Exits

UK - Alchemy Partners sells EPS stake

Alchemy Partners has exited its stake in portfolio company Environmental Property Services (EPS) plc, the property installation and maintenance services provider, via a trade sale to MITIE Group for a consideration of up to ТЃ38.5m for all the sellers,...

SPAIN – CAI-backed Imaginarium to list on MAB

Children's toy retailer Imaginarium, backed by the Caja de Ahorros Inmaculada private equity arm, CAI Desarrollo Empresarial, is due to list on the alternative market in Madrid, the Mercado Alternativo Bursátil (MAB).

UK - Kelso Place reaps 4x money through partial exit of i2S Group

Kelso Place Asset Management-backed i2S Group Limited, a provider of integrated building control and data communication systems, has sold its controls division, DMS Controls Limited, to US-based Carrier Corporation, a unit of United Technologies Corporation,...

UK - Oxford Capital exits Orthomimetics

Oxford Capital has exited its investment in medical technology company Orthomimetics via a trade sale to TiGenix, for a consideration of EUR 3.7 million new TiGenix shares.

UK - ISIS Equity reaps 4x money on ScriptSwitch sale

ISIS Equity Partners has wholly exited its investment in drug comparison software company ScriptSwitch via a trade sale to US-based healthcare operator UnitedHealth in a deal that values the business at ТЃ50m, generating a return of four times money....

DENMARK - PAI looking to list Chr Hansen

Reports suggest beleaguered buyout house PAI Partners is looking to offload its stake in Chr Hansen, a Danish food ingredients business, through an IPO that would value the business at EUR 2bn.

UK - NVM achieves IRR of 21% on Abermed sale

NVM Private Equity has wholly exited its investment in Abermed, the occupational health and remote medical services company, via a trade sale to International SOS, for an undisclosed amount, generating a return of 2x money and an IRR of 21%.

ITALY - 360 Capital Partners to float Yoox

As reported in the most recent edition of Southern Europe unquote" , the flotation of online clothes & accessories retailer Yoox, which backed by 360 Capital Partners, has gone ahead, with the firm expecting to raise up to EUR 226m.

FRANCE - NI Partners exits CBM

NI Partners has exited its investment in Car et Bus Maintenance (CBM), a producer of car and bus parts, in a buyout by management and employees supported by local funds Uni Expansion Ouest and Synergie finance.

DENMARK - KKR et al. prepare for TDC sale

KKR, Blackstone, Permira, Apax and Providence Equity Partners, the private equity owners of Danish telecoms group TDC, are reportedly meeting with banks this week to choose an adviser as they look to sell part of their stake in the business, which is...

UK - Maven reaps 50% IRR from sale of Cyclotech

Maven Capital Partners has wholly exited its investment in oil and gas company Cyclotech via a trade sale to M-I Drilling Fluids, part of the Houston-based M-I SWACO group, generating a return of more than 3x money and IRR of over 50%.

NORWAY - Norvestor sells Intelecom to Carrot

Norvestor has wholly exited its investment in Intelecom Group, a provider of outsourced communication services for businesses, through a trade sale to sector rival Carrot Communications for an undisclosed sum.

SWEDEN - Segulah sells Isaberg Rapid to Esselte

Swedish buyout house Segulah has sold staple manufacturer Isaberg Rapid to US-based office supplies company Esselte, owned by Boston-based private equity firm J.W. Childs Associates. Segulah is said to have made a "very good" return on the exit.