Exits
Deal in Focus: Syntegra reaps 5.1x on contested AML trade sale
An in-depth look at the turbulent sale of AMS Systems by Syntegra and Picardie
Oaktree’s Countryside valued at £1.01bn in IPO
GP and members of Countryside's management team received £174m from the flotation
Creadev et al. in €14m second round for digiSchool
Deal marks an exit for minority shareholders Turenne and Alto after backing the business in 2013
Ardian buys Argos-backed F2A
Deal comes three years after Argos acquired majority stake through its sixth fund
MIG-backed Brain lists on FSE
MIG's biotech business Brain reached an issue volume of €31.5m on its flotation
UI Gestion and Sofipaca sell Villas Prisme to Amundi et al.
GPs acquired respective 52% and 8% stakes in residential constructor through 2008 OBO
Deal in Focus: EQT’s EEW exit is largest ever Sino-German trade sale
A look back at how EQT scored one of the largest sales of a German company to Chinese buyers
Core makes 2.4x on PDP Couriers trade sale
Exit is first for GP’s second fund and comes eight years after investing in PDP
JZ makes 1.3x money on €96.3m direct secondary
Deal sees firm reap combined €96.3m in proceeds and 1.3x exit multiple
Apax-backed Ascential in £800m London IPO
Apax and GMG acquired the business for £1bn in 2008 when it was known as Emap
Syntegra et al. exit AML to Johnsons Electric for €65m
Trade sale comes six years after the GPs carved out the business from Valeo
Palero sells Heidrive to Allied Motion for €20m
Palero Capital has sold Heidrive to US drive technology company Allied Motion for €20m
Palero sells Heidrive to Allied Motion for €20m
Palero Capital has sold Heidrive to US drive technology company Allied Motion for €20m
MBO and Arkéa offload Sira in trade sale
Exit comes almost eight years after both GPs bought a joint 40% stake in the business
VR exits Janz IT to ACP
VR Equitypartner sells its stake in IT service Janz to ACP in a trade sale
Baird sells Alpha FMC to Dunedin
Baird acquired a minority stake in Alpha in October 2013 in a transaction worth £28m
Electra sells Daler-Rowney to Fila for €80.8m
Electra first backed fine art materials company in 2011 with £26m investment
EQT in €1.44bn EEW exit to Beijing Enterprises
Deal is largest Chinese direct investment in a German company to date, GP said
BGF in swift exit from Plastique
Business Growth Fund had bought a minority stake in the business for £5m in mid-2014
Accel, Octopus, Index exit SwiftKey in $250m Microsoft deal
US technology conglomerate continues European acquisitions with deal reportedly worth €250m
Permira sells Creganna for $895m
All-cash transaction with TE Connectivity awards Permira a 3.4x return multiple
Charme Capital exits Bellco to Medtronic for €110m
GP will concentrate on Charme III fundraising as exit brings Charme II fund to full realisation
Ardian scores 20%-plus IRR on FitnessBoutique OBO
Sports equipment specialist is reported to have doubled size during GP’s five-year ownership
Vaaka sells Finnish roofer to Sentica’s Hämeen Laaturemontti
Exit comes five years after Vaaka's acquisition and two years after Sentica backed Hämeen Laaturemontti