Exits
AA downplays flotation talks
Acromas confirms approaches, but no firm plan yet
VC firms exit Activaero in trade sale
€130m proceeds to be split between cash and shares
VC-backed Circassia valued at £581m for IPO
Largest LSE IPO of VC- or PE-backed UK healthcare company in decade
Gresham reaps 4x in sale of ICR to Graphite
New GP to continue with buy-and-build strategy
VC-backed King prices IPO, valued at $7.5bn
Company to net up to $612.72m from offering
Corpfin Capital sells Cunext Copper
GP sells its 80% stake after 10-year holding
IPO to value ISS at nearly €4bn
One million shares placed by EQT and Goldman Sachs
Halder exits Gealan for second time
Second exit occurs 10 years after original divestment
Warburg to reap 4.5x in Poundland IPO
Warburg Pincus is set to reap a 4.5x money multiple and an IRR of more than 50% in the flotation of portfolio company Poundland, which has been valued at £750m after setting its price range for its admission to the London Stock Exchange.
France struggles to play down SBO typecast
Early signs however hint at primary revival in 2014
Vodafone makes revised Ono offer
Vodafone is understood to have made a revised offer to buy private equity-backed Spanish broadband operator Grupo Ono.
Mid-market players fear UK IPO disaster
Is the market approaching a bust?
Nordic Capital makes full FinnvedenBulten exit
Business was taken private in 2005, relisted in 2011
VC-backed McPhy to float on Euronext
Company could raise up to €24.2m
Cinven looks to sell Spire
Asset expected to fetch more than £1.5bn
Berlin start-ups attract Silicon Valley cash
But without a significant number of exits, can the city retain its prominence?
TA Associates sells off remaining Jupiter stake
Jupiter's current market cap £1.85bn
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 £1bn
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.