Exits
Auctus sells entitec in trade sale
Auctus Management has sold IT services provider entitec to data processing service provider IT.UV Software, reaping a 4x money multiple.
Oaktree's Stock Spirits to float
Stock Spirits Group, the Buckinghamshire-based drinks maker backed by Oaktree Capital Management, has announced its intention to raise approximately ТЃ52m in an IPO on the London Stock Exchange.
BDC buys KHG from Procuritas
Bridgepoint Development Capital (BDC) has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Swedish customs services provider KHG Customs from Procuritas.
Apax-backed Candy Crush developer to float
Apax Partners-backed King, the games developer behind Candy Crush Saga, has confidentially filed its IPO plans with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to reports.
Doughty sells part of HellermannTyton stake
Doughty Hanson has sold a 20.9% stake in listed cable management products manufacturer HellermannTyton for ТЃ119m.
TPG-backed Grohe goes to Lixil in trade sale
TPG Capital and Credit Suisse's private equity arm have sold bathroom fittings manufacturer Grohe to Japanese household equipment maker Lixil and the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) in a €3bn trade sale.
Nextstage in €15m round for Cap Cinema
Nextstage has taken part in a €15m funding round for French multiplex operator Cap Cinema.
Kingsbridge sells insolvent Kunert
Kingsbridge Capital has sold part of stocking retailer Kunert to turnaround investor Erhard Grossnigg.
Capman completes Nice exit
Capman has wholly divested Nice Entertainment Group, a pan-Nordic content production company, to Swedish broadcaster Modern Times Group (MTG) for an enterprise value of тЌ84.4m.
Credo offloads Fora Form for NOK 67m
Credo Capital Partners has sold Norwegian furniture manufacturer Fora Form to Swedish interior design firm Lammhults Design Group for NOK 67m.
Pontis sells Lixto to McKinsey
Pontis Capital has sold software company Lixto to management consulting firm McKinsey in a trade sale after a holding period of seven years.
Numericable plans IPO
Cinven- and Carlyle-backed Numericable has laid out plans for an IPO on the NYSE Euronext Paris.
Beaufort Capital exits getemed
Beaufort Capital has sold its 32% stake in medical technology company getemed to the firm’s management.
AMC backs Invia; offers MCI partial exit
Czech travel business Invia.cz has received a €7.5m capital injection from Mezzanine Management, with the GP acquiring a minority stake in the business.
VC-backed Criteo files for $190m IPO
Criteo, a French advertisement targeting solutions provider for e-commerce sites backed by a number of venture capital firms, has filed for its IPO with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
VR Equitypartner steps out of Melvo
VR Equitypartner has sold shoe care brands company Melvo to US trade buyer SC Johnson.
Project A Ventures sells Tirendo for €50m
German incubator Project A Ventures has sold online tyres shop Tirendo to strategic buyer Delticom for €50m.
Strategic buyers close in on Grohe
German bathroom manufacturer Grohe, backed by TPG Capital and Credit Suisse's private equity arm, has received bids of less than €3bn from strategic buyers, according to reports.
Inveready sells Indisys to Intel
Spanish investor Inveready has sold its stake in dialogue solutions provider Indisys to US trade player Intel.
Sector focus: An outbreak of biotech IPOs
Biotech IPOs
3i to take over Scandlines from Allianz
3i has entered exclusive talks to take over ferry operator Scandlines from fellow co-owner Allianz Capital Partners (ACP).
Exponent's Trainline in £190m dividend recap
Trainline, a UK train ticketing website backed by Exponent Private Equity, has secured a ТЃ190m refinancing.
Equistone buys Whitworths in tertiary deal
Equistone Partners Europe has bought a majority stake in Whitworths, a UK supplier of dried fruit, nut and seed products, becoming the firmтs third private equity owner.
Isatis injects €2.4m into Ispa MBO
Isatis Capital has invested €2.4m in the leveraged management buyout of French project management consultancy Ispa Consulting, in what marks the GP's last deal under the BNP Paribas Private Equity moniker.