Exits
LDC exits Direct Group in trade sale
LDC has sold UK-based outsourced insurance services provider Direct Group to Ryan Specialty Group.
Ciclad takes majority stake in Inovelec SBO
Small- and mid-cap focused GP Ciclad has acquired French electronic equipment manufacturer Groupe Inovelec alongside the group's founders and managers.
Maven reaps 50% IRR on WEMS mezz investment
Maven Capital Partners has exited WEMS International and achieved a 50% IRR on the mezzanine loan it provided two years ago.
IK takes over AXA PE's Unipex
IK Investment Partners has acquired a majority stake in French speciality chemicals business Unipex Group from AXA Private Equity.
Finance Wales sells Unite Technologies
Finance Wales has exited data centre solutions provider Unite Technologies in a trade sale to US infrastructure solutions manufacturer Panduit Corporation.
OpenGate buys Zodiac Recreational
OpenGate Capital has acquired French inflatable boats manufacturer Zodiac Recreational from its parent Zodiac Marine & Pool, a Carlyle portfolio company.
Initiative & Finance exits Nomadvance in trade sale
Initiative & Finance has sold its stake in French tracking technology specialist Nomadvance in a trade sale to Hub telécom.
Foreign GPs boost Nordic buyout figures
Two months into the second half of 2012 and buyout statistics for the Nordics send out mixed signals.
Demeter Partners and WMS invest in Dr. Födisch Umweltmesstechnik
Demeter Partners and CFH Beteiligungsgesellschaft's Wachstumsfonds Mittelstand Sachsen (WMS) have acquired a 26.5% stake in German cleantech business Dr. Födisch Umweltmesstechnik.
Top 5 exits of 2012 so far
Top 5 exits of 2012
EQT's Munksjö to merge with Ahlstrom division
MunksjУЖ, a Swedish paper producer owned by EQT, is set to merge with Ahlstrom's label and processing business ahead of a planned IPO on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
The new dotcom bubble
The new dotcom bubble
Investor consortium sells Sirigen to BD
Seraphim Capital, Oxford Capital Partners, Nesta, IQ Capital and YFM Equity Partners have sold high sensitivity fluorescence manufacturer Sirigen Group Ltd to US trade player Becton Dickinson and Company (BD).
Voting ends today: British Private Equity Awards 2012
British Private Equity Awards
Seat Pagine Gialle in €1.3bn debt-for-equity swap
Seat Pagine Gialle, the Italian directories firm backed by CVC Capital Partners, Permira and Investitori Associati, has announced the conversion of a tranche of bonds to equity.
Premier Foods spins out Hartley's to Hain Celestial
British food producer Premier Foods, backed by Warburg Pincus, has sold its jams and spread business Hartleyтs to US food manufacturer Hain Celestial for ТЃ200m.
Rutland reaps 1.3x on sale of NoteMachine
Rutland Partners has sold UK-based ATM business NoteMachine to Corsair Capital.
Rutland reaps 1.3x on sale of NoteMachine
Rutland Partners has sold UK-based ATM business NoteMachine to Corsair Capital.
BWK exits Sunval in trade sale
BWK has exited German private label baby food maker Sunval in a trade sale to German dairy company DMK Deutsches Milchkontor.
Cinven acquires Mercury Pharma from HgCapital
Cinven has acquired UK-based speciality pharmaceutical company Mercury Pharma in a ТЃ465m secondary buyout from HgCapital.
Flood of businesses for sale expected
Sale flood expected
HitecVision and Converto Capital sell Naxys to GE
HitecVision and Converto Capital Management have exited oil and gas equipment company Naxys to a subsidiary of American NYSE-listed General Electric.
Pamplona looking to buy Ruetgers from Triton
Pamplona Capital Management is in advanced talks to acquire German chemicals business Ruetgers from fellow private equity house Triton, according to reports.
EQT buys UC4 from Carlyle
EQT has wholly acquired Austrian software company UC4 from the Carlyle Group.