Exits
Astorg sells Kerneos to Imerys for €880m
Entreprise value represents an 8.8x EBITDA multiple and is expected to close in summer 2017
MBO Partenaires takes 70% stake in Cosmogen
GP first acquired a 51% stake in Cosmogen's parent group Alkos in 2014
EQT to acquire Independent Vetcare from Summit
Deal follows a two-year holding period for Summit and comes two years after EQT acquired Evidensia
Apax Partners buys Unilabs from Nordic Capital and Apax Partners France
As part of the deal, Nordic Capital and Apax Partners France fully exited the business
Maven makes 9x on Regent Pacific/Plethora exit
Scottish GP Maven Capital Partners has made 9x money on its investment in London-based premature-ejaculation-focused pharmaceuticals company Regent Pacific, after a full exit.
SEP and Albion Ventures exit Exco InTouch
Venture capital firms originally invested in the company in 2011 and 2014 respectively
Quaestus sells Metronet to Telekom Austria
Fund manager Quaestus exits its stake in the Croatian business after an eight-year holding period
CVC in exclusivity over acquisition of Advent's Corialis
Proposed deal for the aluminium profiles manufacturer comes just two years after Advent's acquisition
SVP partially exits Jeyes to Henkel
GP sells Jeyes, Parozone and Bloo brands to trade buyer after five-year tenutre, but retains control of Easy
DBAG buys Dieter Braun from Seafort
GP acquired its stake via the DBAG Fund VI vehicle, which reached a €700m final close in 2012
KKR acquires Infracapital's Calvin
Energy-focused financing company has grown by securing contracts to support smart meter installation
Cinven sells HEG to GoDaddy in €1.69bn deal
Deal sees €605m returned to vendors and values web services provider at 11x its 2016 EBITDA
Enterprise sells €12.5m Skarbiec share block
Partial sale comes two years after the asset management business was listed in Warsaw
ECI reaps 3x on sale of Rhubarb to Livingbridge
Deal for luxury catering company marks the first investment by Livingbridge's sixth fund
BC-backed Keter buys ABM Italia from Clessidra at c€400m EV
Clessidra reaped a 3x money return following a 17-month holding period
Seventure sells MinuteBuzz shares to TF1
French media group TF1 has acquired a shareholding of more than 50% in the group
Polaris in €91m Avanti Wind trade sale
Exit by Danish GP was made to listed Swedish industrial business Alimak Group
Advent acquires V Group from Omers PE
Divestment of shipping management and support company marks the first European exit for Omers PE
Industrifonden partially exits Oatly to Verlinvest
State-backed Swedish VC sells stake to Belgian and Chinese investors 14 years after backing Oatly
CM-CIC Investissement takes over La Croissanterie
CM-CIC takes over the majority stake acquired by Pragma Capital in 2006
EQT reaps 3.2x on Automic sale
GP exits the company after a four-year holding period in a deal valuing the business at €600m
Maven reaps 5x on £23.3m Nenplas sale to Surteco
Exit comes four years after the plastic extrusion company demerged from its tile accessories division
Innova ups IRR to 60% on final Wirtualna Polska exit
GP completes full exit three years after initial investment in WP Group
Ratos-owned Arcus lists in NOK 2.9bn Oslo IPO
GP’s ownership stake will be reduced to 20.7% provided the overallotment option is used