Exits
Altor-backed OW Bunker plans flotation
Altor finds exit after seven-year holding
Belgium leads the pack to head off stagnation fears
Belgium on the rise
Apollo and CVC seek IPO of Brit Insurance
IPO expected to value the business at around ТЃ1bn
CPE sells Orège stake to Eren
VC makes final exit from the listed business
Nordic Capital exits Kompan
GP understood to have reaped a 4.5x return
PE-backed eDreams nears IPO
eDreams, the Spanish online travel agency backed by Permira and Ardian, is nearing an initial public offering.
TPG reaps $479m in Lenta IPO
Russian hypermarket chain Lenta raised $952m in its IPO on the London Stock Exchange on Friday, with a market cap of $4.3bn and an enterprise value of $5.4bn.
VC-backed Horizon Discovery plans £25m IPO
Horizon Discovery Group, a Cambridge-based biotech backed by DFJ Esprit and Roche Venture Fund among others, is planning to raise ТЃ25m in its IPO on the AIM segment of the London Stock Exchange.
Emeram acquires HgCapital's Americana
German private equity house Emeram Capital Partners has acquired Americana International, the owner of fashion brand Bench, from HgCapital.
KKR's Pets At Home IPO to value company at £1bn
KKR-backed Pets At Home has set the price range for its IPO on the London Stock Exchange, valuing the company at more than ТЃ1bn.
Citizen Capital et al. exit Trace in €40m trade sale
Citizen Capital, Entrepreneur Venture and NextStage have sold their stakes in Trace TV, a French media brand and pay-TV channel operator, to Swedish broadcaster Modern Times Group (MTG).
HitecVision sells Valco Group France to Argos Soditic
Divestment from HitecVision's fourth fund
Piper shears Celtic from its portfolio
Brand-focused investor Piper Private Equity has sold sheepskin apparel retailer Celtic & Co back to its founders.
Argos Soditic sells Alkan to TCR, IDI
Argos Soditic has sold Groupe Alkan, a French manufacturer of equipment for the aeronautical defence industry, to TCR Capital and IDI.
Edge sells Working Partners, Beast Quest to portfolio company
Edge Investments has sold its stakes in Working Partners and Beast Quest to its portfolio company Coolabi in an all-share transaction.
Montagu acquires Dorc from Rabo Capital
Montagu Private Equity has acquired Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center (Dorc) from Rabo Capital, the private equity division of Rabo Bank.
Arle floats DX Group
Arle Capital Partners-backed DX Group has priced its IPO on AIM and will start trading this week.
Banexi sells Tedemis to Criteo
Banexi Ventures Partners has sold French email marketing company Tedemis to Nasdaq-listed Criteo, a French advertisement targeting business backed by several venture firms.
LDC unpacks £100m from Benson sale
LDC has sold its stake in packaging company Benson Group for ТЃ100m to NYSE-listed Graphic Packaging International.
Upcoming IPO to value Warburg-backed Poundland at £750m
UK discount retailer Poundland, backed by Warburg Pincus, has announced its intention to list on the London Stock Exchange.
VC-backed King files for $500m IPO
King Digital Entertainment, the venture-backed UK games developer behind Candy Crush Saga, has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a $500m IPO on the NYSE.
Wheb exits AMCS
Wheb Partners has sold its stake in Advanced Manufacturing Control Systems (AMCS), an Irish provider of technology solutions to the waste and recycling sector.
TPG's Lenta to raise up to $1bn in IPO
Russian hypermarket chain Lenta, backed by TPG Capital and VTB Capital Private Equity, plans on raising up to $1bn in its IPO on the London Stock Exchange and Moscow Exchange.
Gresham sells LAS Claims Management for £35m
Gresham Private Equity has sold LAS Claims Management to LSE-listed The Innovation Group in a ТЃ35m deal.