Exits
IK acquires Doedijns in SBO
IK Investment Partners has acquired a majority stake in Dutch engineered solutions provider Doedijns International from Friesland Bank Investments.
Bain seeking final bids for FCI
Bain Capital is today expecting final bids for portfolio company FCI, which could fetch up to $1bn.
Investitori Associati exits La Rinascente
A consortium comprising Investitori Associati, Deutsche Bank Real Estate Global Opportunities (DBGO), Prelios and Boletti Group have sold La Rinascente for €205m.
3i sells Mosaicon stake
Private equity house 3i has sold its 58.37% stake in leather goods distributor Mosaicon to Antichi Pellettieri for €7.5m.
Investindustrial and Alpha exit Permasteelisa for €600m
Private equity firms Investindustrial and Alpha Group have sold Italian architectural and engineering business Permasteelisa to JS Group for €573m, or 7.6x EBITDA.
Pandora IPO lifts lid on PE failings
Pandora is not the only private equity-backed IPO to suffer т it would seem the box is full of underperforming listings. John Bakie reports.
DuMont and Seventure exit Tradoria
DuMont Venture and Seventure have sold their stake in shopping portal Tradoria to Japan-based internet service Rakuten.
Bmp exits Pomocni
bmp has sold its 17.24% stake in online childcare platform Pomocni to Edipresse Polska.
Halder exits VAG Armaturen
Halder has sold tap manufacturer VAG Armaturen to drive system and components specialist Rexnord LLC for €175m.
MCH and Corpfin invest in Segur Ibérica
MCH Private Equity and Corpfin Capital have acquired N+1 Private Equity’s stake in Spanish security firms Segur Ibérica and Hortus Mundi for €26m.
Apax France exits Vizada in $960m trade sale
Apax France and Hutton Collins have sold French mobile satellite communications company Vizada to Astrium, an EADS subsidiary, for a total consideration of $960m.
GMT acquires MeetingZone for £38.5m
GMT Communications Partners has teamed up with management to acquire UK-based conference and collaboration service provider MeetingZone for a total consideration of ТЃ38.5m.
Consortium sells Carmel Pharma stake
A consortium, consisting of Priveq Investment, Investor Growth Capital, Industrifonden, Start Invest and employees, has sold 95% of the shareholding in Swedish pharmaceutical company Carmel Pharma AB.
OMERS acquires V.Ships from Exponent
OMERS Private Equity has acquired V.Group, better known by its brand V.Ships, a third-party manager of vessels in the cargo and leisure sectors, from Exponent Private Equity for an enterprise value of $520m.
Valedo acquires Corbel from Sentica
Valedo Partners has acquired real estate management services provider Corbel Oy from Sentica Partners.
Firm of the month: Advent Venture Partners
Venture is not renowned for consistent homeruns. But one firm has hit a hat-trick of exits in four months, netting an average 6x. Greg Gille reports
N+1 et al. exit Serventa
N+1 Private Equity, Dinamia and Nmás1 Private Equity Fund LP, have sold their shareholding in vending machine operator Servicio de Venta Automatica SA (Serventa) to Autobar Group for €6.24m.
L Capital buys 35% stake in TWC L'Amy
L Capital, a PE firm sponsored by luxury group LVMH, has acquired a 35% stake in French fashion accessories company TWC L'Amy from Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP).
Blackstone acquires Jack Wolfskin for €700m
Private equity house Blackstone has acquired outdoor equipment and clothing company Jack Wolfskin in a secondary buyout worth €700m.
German IPOs fail to meet expectations
A relatively large number of IPOs have taken place lately on the Frankfurt stock exchange with more expected later in the year. But doubts still remain over the wisdom of IPOs in the post-crisis era. Diana Petrowicz investigates.
Priveq sells Sydtotal
Priveq Investment has sold its 57% stake in Swedish climate specialist Sydtotal AB to Imtech Nordic AB.
EQT acquires Atos from Nordic Capital
EQT has acquired Swedish medical device company Atos Medical from Nordic Capital.
Ventizz reaps 5x money on QSIL sale
Ventizz Capital Partners has sold its 60% stake in QSIL AG Quarzschmelze Ilmenau to a consortium led by QSIL's CEO Stephan Behr, which now holds 100% of the company.
Permira prepares NDS IPO
Permira has hired JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to assist in listing digital set-top box manufacturer NDS in New York.