Buyouts

CapMan buys Infocare from Fujitsu and 3i

The funds managed/advised by CapMan and Helge Briseid Risnes, CEO and founder of theInfoCare Group, will acquire the Norwegian specialist in ICT services InfoCare ASA fromFujitsu Services and 3i. Following the transaction, CapMan funds have a 67% stake...

Segulah acquires Skanska Prefab Mark from Skanska

Skanska Prefab Mark AB is the market leader in Sweden in manufacturing and selling prefabricatedproducts in concrete for sewage, drainage and paving. The company wasfounded in the late 19th century and has since been part of the now global constructiongroup...

Advent and PM buy Gruppo Argenta

Advent International, the global private equity firm, today announced the acquisition of Gruppo Argenta, a leading Italian vending machine operator. The value of the transaction has not been disclosed. Advent will hold a 65% stake in the company. PM &...

IK to acquire 75% of Kid Interiør

The Industri Kapital 2004 fund will acquire 75% of the leading Norwegian home textile retailer Kid Interiør from its family owners who will retain a 25% holding.

Macquarie wins BBC deal

Macquarie Capital Alliance Group (MCAG) today announced that Creative BroadcastServices Limited, a consortium led by MCAG and including Macquarie Bank Limited, hasentered into an agreement with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) to acquire100%...

Video Island acquires DVDs365

Video Island, the UK’s largest online DVD rental service today announced the acquisition of DVDs365. In a move to extend its leadership in the UK’s online DVD rental market, Video Island also brings on board DVDs365’s sister brands - Mailbox Movies,...

CVC to sell Kwik-Fit to PAI

CVC has announced its intention to sell Kwik-Fit Group Ltd to Speedy 1 Ltd, a company controlled by PAI Partners, for £800m. The basis and terms of the proposed transaction have been agreed subject to certain regulatory and other approvals.

Foresight and Octopus back MBO of Covion

Foresight Venture Partners and Octopus Asset Management have invested £3.8m in the management buyout of Covion Ltd, a facilities infrastructure service (FIS) company and the Thames Valley’s fastest growing business. The venture capital trust (VCT)...

ABN AMRO closes EUR 230m nordic buyout

ABN AMRO Capital has made its third acquisition in the Nordic region this year with a EUR 230m management buyout (MBO) of Loparex Group, the leading international producer of release liners for adhesive products, from Finnish listed pulp and paper group...