Exits
Cobepa set to buy Alpha's Babilou
Alpha Associés Conseil is in talks with Belgian investment firm Cobepa over the sale of Babilou, a France-based operator of corporate nurseries.
St Jude Medical acquires PE-backed Endosense
Medical device company St Jude Medical has wholly acquired Endosense, a medical technology company backed by several private equity firms, for CHF 159m.
Arle looks to cash in on Innovia
Arle Capital Partners has hired Deutsche Bank to manage a sales process for bank note supplier Innovia, which could fetch more than €500m.
Carlyle and N+1 Mercapital divest Arsys
The Carlyle Group and N+1 Mercapital have sold Spanish information and communications technology firm Arsys to 1&1 for around €140m.
CVC acquires Skrill in €600m SBO
CVC Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in global payments provider Skrill from Investcorp for тЌ600m, which reaped an 8x return on its investment.
Private equity firms eye Quadriga's AHT
Several private equity firms are said to be bidding for Quadriga Capital's AHT Cooling Systems.
House of Fraser mulls listing
House of Fraser, the department store controlled by West Coast Capital, Lloyds Banking Group and representatives of failed Icelandic banks, is considering a public listing.
Mid Europa's Serbia Broadband attracts private equity interest
Serbia Broadband, the telco firm backed by Mid Europa Partners, has attracted the interest of several private equity players, according to reports.
Öresund and Creades exit Klarna shares
Investment Уresund and Creades have sold their shares in Swedish online payment company Klarna Holding for SEK 172m.
Banc Sabadell sells Grafos after 11 years
Spanish banking group Banc Sabadell has divested the stake in graphic products firm Grafos it held via its private equity arm Aurica XXI.
Countrywide backers in £200m partial sale
Two backers of listed UK estate agent Countrywide, Oaktree Capital Management and Apollo Management, have sold approximately ТЃ200m of their shares on the LSE.
Star Capital sells Alloheim to Carlyle for €180m
Star Capital has sold Alloheim Senioren-Residenzen, a provider of residential care for elderly people in Germany, to fellow private equity house Carlyle for €180m.
German GPs cautious on venture
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) and BVK, the German private equity and venture capital association, have published a survey revealing decreased confidence in early-stage investments from local deal-doers in Q2.
Bregal buys proAlpha from Beaufort Capital
Bregal Capital has bought a majority stake in excess of 70% in proAlpha, a manufacturer of enterprise-resource-planning (ERP) software.
Rocket Internet exits Zalando
Start-up incubator Rocket Internet has transferred its stake in online fashion retailer Zalando to Swedish investment company Kinnevik.
eCapital et al. sell Novaled for €260m
eCapital Entrepreneurial Partners and other backers have sold 40% of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) specialist Novaled to Samsung Electronics, as well as a further 50% of the business to its subsidiary Cheil Industries, in a transaction valued at...
CVC acquires Domestic & General from Advent
CVC has agreed to buy insurance business Domestic & General (D&G) from Advent International, alongside management.
Exit focus: Italy's Ambienta reaps three-digit IRR
Exit focus: Tower Light
Exit focus: Italy's Ambienta reaps three-digit IRR
Exit focus: Tower Light
Finatem buys 40% stake in FMW Industrieanlagenbau
Finatem has bought a 40% stake in FMW, an Austrian manufacturer of industrial plants, from private equity house Hannover Finanz and FMW’s management.
Whitworths set for tertiary deal
Food company Whitworths looks set to fall into the hands of a third private equity owner as current backer European Capital seeks an exit.
Alchemy offloads Cathedral for £266m
Private equity firm Alchemy Partners has divested Lloyd's of London underwriter Cathedral Capital to Lancashire Holdings for ТЃ266m.
Riverside exits Capol
Riverside Company has sold Capol, a German confectionery coating specialist, to Freudenberg Chemical Specialities.
Duke Street's Payzone Group sells Cashzone subsidiary
Payzone Group, a consumer payment acceptance network backed by Duke Street, has sold its Cashzone subsidiary to US-based ATM services provider Cardtronics for a total consideration of ТЃ107.5m.