Exits
Fondo Italiano acquires 30% of Ligabue from Alcedo
Alcedo exited its 40% stake to the GP and founding Ligabue family, which acquired the remaining 10%
PAI in €725m deal to acquire Ethypharm from Astorg
Deal comes nine years after Astorg acquired a 60% stake in the company via the Astorg IV fund
Bridgepoint exits designer Christian Liaigre Group
Bridgepoint had acquired a majority stake in the company from Rothschild Capital in 2014
Naxicap exits caterer Bertrand Restauration
Group CEO Olivier Bertrand buys majority stake back from the private equity firm
3i and Deutsche AM acquire TCR in €200m SBO
Both partners are acquiring the business from previous owners Chequers Capital and Florac
LDC scores 2.3x money on Orion Media exit
Sale of broadcasting business Orion Media marks the third exit for LDC in 2016
Clessidra, Mandarin et al. sell Euticals to Amri for $358m
Deal sees the GP syndicate acquire a 19.75% stake in US-listed buyer Amri
IGI acquires 64% stake in Bracchi
SI2 and Siparex take part in the transaction, acquiring a combined 26% stake
Litorina in SEK 790m trade sale of workwear retailer Grolls
Acquisition by industrial group Swedol is financed by a SEK 300m rights issue
RCapital-backed Morses Club floats with £140m valuation
Private equity firm recoups £68.5m from the IPO and retains a 51% stake in the business
Sentica exits Arjessa in €32m trade sale
Exit for Finnish GP’s third buyout vehicle comes after six years of ownership
Bestport generates 2.8x on Dot Net sale
Bestport Ventures has sold Vega Technologies, the parent company of Dot Net Solutions, to New Signature
Capidea in DKK 250m Klokkerholm Karosseridele exit
Exit comes five years after the Danish small-cap investor acquired 70% stake in the auto-parts company
Inveready sells Zip to Bionaturis for €1.6m
Transaction sees the venture capital house acquiring 5% of listed Bionaturis shares
Arle initiates Technogym exit with Italian IPO
The GP will sell up to 28.75% of its stake raising gross proceeds of €162.5m
Nordic Capital lists Tokmanni in €394m Helsinki IPO
Busy week on public markets for Nordic Capital, who realised €500m of shares in two days
Perfectis exits Piscines Magiline in SBO
Investors including UI Gestion and BPI France will take over Perfectis's 70% stake in the company
Nordic Capital’s Resurs valued at SEK 11bn in IPO
GP completes Stockholm listing of consumer finance business on same day of Tokmanni IPO in Helsinki
PAI Partners in partial exit from Kaufman & Broad
Holding Financiere Gaillon 8 reaps €257m from the sale of a 39% stake in the business
Arle’s Parques Reunidos valued at €1.25bn in Madrid IPO
GP initiates its exit from Parques Reunidos after a 12-year holding period
Silverfleet, Electra sell sausage casing maker Kalle to CD&R
CD&R bought the business for around €500m, equating to a 9-10x EBITDA multiple
TPG Growth acquires FRG from Livingbridge
Deal is understood to give the recruitment company an enterprise value of around £200m
3i sells Mayborn after 10-year holding period
GP had already received £32m as part of a 2012 refinancing deal for the business
Tengelmann and IBB exit 42reports to Dilax Intelcom
VR Equitypartner and Omos Equity bought a majority stake in Dilax in early 2015