Exits
Bencis buys Halex from H2
Deal ends a four-and-a-half-year holding period for H2, which acquired the company in 2013
Cathay and OrbiMed divest Echosens to Astorg
Deal is the first exit for Cathay's 2014-vintage €500m Sino-European MidCap fund
EI's Novaturas sets share price for Warsaw and Vilnius IPO
Enterprise Investors holds a 70.7% majority stake via its Polish Enterprise Fund VI
Octopus sells Box-it Data to Montagu's Oasis
Records and information management company says the acquisition is its largest to date
FSN Capital sells 10.8% stake in Instalco
Following the sale, FSN Capital IV will no longer hold any shares in Instalco Interessenter
Eurazeo makes final exit from Accor
Eurazeo placed the shares with institutional investors through an accelerated book-building
Hughes Armstrong-backed Davy Markham goes into administration
Yasmin Bhikha and John Lowe of FRP Advisory were appointed joint administrators on 26 February
Walvis exits product information service Syndy to trade
VC firm sells its stake in the Dutch provider of product information to American company Icecat
Endless partially divests BAI to Shiloh Industries for €52.9m
GP has sold two of the automotive parts manufacturer's factories in the Netherlands and Italy
CapMan prepares Harvia for IPO in Helsinki
Harvia intends to raise around тЌ45m to strengthen its capital structure and support growth
Equistone Partners buys back Groupe Karavel in SBO
Equistone previously backed the French online travel agency between 2007-2011
NorthEdge makes 3.1x on sale of Jigsaw24 to Alcuin
Sale of the IT business brings to an end a five-year holding period for the vendor
Mid Europa buys MediGroup from Blue Sea Capital
Seller Blue Sea Capital, which established MediGroup in 2013, will retain a 45% stake
Searchlight sells Ocean Outdoor to Ocelot for £200m
Deal brings to an end a three-year holding period for the vendor, having previously acquired it from LDC
BC Partners sells Italian retail chain Coin to Centenary
Deal ends a seven-year holding period for BC Partners, which acquired the company in June 2011
Abris acquires majority stake in Velvet Care from Avallon
Abris deployed capital from its latest CEE Mid-Market III fund to secure the investment
Ergon sells Nicotra Gebhardt to US company Regal Beloit
Deal ends a 10-year holding period for Ergon Capital, which acquired the company in 2008
Axcel exits Lessor Group
Deal marks the end of a two-year holding period under Axcel, which acquired the firm in April 2016
PHI Industrial sells Covit to PAI Partners' Albéa
Sale ends an eight-year holding period for PHI Industrial, which acquired the company in 2010
Spotify starts listing process with SEC filing
Spotify's direct listing lets the market find a price and cuts out the usual underwriting process
Innova partially exits Profim to Triton-backed Flokk
Deal comes less than a year after Innova bought a 75% stake in Profim in May 2017
BGF invests £6.3m in Dianomi as Beringea exits
Online advertising content management platform will expand into the US, Germany and Asia-Pacific region
Rutland's Maplin enters into administration
Talks to sell the consumer electronics retailer to Edinburgh Woollen Mill collapse
Aleph and Crestview exit Interoute in €1.9bn sale to GTT
Deal values the fibre network and data management provider at 11.5x adjusted EBITDA