Exits
Clessidra partially exits Buccellati in €230m EV trade sale
Following a turbulent year, the GP scores its fourth exit of 2016 by divesting its 85% stake
Bain to acquire Consolis from LBO France
Proposed deal is expected to complete in Q1 2017 and follows a 10-year holding period for the vendor
AH Industries exit results in negative IRR for Ratos
Dealтs enterprise value is around DKK 240m and will have no effect on Ratosт profits
VSS divests Thomsons to Marsh & McLennan
Sale of the HR software company comes three years after the GP first invested in the business
Gimv sells Multiplicom to Agilent Technologies for €68m
GP claims a return on the sale above its long-term average return rate
Value4Capital makes 2x gross return on MedLife IPO
Exit comes as part of the Romanian private healthcare provider’s RON 522m IPO in Bucharest
Deal in Focus: Astorg sells Kerneos to Imerys for €880m
Sale of the specialised chemicals company follows a three-year holding period in which the group invested in new ventures and made bolt-ons
Equistone sells Meilleurtaux.com to Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs takes over holding company Finizy, which includes five different brands
Amadeus divests Nomad to trade buyer Alstom
Sale of the commercial wifi supplier comes one year after the business undertook a ТЃ7m refinancing deal
Lyceum sells Clearswift via trade sale
GP has fully exited the business after five-year holding period
Exponent to sell Immediate Media to Hubert Burda
Deal would value the UK media company at ТЃ260-275m, according to media reports
Naxicap takes over Ecotel Chomette Favor
Naxicap is acquiring the group from Weinberg Capital Partners, Initiative & Finance, Salver and Five Arrows
Lion Capital acquires Loungers in deal worth £137m
Existing investor Piper exits after four years at the helm
Epiris sells Innovia to CCL in CAD 1.13bn deal
Sale of the banknote substrate supplier comes shortly after Epiris's ТЃ1.35bn exit from Parkdean
Advent exits Bulgarian group Devin in trade sale
Transaction sees company valued at €120m and is expected to close in Q1 2017
Naxicap to acquire Sogelink from Keensight Capital
Keensight had co-acquired a stake in the group alongisde Fondations in 2013
Inventure sells Rightware for €64m
Existing shareholders include Finnish Industry Investment, Inventure and Nexit Ventures
Caledonia sells Park Holidays to ICG in £362m deal
Vendor will generate a 2.9x return on the sale of the caravan park operator after a three-year tenure
EQT exits BSN Medical in €2.74bn trade sale
EQT had acquired the group from Montagu Private Equity in 2012 for €1.82bn
HQ Equita sells Stettler to Groupe Imi
GP sold its controlling stake in the business via a trade sale after five-year holding period
Epiris and Alchemy sell Parkdean to Onex in £1.35bn deal
Sale of the UK holiday park operator to the Candian GP represents an IRR of 46% for Epiris
Argos Soditic backs Destiny Foods and CDD merger
Transaction marks the GP's last investment with Fund VI; Fund VII held a first close in November
Silverfleet sells Orizon for €81.6m
UK-based GP has sold its stake in the business via a trade sale after nine-year hold
Exponent acquires Leisure Pass from Primary Capital
Secondary buyout of the tourist pass business is understood to be valued at below ТЃ150m