Exits
Polaris sells Twister to trade
Denmark-based private equity investor had acquired Twister via the buyout of HTC Sweden in 2013
PE-backed Mirriad to list in £63.2m IPO
Company raised £26.2m in gross proceeds through a conditional placing of shares
Maven exits SPS with 3x return
Sale of SPS to PE-backed PF Concept represents Maven's 13th exit since January 2014
Crescent-, Viridian-backed Fusion Antibodies to list on AIM
Northern Irish biotech company will use the capital to invest in its laboratories and manufacturing
Vitruvian acquires Technogroup from Caldec
Fresh capital is intended to expand Technogroup's business and aid international growth
Alcuin sells Domus to Headlam for up to £35.4m
Sale of tile and hardwood floor business brings to an end a five-year holding period for the GP
Livingbridge sells Crew Clothing to Exquisite Apparel
Sale of the clothing retailer brings an end to an 11-year holding period for the GP
Weinberg sells Climater to Sagard
Climater intends to pursue market consolidation in France with further acquisitions
Deal in Focus: BC-backed Sabre floats with £575m market cap
IPO of the insurance underwriter raised £206m to acquire shares owned by BC and other investors
Miura, Demeter sell Contenur to US PE firm Acon
Acon Investments takes over with management retaining a significant stake in the business
Trilantic's Gamenet sets IPO price
Offering price is €7.50 per share, equating to a market capitalisation of around €225m
Trilantic sells Betty Blue
Transaction sees premium womenswear brand Elisabetta Franchi wholly acquire Betty Blue
Equistone acquires Fertighaus Gruppe from Adcuram
Under Adcuram's ownership, the group's revenues have increased from €200m to €300m
DeA sells Targetti to trade
Having completed a restructuring, DeA sells the light fixtures manufacturer to corporate 3F Filippi
Warburg Pincus sells Inea to Macquarie
Deal ends four-year holding period after Warburg acquired minority stake in April 2013
Terra Firma calls on H/2 to accept Four Seasons proposal
Development comes a month after the GP proposed to hand over its stake for a nominal sum
Ardian acquires majority stake in DRT
Individual shareholders and Tikehau Capital reinvest part of their proceeds alongside Ardian
BC portfolio company Pharmathen sells Greek operations
Pharmathen will retain name, while the sold operations will be subsequently rebranded
Aurelius acquires Abelan Board Industrial
Packaging business will be merged with the GP's Netherlands-based portfolio company Solidus
Steadfast sells AVS Verkehrssicherung to Triton
Triton drew equity for the investment from its €3.3bn buyout vehicle, Triton Fund IV
BC-backed Springer Nature prepares IPO
Germany-based media company is targeting a capital increase of €700-800m via the flotation
Herkules sells Tirag and franchises to Kitch’n
GP exits portfolio company from its Herkules II fund after investing in April 2007
Gimv sells Brakel via trade sale
Gimv sells natural climate control and fire safety specialist Brakel to Kingspan
IK exits Ramudden to Triton
Transaction ends three-year holding period for IK, which acquired Ramudden in April 2014