Exits
NoorderHuys exits Paylogic
NoorderHuys Participaties has sold Netherlands-based ticketing company Paylogic to trade player SFX Entertainment, in a deal valuing the company at $22m.
Graphite purchases Sovereign’s City & County
Graphite Capital has acquired home care provider City & County Healthcare Group from Sovereign Capital.
German Unicredit unit divests part of PE portfolio
The German subsidiary of Unicredit has sold part of its private equity portfolio to newly founded SwanCap Investment Management.
TDR reaps £145.2m on Phoenix share sale
TDR Capital has sold 22 million shares of listed insurance consolidator Phoenix Group Holdings, raising £145.2m through the partial exit.
Carlyle’s Applus one step closer to IPO
Spanish industrial testing company Applus, backed by Carlyle and Investindustrial, is understood to have appointed Morgan Stanley and UBS to run its IPO.
KKR's ATU in debt-for-equity swap
The creditors of KKR-backed car servicing chain Auto-Teile-Unger (ATU) have reduced the company's debt burden by €600m in exchange for equity.
Investindustrial sells 49.9% PortAventura stake to KKR
Investindustrial has sold a 49.9% stake in Spanish tourist resort PortAventura to KKR.
TA Associates acquires Cmosis
TA Associates has acquired Cmosis, a Belgian supplier of CMOS image sensors, from venture capital firms PMV and Capital-E.
Cipio Partners Q&A: venture direct secondaries
Cipio Partners managing director Roland Dennert talks to Kim Richters about what venture capital could gain from direct secondaries as a potential exit route.
Palamon reaps 14.6x on Cambridge Education exit
Palamon Capital Partners has sold Cambridge Education Group to Bridgepoint for £185m, generating a 14.6x return.
Dunedin unlocks £90m Kee Safety deal
UK mid-market firm Dunedin has backed the £90m management buyout of Kee Safety, buying its stake from LDC.
Seventure exits Retailo
Seventure Partners has divested gift card retailer Retailo to Blackhawk Network, a provider of prepaid payment products.
HIG sells Aircom
HIG Capital has sold Aircom to Teoco, a US-based provider of analytics and optimisation solutions for communication services providers.
VC-backed Alaric sold to NCR
NVM Private Equity, Foresight Group and Mobeus Equity Partners have sold London-based fraud prevention software provider Alaric Systems to NYSE-listed NCR Corporation for $84m.
Privet reaps 20x on £22m Thermal Engineering sale
Turnaround specialist Privet Capital has sold Thermal Engineering to trade buyer Senior for £22m, generating a 20x return.
Deal in focus: Ardian and Consilium sell Rollon
In mid-November, after almost a year of negotiations, Ardian and Consilium sold Rollon, an Italian manufacturer of liner rails and actuators, to French GP Chequers Capital and Italian investor IGI.
Montagu sells Emitel to Alinda
Montagu Private Equity has sold Polish broadcasting infrastructure provider Emitel to Alinda Capital Partners, a US infrastructure investment company.
VTB sells Luxoft stake for $95.2m
VTB Capital has sold its 10.4% stake in Luxoft, its portfolio company that listed on the NYSE earlier this year, for $95.2m, reaping a gross IRR in excess of 50%.
Silverfleet acquires Competence Call Center from Ardian
Silverfleet Capital has purchased Competence Call Center Holding (CCC) from Ardian in a secondary buyout, four years after the vendor took the business’s reins.
Deal in Focus: Horizon Capital reaps 3.2x on Platinum exit
Horizon Capital has sold Ukrainian consumer loan provider Platinum Bank to a consortium of financial investors, after a seven-year holding period that saw the bank re-branding and re-focusing its strategy.
Accent's Candyking sets IPO price range
Swedish confectionery retailer Candyking, backed by Accent Equity Partners, will sell shares worth up to $127m in its upcoming IPO.
Italian dealflow wakes from slumber
Italian dealflow
Deal in focus: Seafort buys three firms from Auctus
Newly founded private equity house Seafort Advisers has kicked things off with a hat-trick of secondary buyouts from Auctus Capital Partners via a dedicated vehicle.
Eurazeo to divest 12% stake in Moncler IPO
Eurazeo, one of the backers of Italian clothing manufacturer Moncler, will see its stake reduced to 19.7% following the company's upcoming IPO.