Exits
Advent exits Oxea in trade sale
Advent International has divested German chemical manufacturer Oxea in a trade sale, said to be worth around €1.8bn, to Oman Oil Company (OOC).
KKR mulls ATU exit
KKR is planning to divest its struggling portfolio company Auto-Teile Unger (ATU), according to reports.
Apax buys Rhiag-Inter from Alpha
Apax Partners has acquired Italian automotive parts distributor Rhiag-Inter Auto Parts Italia from Alpha.
Electra sells Lil-lets to Premier Foods
Electra Partners has sold its stake in UK-based feminine hygiene brand Lil-lets Group to Premier Foods.
Doughty's Quirón buys Teknon from Magnum
Magnum Industrial Partners has sold Barcelona-based private medical clinic Centro Médico Teknon to Grupo Hospitalario Quirón, backed by Doughty Hanson, for €225m.
Fondo Strategico buys Ansaldo Energia
Italian state-supported fund Fondo Strategico Italiano has acquired 84.55% of Ansaldo Energia in a deal that values the firm at more than €1bn.
3TS sells Avangate to Francisco Partners
CEE technology investor 3TS Capital Partners has sold its stake in Romanian software business Avangate to US VC Francisco Partners.
Cipio exits eMaze in management buy-back
Cipio Partners has sold security services and software company eMaze to the firm's management.
Private equity backers consider Sisal flotation
Apax, Permira and Clessidra are exploring the potential listing of gaming group Sisal this year, according to the Financial Times.
Inflexion buys On the Beach from Isis for £73m
Inflexion Private Equity has acquired online travel agent On the Beach in a ТЃ73m secondary buyout from Isis Equity Partners.
PE backers mull Ceva Santé Animale sale
French veterinary laboratory Ceva Santé Animale, backed by Nixen, Euromezzanine and Sagard, has mandated Lazard to explore the possibility of a sale in the first half of 2014.
KKR-backed Tarkett to float
French flooring and sports surface maker Tarkett, backed by KKR, has announced its plans to float on the NYSE Euronext Paris.
Brockhaus exits ATT Systems in trade sale
Brockhaus Private Equity has sold Advanced Temperature Test Systems (ATT) to Cascade Microtech for €8.4m.
Warburg-backed Poundland considers IPO
Following a 15.6% underlying earnings boost, Warburg Pincus-backed Poundland is reported to be mulling an IPO.
Bridgepoint bites into Dr Gerard
Bridgepoint has bought Polish biscuit maker Dr Gerard from French firm Group Poult, backed by LBO France.
EQT mulling Sanitec IPO
EQT is reportedly mulling a listing on the Stockholm Stock Exchange for Sanitec, a Nordic bath and toilet maker.
Constellation sells Häsler in management buy-back
Constellation has sold heating systems manufacturer Häsler Group in a management buy-back, reaping a 2.6x money multiple.
Shackleton sells Nanosight for £15m
Shackleton Ventures has sold Nanosight, a developer of particle-size measurement instrumentation, to Malvern Instruments for ТЃ15m.
Advent mulls DFS listing
Advent International is in the early stages of considering a listing of home furniture retail chain DFS.
DailyDeal founders buy pepperbill from bm-t
Fabian and Ferry Heilemann, founders of DailyDeal, have acquired a 60% stake in iOS payment system provider pepperbill from bm-t Beteiligungsmanagement Thüringen and pepperbill's management.
Terra Firma holds onto Odeon
Terra Firma Capital Partners is understood to have shelved its plans to sell the Odeon cinema chain after a strategic review.
Arle exits Qioptiq in trade sale
Arle Capital Partners has sold photonic products manufacturer Qioptiq to Excelitas Technologies, an electronic system provider.
Terra Firma's Infinis considers IPO
Terra Firma-backed Infinis, a UK-based independent renewable energy generator, is preparing for a potential IPO.