’s investment in Dennis Eagle has generated a money multiple of 3x with an IRR of 50%.

  • Buyouts
  • 11 December 2006
UK - Permira closer to securing EMI deal

Market reports suggest that Permira is close to securing the estimated £2bn buyout of music giant EMI.

  • Buyouts
  • 08 December 2006
UK - MidOcean Partners acquires Birmingham-based packaging company

MidOcean Partners, the group which recently realised its investment United Biscuits through a £1.6bn secondary buyout, has acquired Europackaging for a reported £190m.

  • Buyouts
  • 07 December 2006
FRANCE - Eurazeo grants CVC exclusivity to Fraikin

Eurazeo has granted CVC Capital Partners a period of exclusivity to truck rental company Fraikin following an offer which values the business at EUR 1.35bn.

  • Buyouts
  • 07 December 2006
GERMANY – Quadriga Capital buys back AHT Cooling Systems

Quadriga Capital has acquired a majority stake in AHT Cooling Systems for an undisclosed amount from Equita. Dresdner Kleinwort has been mandated to solely arrange the debt package comprising senior and mezzanine facilities. In 2005 Quadriga Capital sold...

  • Buyouts
  • 06 December 2006
UK - Aberdeen Asset Managers Private Equity backs £19.1m MBO of Purac

Aberdeen Asset Managers Private Equity has backed the £19.1m management buyout of Purac Ltd, a process engineering specialist, from AWG Plc. Aberdeen provided the equity funding with the Bank of Ireland providing a debt package including senior, working...

  • Buyouts
  • 05 December 2006
SWITZERLAND - Butler carves out Rhodia's European string and fibre operations

Butler Capital Partners has backed the management buyout of chemical specialist Rhodia's European fibre and string business. The buyout house took a 95% equity stake, while management retained the balance.

  • Buyouts
  • 05 December 2006
UK - LDC backs EUR 63m MBO of Anglo-Dutch corporate travel and event management firm

LDC has invested EUR 24m as part of a EUR 63m management buyout of ATP, an Anglo-Dutch corporate travel and event management firm formerly a subsidiary of Dutch investment company Reggeborgh. Lloyds TSB Acquisition Finance provided senior debt and revolving...

  • Buyouts
  • 04 December 2006
UK - Lion Capital portfolio company La Senza acquires Contessa

The holding company of La Senza Ltd, a Lion Capital portfolio company, has acquired Contessa for an undisclosed sum in a transaction that closed over the weekend. Lion Capital acquired lingerie retailer La Senza in a deal of undisclosed value in July...

  • Buyouts
  • 04 December 2006
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