Buyouts
ISIS acquires wine distributor
ISIS Equity Partners has taken a majority stake in Enotria Holdings Ltd, a leading distributor of wine, based in Park Royal, London.
BC Partners buys Fitness First from Cinven
European private equity firm, Cinven, today announced that it has agreed the sale of Fitness First to funds advised by BC Partners for an enterprise value of £835m. Fitness First, an investment of the EUR 4.4bn third Cinven fund, was acquired in a £404m...
Gresham invests in Jackson Lloyd
Gresham has provided a financing package of £31m for Jackson Lloyd to support its future growth. Jackson Lloyd is a fast growing provider of maintenance services to local authorities and housing associations in the North West with its head office based...
Bowmarks seals two deals in school travel sector
Bowmark Capital, the mid-market private equity investment firm, has announced the completion of two new investments in the school travel sector.
Close acquires pharmaceutical firm for £22m
Close Brothers Private Equity has backed the £22m management buyout of IDIS, a market leading importer and distributor of unlicensed pharmaceuticals, on a named patient basis, into the UK and continental European markets.
AXA buys Sotralu
Following the departure of one of the two shareholders of Sotralu, the French leader in fittings for aluminium and PVC doors and windows, the company has chosen AXA Private Equity as its new financial partner.
Activa buys French organic wholesaler
Paris-based Activa Capital has acquired France's largest organic fruit and vegetable wholesaler. Pro Natura was founded in 1987 by its current CEO, Henri de Pazzis, and is France’s leading wholesaler of organic fruit and vegetables and the second largest...
CVC to buy Mister Minit
CVC Capital Partners today announces the intention to sign an agreement to acquire Mister Minit, the world's largest shoe repair and key cutting services chain from UBS Capital for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is being financed by funds managed...
BA Capital acquires GCE from Triton
BA Capital Partners Europe (BACPE), the European private equity arm of Bank of America, has today announced the signing of an agreement for the acquisition, through a BACPE controlled entity, of a majority of the shares in GCE Holding AB, the parent company...
HgCapital invests in Irish wind farm
HgCapital has invested in Sorne Wind Ltd, which has developed and is constructing the 32MW Sorne Hill wind farm in County Donegal, Ireland. It is HgCapital's second wind farm investment in less than a year, following its acquisition of the Tir Mostyn...
Graphite Capital sells Jane Norman for £117.4m
Graphite Capital, the UK mid-market private equity specialist, has sold its majority shareholding in Jane Norman to an Icelandic investor group comprising Kaupthing Bank and Baugur Group. The deal values the UK women’s fashion retailer at £117.4m.
ABN AMRO makes Spanish acquisition
ABN AMRO Capital has completed its first acquisition in Spain this year with a management buyoutof Spanish plumbing materials manufacturer, Nueva Terrain.Vitoria-based Nueva Terrain is a leading manufacturer of tubes and accessories for residentialplumbing,...
Cinven and BC Partners complete Amadeus buyout
Cinven and BC Partners have announced the completion of the EUR 4.34bn acquisition of Amadeus Global Travel Distribution, S.A. following a successful tender offer for the shares in Amadeus listed on the Madrid, Paris and Frankfurt stock exchanges. The...
3i buys ground handling specialist Aviapartner
3i has signed an agreement to acquire Aviapartner, one of Europe’s leading independent ground handlers.
Advent sells Moeller to Doughty Hanson for EUR 1.1bn
Moeller Group is one of Europe’s largest suppliers of low-voltage electrical distribution and automation components for industrial, commercial and residential use. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in August...
Flint Ink, XSYS and CVC create major global player in the inks industry
American-owned Flint Ink Corporation and XSYS Print Solutions have agreed to merge. The merged group will rank among the largest ink companies in every region it serves, with an employee base of 8,000 and combined revenues of approximately EUR 2.1 bn,...
3i buys Daalderop
3i has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Daalderop, a leading supplier of innovative heating equipment and solar energy systems in the Netherlands. The company also develops, manufactures and sells high quality electric water heaters....
ABN AMRO buys IMCD from Alpinvest
ABN AMRO Capital has purchased speciality chemicals distributor IMCD in a secondarybuy-out from AlpInvest PartnersABN AMRO Capital has purchased specialty chemicals distributor IMCD in a secondary buy-out fromAlpInvest Partners. This investment is the...
IK acquires tensioning products specialist DSI
The Industri Kapital 2004 fund has entered into an agreement to acquire DSI(DYWIDAG-Systems International GmbH), the global provider of tensioning productsused in bridge building, slope stabilisation and mining.DSI is a market leader in the development,...
CapMan acquires Swedish Inflight Service
Funds managed/advised by CapMan will acquire the majority of Swedish Inflight Service, aleading travel retail company in the Nordic countries. The minority shareholders will be two ofthe founders, Johan Bjarke and Johan Kullander, and the management....
PPM German team in second acquisition
PPM Capital has signed ashare purchase agreement to acquire BST Safety Textiles, a leadingglobal manufacturer of fabrics for the automotive airbag segment as well asthe seatbelt and commercial webbing in North America, from Johann Berger.Combined equity...
Clearwater provides advice for engineering BIMBO
North East-based Responsive Group, has undergone a buy-in management buyout (BIMBO) for an undisclosed sum, from Chris Thompson and his family. Thompson is a well known local entrepreneur.