Exits
EQT and Accent sell 20% stake in Scandic for SEK 1.5bn
GPs will retain a 20% stake in the hotels group, which listed with a SEK 6.9bn market cap in 2015
Accent hands over control of Candyking to CEO
Exit comes after years of falling sales and EBITDA under GP's ownership
Phoenix sells Karmarama to Accenture
Deal marks the GP's third exit of the year, following the sales of Palletways and Edif
KKR acquires Hilding Anders from Arle
Deal comes three years after KKR provided a €350m PIK facility as part of a refinancing
BGF sells APSU to CSI Group
Deal comes two years after the GP's investment and follows expansion into the US market
YFM, 3i sell Go Outdoors to JD Sports in £128.3m deal
Exit comes 18 years after YFM's initial investment and five years after 3i's
Deal in Focus: Ardian buys Equistone's Unither for €675m
Deal for French pharmaceuticals company will see the buisness enter its fourth consecutive period under PE ownership
Advent makes £221.5m bid for Brammer
Industrial components company's board recommends approval of the offer valuing shares at 165 pence
SEP's Skyscanner sold to Ctrip in £1.4bn deal
Sale of so-called EUnicorn values the travel search engine at around 70x its 2015 EBITDA
Enterprise Investors makes 7x on €533m Profi exit to Mid Europa
CEE-focused private equity firm invested €76m over the course of its investment
Deal in Focus: Omnes reaps 5x in Nomios exit to Infradata
GP oversaw a doubling of the IT company's revenues during its three-year holding period, leading it to make an exit ahead of schedule
Bridgepoint takes majority stake in Primonial
Previous investors BlackFin Capital and Latour Capital will exit the group as part of the deal
PM & Partners sells Plastiape for c€150m
Following three-year holding period, the GP sold its stake in an aunction led by Baird and Banca Imi
Deal in Focus: Nordic Capital doubled Lindorff EV before merger
Managing partner Kristoffer Melinder speaks to unquote” about the company's merger with its listed competitor
LDC exits Microlease to US competitor Electro Rent
Electro Rent is a portfolio company of American private equity firm Platinum Equity
Better Capital in exclusivity over £326m Gardner sale
Sale price would be above the figure sought for the aerospace company when it was first put up for sale
Ardian, Keensight, Parquest acquire Unither
Unither was acquired from a consortium of investors led by Equistone Partners Europe
Maj Invest sells KK Group to former Altor partners
Scandinavian investment firm Solix acquires the Danish wind turbine component maker
Warburg, General Atlantic sell 50% stake in Santander AM
Buyout firms Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic exit the asset after a three-year holding period
Omnes reaps 5x in Nomios exit to Waterland's Infradata
Omnes supported the group's management buyout in 2013 alongside Odyssee Ventures
Bridgepoint sells Oasis to Bupa for £835m
Sale of British private dental healthcare provider follows three-year holding period
Ratos sets date and price range for Arcus IPO
Norwegian spirits group sets NOK 39-45 price range for shares ahead of 1 December listing
Exponent acquires Livingbridge-backed Enra
Deal for specialist finance company comes three years after Livingbridge's initial investment
Baird sells Watkins Hire to Carrier Rental Systems
Deal marks the GP's second UK divestment of 2016, following the sale of Alpha FMC