Exits
LDC backs SBO of Pelsis from Wind Point
Deal for pest control business brings to an end a 12-year tenure for the US-based vendor
Bridgepoint in running for 5àSec deal
If it goes ahead, the deal would mark the fifth PE ownership change for the dry cleaning business
Argos Soditic buys Lampe Berger in SBO
Deal seals the end of a 10-year holding period for Azulis Capital, which acquired the asset in 2007
Indufin sells Preflex Group to Wienerberger
Sale ends a 12-year holding period after a management buy-in worth around €10m in 2005
Gilde sells Viroclinics to Parcom Capital
Gilde sells the Dutch contract research organisation after a four-year holding period
Cinven to sell CPA Global to Leonard Green & Partners
Deal reportedly values the Jersey-based intellectual property company at £2.4bn
TDR Capital sells Retirement Advantage via trade sale
GP has fully exited its holding in the financial services group after a four-year holding period
Capvis buys engine insulation business Thermamax
Capvis will draw equity from Capvis Equity IV, which held a final close on €720m in 2014
HTGF, MBG sell majority stake in Compositence to GON
ZFHN Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn also sold its stake in the company after investing in 2013
HgCapital sells Sequel for £250m
GP has fully exited its stake in the business after a three-year holding period
Exponent sells Pattonair stake to Platinum Equity
Sale of aerospace and defence components supplier brings to an end a six-year holding period
Mentha mulling Optimum sale
Mentha Capital took a majority stake in Optimum in 2014, investing from Mentha Capital Fund IV
L Catterton sells Intercos stake to Ontario Teachers'
Deal marks a partial sale for the US-based private equity house after a three-year holding period
YFM divests Harvey Jones to AIB
Sale of stake in kitchen designer and retailer generates around 2x money multiple for the vendor
Permira rejects low PE bids for Teamviewer
Bids valued the company at €1.8-2.1bn, short of Permira's targeted valuation of up to €2.3bn
HTGF, IFH sell Custom Cells to P3 Group
Altana also made a financial exit but will continue to cooperate with Custom Cells operationally
Mentha Capital exits Venko Groep
Mentha sells the Dutch business to Clayton Dubilier & Rice portfolio company BrandSafway
TDR sells ICWG to Roark Capital
Deal for automated carwash business brings to an end a three-year holding period for the GP
Cornerstone sells Infoniqa SQL back to management
Deal ends a five-year holding period for Cornerstone, which acquired Infoniqa SQL in 2012
European holding periods continue return to five-year mark
Offloading of pre-crisis baggage and more quick flips are bringing investment periods down, according to unquote" statistics
Rocket Internet et al. sell Glossybox to PE-backed Hut Group
Rocket Internet was the largest shareholder prior to the transaction, followed by Kinnevik
BM-T sells Fayteq to Facebook
Consortium of business angels led by Cornelius Boersch also held a stake in the company
VC backers sell Savedo to Deposit Solutions
Investors include Finleap, DVH Ventures, German Startups Group, Kreos Capital and XAnge Private Equity
Capiton sells Gess Group to Auctus-backed JR Holding
Ends a seven-year holding period for Capiton, which purchased a 68% stake in September 2010