Exits
BDC acquires Acteon
Bridgepoint Development Capital II has made its second acquisition since launch
Gimv exits Onedirect to Naxicap
French private equity investor Naxicap acquires a majority stake in the company
Synova scores 3x on TLG exit
Synova acquired TLG in an off-market deal in July 2008
YFM and Octopus exit Callstream
Investment duo first backed the company in 2010, when it was known as Bluebell Telecoms
Centerbridge's Senvion lowers IPO price range
Senvion re-enters flotation process after cancelling its listing earlier this month
Ardian sells Novacap to Eurazeo et al.
Eurazeo and Mérieux Développement enter the business, while Ardian will retain a minority stake
Aconex buys Conject for €65m, Seventure exits
Australian company Aconex acquires German collaboration software Conject for €65m
Sponsor Capital exits Espotel to trade buyer
Exit for Finnish private equity firm comes three years after it acquired Espotel
Insight sells Jagex to Shandong
Shandong has paid $300m for the business despite suffering losses of $55m in 2015
Cinven in €450m Prezioso exit to Altrad
Cinven had acquired the French industrial services company from Indigo Capital in 2012
Livonia reaps 2x on exit of legacy asset Archyvų Sistemos
Baltic archiving services company was a legacy asset from a portfolio that pre-dated Livonia’s maiden fund
MCI makes 11x on €76m Invia exit to Rockaway
Polish-Czech GP says the exit marks the highest return on a single investment in its fund’s history
Ardian sells KOS to CIR and F2i for €292m
CIR has raised its stake in the business to 62.7%, while F2i has taken a 37.7% stake
LFPI, BPI France buy Pénélope from Bridgepoint
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners, now part of Bridgepoint, had bought the business in 2010
CVC acquires Doc Generici from Charterhouse
Charterhouse's ninth fund scores a 2.7x money multiple with a 40% IRR following the sale
Infinity fully exits Positive Cashflow Finance
Final exit comes two years after the GP first sold a stake in the Manchester-based business lender
NVM exits Control Risks
NVM first backed the company in 2011, when it acquired a significant minority stake
Gimv et al. in final exit of Punch Powertrain
Chinese trade player Yinyi Group buys the powertrains manufacturer at around €1bn EV
GED scores 2.3x on Aleastur exit
GED Capital has reaped a 2.3x exit multiple over a course of 15 years
Capvis- and Partners-owned VAT eyes IPO
Swiss vacuum valves producer VAT, owned by Capvis and Partners Group, is planning a flotation
Centerbridge's Senvion sets IPO price range
Centerbridge and Arpwood prepare to float German wind turbine maker Senvion
French VCs exit RSI Video in trade sale to Honeywell
A Plus Finance and Galileo Partners were among the backers of a funding round in 2009
Secondary buyouts reach new heights
Europe sees new record for SBOs, with 40% of European buyouts sourced from other GPs in 2015
Speedinvest exits Holvi
Speedinvest has sold Finnish software company Holvi to Spanish bank BBVA