Exits
VC-backed NFon sets price range for €200-239m IPO
Company aims for a post-money market cap of €200-239m and a free float of up to 68.9%
Ardian sells 49% stake in Luton Airport to AMP Capital
Previous media reports valued Ardian's stake in the international airport at more than $400m
EQT partially divests EIS Aircraft Group
EQT remains invested in the EIS Aircraft Products and Services division
Naxicap exits Paradis du Fruit
GP sells its minority stake in the French restaurants operator to the management team
Accent Equity sells Stål & Hyr in trade deal
Deal comes only a year after Accent Equity purchased a majority stake in the business
Hg sells Allocate Software to Vista
Healthcare workforce management software company has expanded internationally under Hg's tenure
Bowmark, Abry reportedly in second round for LDC's PEI Media
Initial bids for the company, submitted last month, came in at more than 10x EBITDA
CVC sells Sky Betting & Gaming in $4.7bn deal
CVC acquired SBG in 2014, in a deal valuing the online betting and gaming company at £800m
GTCR sells CallCredit to TransUnion for £1bn
Sale comes four years after the GP acquired the credit reference bureau for around £480m
Rutland divests Pizza Hut in management buy-back
GP will retain a minority stake in the UK pizza restaurant chain following the deal
LDC's LearnDirect divests e-assessment division to PSI
Sale comes eight months after the company lost an appeal against an "inadequate" Ofsted rating
IK sells Touristry in trade deal
Deal ends a two-year holding period for IK, which acquired the business via its IK Small Cap I Fund
NB Renaissance Partners et al. exit Esaote
Chinese consortium wholly acquires the Italian medical imaging company
Apax Partners acquires Solita from Vaaka Partners
Secondary buyout transaction ends a five-year holding period for Finnish investor Vaaka Partners
Rocket Internet sells €150m HelloFresh stake
Placement is made via an accelerated bookbuild offering to institutional investors
Gilde acquires Veco from Investcorp's SPGPrints
Micro-precision metal components manufacturing division recently acquired Dutch business Reith Laser
Alliance Entreprendre, BPI France buy Copac in SBO
GPs acquire a majority stake in the French construction equipment business
Neuberger Berman and aPriori exit Guala
Guala will be acquired by special purpose acquisition company Space4 and listed on the Italian market
VC-backed NFon aims to raise €50m in Q2 IPO
Company targets gross proceeds of €50m, which will be used for further European expansion
Bain's Autodis announces intention to float
Autodis may implement a capital increase in the range of €350-400m as part of the IPO
CM-CIC Capital Privé divests Celeste
GP sells its stake in French B-to-B internet provider Celeste to owner Nicolas Aube
DBAG mandates GCA for Cleanpart sale
DBAG partially exited Cleanpart in November 2017, selling the group's healthcare division
EQT lines up Tampnet sale process
Several private equity funds and infrastructure investors are expected to pitch bids
Naxicap buys European Cargo Services in SBO
Naxicap Partners acquires French outsourced airfreight operations service ECS from Alpha
