Exits
Montagu to put Maplin sale on hold
Montagu Private Equity is looking to hold on to UK electronics retailer Maplin for another year, according to media reports.
Nordwind Capital plans to float SHW
Private equity house Nordwind Capital is planning to list automotive supplier SHW Automotive AG on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Carlyle set to acquire SagemCom from Gores
Carlyle is in advanced negotiations with The Gores Group for the acquisition of SagemCom, a French manufacturer of network equipment and television set-top boxes, according to French daily Les Echos.
Altor acquires Orchid Orthopedic
Altor has acquired US-based orthopaedic and dental implant company Orchid Orthopedic Solutions from Churchill Equity.
IK-owned Moventas files for bankruptcy
IK Investment Partners' portfolio company Moventas Oy, a Finnish manufacturer of gears for wind turbines, has filed for bankruptcy.
Parcom to offload See Tickets for £120m
The auction process for Parcom Capital-owned ticketing company See Tickets has now reached a second round of bidding, according to media reports.
VCs reap 3x return on Dexela sale
Albion Ventures and the London Technology Fund (LTF) have sold UK-based medical equipment company Dexela to US healthcare firm PerkinElmer Inc. for an undisclosed amount.
Nordic Capital eyeing Point International sale
Nordic Capital is believed to be looking to sell Swedish payment service provider Point International, according to reports.
Triton looking to sell Lehnkering
Triton is reportedly looking to offload logistics company Lehnkering.
QMC exits Corporación Dermoestética
QMC Development Capital Fund is divesting Corporación Dermoestética.
FSN Capital’s Baggium sells C&T division
FSN Capital’s portfolio company Baggium AB has sold its Care & Treatment division to Humana AB.
Axcel acquires Cimbria from EQT
Axcel has acquired Cimbria AS, an equipment producer for the processing, handling and storage of crops, from EQT Opportunity and other shareholders.
French activity catching up to UK
Traditionally playing second fiddle to the UK market in terms of private equity activity levels, France got off to a busy start in 2011. Can it upset the status quo? Greg Gille investigates
CVC seeks Colomer buyer
CVC Capital Partners is searching for a buyer for its Spanish portfolio company, Colomer Group, a manufacturer of hair and nail care products.
DBAG exits Heim & Haus in management buy-back
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has sold its 68.2% stake in Heim & Haus - a German direct seller of shading systems and building components - back to management.
Apax refinances Trader Media Group
Apax Partners and Guardian Media Group have refinanced Trader Media Group (TMG), receiving a £280m dividend.
Stirling Square exits Metroweb
Stirling Square Capital Partners has sold Italian fibre-optics network operator Metroweb to infrastructure fund F2i and bank Intesa Sanpaolo - a deal understood to be worth €436m.
Amadeus et al. list Transmode
Amadeus Capital Partners has listed portfolio company Transmode on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm with a market cap of SEK 1.427bn.
TCR buys Européenne from Industries & Finances
TCR Capital has bought a majority stake in French food distributor Européenne Food from Industries & Finances Partenaires and Défi Gestion.
PAI sells SPIE in €2.1bn SBO
A private equity consortium led by Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has acquired French engineering group SPIE from PAI partners for a total consideration of €2.1bn.
Shackleton exits OSM stake
Shackleton Ventures has sold it stake in IT specialist Open Systems Management Ltd (OSM).
Azulis Capital buys Lagarrigue from iXO
Azulis Capital has taken a majority stake in the secondary buyout of French medical equipment business Lagarrigue from iXO Private Equity.
21 Partners exits Interflora in €148m tertiary buyout
21 Centrale Partners has sold flower business Interflora to investment companies Chevrillon & Associés and HLD Associés for €148m.
BC Partners further exits Médica
TBU-3 International, a holding owned by BC Partners, has sold a 28.1% stake in listed French homecare company Médica.