Exits
Lion Capital exits La Senza
Lion Capital has sold lingerie retailer La Senza to Middle Eastern retail group Alshaya.
21 Centrale Partners exits Nord-Est
21 Centrale Partners has sold packaging company Nord-Est to Oaktree Capital Management.
Matlin Patterson exits Securlog
Matlin Patterson has sold cash transport provider Securlog to Spain-based security solution provider Prosegur for €22.7m.
21 Centrale acquires Vacances Directes
21 Centrale Partners has bought French mobile home rental business Vacances Directes, formerly backed by Acto Capital, in a deal understood to be worth around €70m.
IDI buys Emeraude from CM-CIC LBO Partners
Listed fund IDI has acquired French polymers distributor Emeraude International from CM-CIC LBO Partners, alongside management.
AXA PE buys Ouvêo group
AXA Private Equity has acquired French window manufacturer Ouvêo from Alliance Entreprendre and FSI Régions (formerly Avenir Entreprises), in a transaction valued at less than €50m.
PE-backed Savena and Sfinc to merge
Food ingredients manufacturers Savena (owned by IK Investment Partners) and Sfinc (owned by AXA Private Equity) have announced their merger.
Maven exits Applied Language Solutions
Maven Capital Partners, manager of the Capital for Enterprise Fund A (CfE Fund), has realised its £1.5m mezzanine investment in Applied Language Solutions (ALS) following its sale to the Capita Group.
BV Group sells E2E
BV Group has reaped a profit of approximately CHF1.56m from the sale of E2E Technologies to Scheer Group.
Heliad exits Häsler
Heliad Equity Partners has sold its majority stake in heating service provider Häsler to the management and a Swiss investment group.
Aksia reaps 35% IRR on Robuschi exit
Aksia Group and minority shareholders, comprised of the management team and founding family, have sold 100% of Robuschi SpA to NYSE-listed Gardner Denver Inc for €152m.
CVC and Nordic Capital's LEAF in reverse takeover with Cloetta
CVC Capital Partners and Nordic Capital have exited portfolio company LEAF to listed trade player Cloetta in a reverse takeover.
LDC exits American Golf in SBO
LDC has sold its majority shareholding in golfing retailer American Golf to Sun European Partners. The deal value was confirmed to be between £50-60m.
Aurora Capital acquires Alltub
US-based investor Aurora Capital Group has acquired Alltub, a French producer of collapsible aluminum tubing, from Naxicap in a transaction reportedly worth €55m.
Apollo acquires Taminco for €1.1bn
Apollo Global Management has acquired chemical company Taminco from CVC for about €1.2bn.
BaltCap exits Tallinna Pesumaja
BaltCap has exited textile rental and laundry service provider Tallinna Pesumaja.
Equistone exits Firstassist Legal Expenses
Equistone Partners Europe has sold insurance firm Firstassist Legal Expenses for approximately £28m to investment capital and risk solution firm Burford Capital.
Duke Street’s partial exit reaps 9x EBITDA
Deloro Stellite, the specialist engineering group owned by Duke Street Capital, has sold its non-core medical division, ATS Sferic, to French medical products business Marle International, backed by The Carlyle Group.
CAPE exits Proman in sponsorless OBO
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) and Sofipaca have sold their minority stake in French temporary work agency Proman back to the group's owners.
AXA PE exits KTP in management buy-back
AXA Private Equity has sold its majority stake in German transport packaging business KTP Kunststoff Palettentechnik to the company's management.
FSN Capital exits Norlandia Care to founders
FSN Capital has sold portfolio company Norlandia Care back to its founders, The Adolfsen Group.
KKR buys CSG from Arle for $1.12bn
KKR has acquired safety equipment company Capital Safety Group (CSG) from Arle Capital Partners and Electra Partners, in a deal that values the business at $1.12bn.
HTGF exits Terrawater
High-Tech Gründerfonds has sold its stake in Terrawater to strategic investor Taprogge Esaco.
Doughty Hanson in £250m Asco SBO
Doughty Hanson has acquired oil and gas services provider Asco from Phoenix Equity Partners, a deal thought to be worth slightly less than £250m.