Exits
iXO et al. exit VSG in trade sale
Visualization Sciences Group (VSG) – a French imaging software developer backed by iXO Private Equity, Tourrette Investissements and CA Aquitaine Expansion – has been acquired by US-based trade player FEI Inc for €44.8m.
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).
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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 Hartley’s to US food manufacturer Hain Celestial for £200m.
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 £465m 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.
Trade buyers buoy mega-exit market
While large buyouts have been a rare creature in private equity since the eurozone crisis exploded last year, the mega-exit is making a strong return to the fold, according to research by unquote” data.
HgCapital sells wind portfolio to Munich Re
HgCapital has sold its operating UK onshore wind portfolio to MEAG, the asset management arm of insurance group Munich Re.
PPF Group exits Nomos-Bank
Czech private equity firm PPF Group has sold its 26.53% stake in Russian private banking group Nomos-Bank in a trade sale to Otkritie Financial Corporation and businessmen Alexander Mamut and Oleg Malis.
Investinor sells Metallkraft stake to co-investor Capricorn
Investinor has sold its entire shareholding in Norwegian renewable energy equipment business Metallkraft to existing co-investor Capricorn Venture Partners.
Venture's Olympic performance
Venture's Olympic performance
Accel-backed 99designs buys 12designer from Grupo Intercom
Online graphic design market-place 99designs, backed by Accel Partners, has bought Berlin-based creative market-place 12designer, owned by Spanish venture capital firm Grupo Intercom.
Fr2 Capital exits Vilebrequin to G-III Apparel
Fr2 Capital has exited Switzerland-based swimwear designer Vilebrequin to listed American trade player G-III Apparel Group.
Rutland earns 1.5x on Pulse Home exit
Rutland Partners has sold branded goods provider Pulse Home Products to Jarden Corporation, a consumer goods producer.
PE-backed Télédiffusion sells Finnish subsidiary
Télédiffusion de France (TDF), a French operator of broadcast towers backed by a private equity consortium, has sold its Finnish operation Digita Oy to First State Investments, the overseas investment unit of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Kelso Place sells Anya Hindmarch stake to Middle East investor
A private Qatari investor group has bought a minority stake in luxury handbag company Anya Hindmarch, allowing Kelso Place Asset Management to exit the business.