Buyouts
POLAND - Mid Europa acquires Wheelabrator Group
Mid Europa Partners, the largest private equity firm focused on Central and Eastern Europe, announces today its acquisition of Wheelabrator Group, the world’s leading surface preparation and finishing equipment specialist. Mid Europa has completed the...
UK - Goulds Tissues says bless you!
GE Commercial Financeтs Business Finance unit has announced it has helped rescue Goulds Tissues from administration by providing a financing package, saving 120 jobs.
GERMANY - NORD Holding buys wire mesh specialist
In a management buyout involving the management of the company and the Bavarian Beteiligungsgesellschaft, NORD Holding Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft has acquired Rhodius GmbH domiciled in Weissenburg (Bavaria), Laage (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)...
SWEDEN - Accent Equity acquires interpreting and translation group
Accent Equity has acquired 100 % of the shares in a Swedish language group owned by Lantz International.
SPAIN - Catalana d'Iniciatives acquires Cadena Q
Catalana d’Iniciatives has led the EUR 20m MBI of the clothing retail chain Cadena Q. Other investors include the private equity fund EBN Vaccaria FCR, the founding family of Cadena Q and two external executives. Catalana and EBN invested EUR 10m and...
SWEDEN - Altor invests in Nimbus Boats
Altor Equity Partners has acquired a 60% shareholding in Nimbus Boats through the Altor 2003 fund. The value of the deal has not been disclosed and the former owners will keep the remaining 40%.
GERMANY - Halder exits Konrad Hornschuh AG
Halder has sold its stake in Konrad Hornschuch AG, which it acquired in 2001, to DZ Equity Partner GmbH, Frankfurt, and L-EA Private Equity GmbH, Karlsruhe, via a secondary buyout. The management of Hornschuch will increase its shareholding as a result...
UK - Owner Venture Managers backs IT MBI
Owner Venture Managers has originated and backed the MBI of Elcon Information Technology Ltd. The value of the deal is undisclosed.
NORWAY - Arcapita buys Roxar for around EUR 168m
Arcapita Limited and its affiliates have together with existing management completed the acquisition of a 100% interest in Roxar AS.
DENMARK - Dania Capital acquires YORK Novenco
Dania Capital has signed an agreement to buy the YORK Novenco Group from YORK Denmark for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Duke Street Capital buys global engineering firm
Duke Street Capital (DSC) has agreed to acquire Deloro Stellite from Vision Capital for an undisclosed sum.
GERMANY - capiton buys grocery logistics specialist
capiton has invested in the Steco Group as part of an expansion and replacement financing. Steco is a logistics services company, that operates a pool of reusable plastic crates for the grocery industry, mainly used for the transport of fruits and vegetables....
UK - Bank of Scotland Corporate backs Mayflower BIMBO
Bank of Scotland Corporate has provided an integrated debt and equity package to support the Buy-In Management Buy-Out of Mayflower Technology Ltd in a deal of undisclosed value. As part of the transaction, Bank of Scotland Corporate has taken a significant...
NORWAY - Four Seasons Venture buys back TeamTec
Four Seasons Venture has invested in Norwegian TeamTec AS, a company it divested last summer.
ITALY - MCC-Sofipa invests in Vending System Italia
MCC Sofipa SpA, the private equity fund managed by Gruppo Capitalia, has acquired 70% of Vending System Italia SpA. The total value of the transaction has not been revealed although MCC Sofipa invested EUR 8.5m of equity through Sofipa Equity Fund. The...
FRANCE - BPE acquires Sogetrel for EUR 90.3m
ABN AMRO Capital and BBS Capital have agreed to sell Sogetrel to management and Barclays Private Equity France for an enterprise value of EUR 90.3m, subject to regulatory approval.
Minerva Capital acquires Indiba
Minerva Capital, the Spanish private equity funds advisor, has acquired 80% of Indiba, a developer of electro-medical equipment with an enterprise value of EUR 20m. The management team has also taken a 10% shareholding with an option to buy the remaining...
Barclays Private Equity France leads purchase of Amstutz Levin
Barclays Private Equity has led the purchase of Amstutz Levin, located near Belfort (Alsace, France) for an undisclosed amount. The company with a turnover of about EUR 40m is a leading designer and manufacturer of small metal components for the French...
Permira in $765m US deal
Permira has announced that a new holding company advised by Permira funds has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aearo Technologies Inc., one of the world’s leading designers, manufacturers and marketers of a broad range of personal protective products...
Granville Baird backs buyout of Paddock Fabrications
Granville Baird Capital Partners (GBCP) has backed the management buyout of Paddock Fabrications Ltd from private vendors. The ТЃ8.9m investment is the second UK transaction from GBCPтs 7th Fund and was supported by a debt package provided by Royal Bank...
Clave Mayor completes MBI of Beal Trading
Funds managed by the Spanish private equity firm Clave Mayor have acquired a 70% majority stake in Beal Trading. The total value of the transaction has not been disclosed.
Matrix backs buyout of Vectair Systems
Vectair Systems Ltd, a leading provider of air care and sanitary washroom products, has been sold by private investors, including its co-founder to its management team in a £3.5m management buyout. Matrix Private Equity Partners invested £1.1m with the...
Terra Firma in $2.5bn aircraft leasing buyout
Terra Firma, the private equity group, has announced the acquisition of AWAS Aviation Holdings LLC (AWAS) for $2.5bn from Morgan Stanley. The acquisition is being funded by a mixture of equity and debt underwritten by JP Morgan, which also acted as financial...
STAR Capital in German double
STAR Capital Partners, the European investment fund focused on investing in capital intensive businesses, has announced the completion on 30th December 2005 of two new deals in Germany: Abellio GmbH and GSES GmbH. The combined equity investment (including...