Exits
Deal in Focus: IK buys Schock from HQ Equita
Despite entering into its third period of PE stewardship, the sink manufacturer's new owner is planning to double turnover during its tenure
CVC’s Elsan to bolt on MédiPôle Partenaires
Planned merger is a significant consolidation effort in the French private healthcare landscape
HeidelbergCapital scores 11.6x on Snom exit
Private equity firm sold the business via a limited auction process
HTGF in RadioOpt exit to Vodafone
HTGF sells its shares in the company after providing early-stage funding in 2009
Nordic Capital's Lindorff merges with Intrum Justitia
Deal gives the GP-backed debt collection business a SEK 40.5bn enterprise value
Charterhouse buys ice-cream ingredients maker Optima
GP acquired the business through its 2015-vintage 10th vehicle, Charterhouse X
Bridgepoint sells 1st Credit to Intrum Justitia for £130m
Deal comes after a 12-year holding period and falls below the £350m valuation previously sought
MIG in €1.3bn Ganymed trade sale
Private Equity fund MIG and VC Future Capital held minority stakes in the startup
Nordic Capital sells €74.7m stake in Tokmanni
Partial sale is first sell-down by the GP since listing the Finnish discount retailer in May 2016
Ratos makes 2.2x on SEK 1.8bn MCC exit
Mobile Climate Control sale nets the listed Swedish GP 10% IRR over 11-year hold
CDP’s Valvitalia buys Nuova Giungas from Xenon and Finint
As part of the deal, existing shareholders fully exited the Modenese business
IK buys German sink producer Schock
Schock marks the second German investment for IK's eighth fund, which it is currently raising
EQT and founder sell Internetstores to Signa
GP claims that since 2012, Internetstores has achieved an average annual growth of 30%
DBAG sells minority stake in Grohmann to Tesla
DBAG sells its stake after almost 30 years to Silicon Valley-based Tesla
Capiton acquires Raith from Hannover Finanz
Other previous backer GBK Beteiligungen sold its 17.6% stake in the business for €6.9m
EdRip takes majority stake in ACB Group
Arkéa Capital and Europe et Croissance exit the company fully as part of the deal
Norvestor sells Phonero to Telia in NOK 2.3bn deal
Exit comes one year after the GP first invested in the Norwegian mobile virtual network operator
IK sells Axtone in trade sale
Rail buffer manufacturer is one of the last assets in the GP’s IK 2004 fund
Advent sells half its stake in DFS for £61.7m
Partial divestment sees the sofa retailer's shares drop to 240 pence apiece
Rocket Internet’s Foodpanda sells Russian business for $100m
Foodpanda's Russian business recently accounted for 10% of its global revenues
Ratos to float Arcus in Oslo
Nordic wine and spirits business intends to list on the Oslo Stock Exchange
Arcadia sells H-old via trade sale
Deal marks the first exit for the GP's maiden vehicle, Arcadia Small Cap
Equistone, SL Capital exit Together in £288m deal
Management buy-back deal for the specialist lender follows a 10-year holding period
BDC acquires Inspiring Learning from APriori and Ares
SBO of school trips and tours company follows an eight-year tenure for its vendors