Exits
Consortium looking to sell Maxeda departments
According to reports, KKR, Cinven, AlpInvest and Permira are set to sell the V&D department stores and La Place restaurant chain that are part of the Maxeda retail group.
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Ratos exits Haglöfs in trade sale
Ratos has sold outdoor equipment producer HaglУЖfs to Asics for approximately SEK 1bn.
Barclays Private Equity acquires MPS Meat Processing
Barclays Private Equity has acquired MPS Meat Processing Systems in a secondary buyout from Steadfast Capital.
Carlyle set to exit Otor
DS Smith has entered into exclusive discussions regarding the acquisition of Carlyle's stake in listed company Otor.
AXA Private Equity sells Trecobat shares
AXA Private Equity has sold its 46.5% stake in home building group Trecobat to the company's management team.
TPG and Goldman Sachs acquire Ontex for €1.2bn
TPG and GS Capital Partners have agreed to buy hygienic disposables specialist Ontex from Candover.
Segulah acquires European Travel Interactive
Segulah has acquired European Travel Interactive AB (eTRAVELi) from Norvestor Equity in a secondary buyout.
CapMan acquires INR and Aspen
CapMan has acquired INR from Accent Equity and Aspen from Valedo Partners in secondary buyouts.
EQT sells Aleris to Investor AB
EQT Partners has agreed to sell Aleris Holding AB to Investor AB for an enterprise value of SEK 4.4bn.
Advent and Turkven sell Roma Plastic
Advent International and Turkven Private Equity have sold Turkish manufacturer of PVC edge bands to Austrian wood manufacturing firm Egger.
DZ Equity Partners exits Electrovac
DZ Equity Partners is reported to have sold the Austrian Electrovac Group to Semikron International.
Siparex exits Keria
Siparex has sold its entire stake in lighting products retailer Keria to the founder's family.
IPO of EPiServer cancelled
Venture capital investors Amadeus Capital, Northzone Ventures and Monterro Holding have pulled plans to list portfolio company EPiServer.
BC Partners lines up IPO for Fitness First
BC Partners is preparing to exit Fitness First in an IPO worth up to ТЃ1.2bn, according to reports.
3i exits business support specialist KNEIP
3i has exited its minority stake in KNEIP, a Luxembourg-based provider of specialist business support services to the asset management industry.
Consortium sell stake in Cognis
Permira, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and SVG Capital have sold their stakes in Cognis to BASF.
Segulah divests NEA
Segulah has sold portfolio company NУЄrkes Elektriska AB (NEA) to Imtech in a trade sale.
LBO France plans Medi-Partenaires exit
LBO France is working on plans to exit its stake in French healthcare provider, Medi-Partenaires SA, according to media reports.
CapMan exits MQ through IPO
CapMan has listed portfolio company MQ. CapMan will reduce it's shareholding from 52% to 28% as part of the IPO.
Atlas Venture et al. sell shares in Priceminister
Japanese e-commerce specialist Rakuten has acquired a 100% stake in the Priceminister group from Atlas Venture, Phillimore, Technocap, Quilvest and individual shareholders.
Apax Patners sells remaining stake in Galapagos
Apax Partners' funds and listed vehicle Altamir Amboise has sold its 5.4% remaining stake in listed biotechnology company Galapagos.
Balderton exits Figleaves
Balderton has sold its stake in retail clothing trading company, Figleaves, to home shopping company N Brown Group - in a deal that values the company at ТЃ11.5m.
SHS sells ProBioGen to Minapharm Pharmaceuticals for €30.4 million
SHS Beteiligungsmanagement has sold ProBioGen to Cairo-based strategic investor Minapharm Pharmaceuticals.