Exits
DBAG and Redwood exit Clyde Bergemann
Sale of Clyde Bergemann marks the last exit for DBAG's fourth vehicle
Arx reaps 4.1x on Tomplast exit
Sale to Finnish asset manager KJK Capital nets Arx a 20% IRR over its nine-year investment
Eurazeo sells €281m stake in professional clothing firm Elis
Sale represents a third of Eurazeo's stake in the company, which listed in 2015
Capvis buys Hennecke from Adcuram
Investor Adcuram acquired the company in 2008 in a spinout from Bayer
Cinven in final Numericable exit, reaps 4.7x multiple
European private equity firm Cinven has fully realised its investment in Numericable by selling its remaining shares in media and telecoms business Altice, Numericable’s listed parent.
Innova Capital sells La Fântâna back to Oresa
Acquirers first exited Romanian beverage company to Innova Capital in 2007 SBO
KKR invests €100m in Next Wave's keg maker Petainer
GP's hybrid investment will enable the packaging company to refinance
Enterprise Investors acquires toys retailer Noriel
CEE-focused GP will provide a €2m growth capital injection as part of the buyout
Motion reaps 5x on Arcaplanet exit to Permira
Deal saw Italian pet shops chain Arcaplanet valued at €350m
Capvis, Partners Group list VAT with CHF 1.56bn market cap
Vacuum valves producer lists on Six Swiss Exchange at a CHF 52 opening price
PE-backed IPO activity failed to ignite in Q1
Europe should see an uptick in IPOs throughout Q2 following one of the quietest first quarters on record, in terms of PE-backed flotations
Summit-backed Vente-privee buys Privalia, Eboutic.ch
General Atlantic, Highland Capital, Sofina and other backers exit their stakes
Finatem sells WST Präzisionstechnik to Cathay Capital
Finatem acquired the company in 2012
CapMan exits Suomen Lämpöikkuna to Inwido
Inwidoтs bolt-on is the first acquisition for the company after Swedish GP Ratos's full exit
Enterprise Investors sells 17.3% of PBKM ahead of Warsaw IPO
Trading of shares in the Polish stem-cell bank will begin on April 28 on the Warsaw stock exchange
Herkules makes 3.5x on Micro Matic exit
Norwegian private equity firm exits nearly a decade after acquiring the systems maker
Invision sells RSD to Argos Soditic
Invision sells Swiss software company RSD to Argos after acquiring it in 2007
Scottish Enterprise et al. in £27.5m Touch Bionics trade sale
Deal comes five years after a ТЃ2.5m investment in the Scottish prosthetics company
AnaCap reaps 4.5x on Simply Business exit to Aquiline
Secondary buyout reportedly values the online insurance broker at around ТЃ120m
Advent sells down 14% stake in DFS for £90m
GP acquired the sofa retailer from its founder in a ТЃ500m deal six years ago
Bain and Advent sell down £740m stake in WorldPay
The GPs will retain a 28% stake in the company following the divestment
Advent sells Tinsa to Cinven for €350m
Buyout of Spanish real esate adviser is the 16th investment for Cinven’s fifth fund
Atlante sells Yogitech to Intel
Minority shareholder Toscana Venture also sold its stake in the business
Catapult exits FDAS
Catapult first backed the quality control testing company when it was created in 2004