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GI Partners acquires Advanced Childcare for £28m

GI Partners has acquired UK healthcare provider Advanced Childcare (ACL) from Bowmark Capital for £28m.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 18 March 2011
BC Partners acquires Phones4U in SBO

BC Partners has acquired Phones4U from Providence Equity Partners for an undisclosed sum.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 18 March 2011
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Innova to float Libet on WSE

Innova Capital is looking to float Polish paving business Libet just over a year after acquiring the firm in a corporate spin-off.

  • CEE
  • 18 March 2011
PAI Partners sells Yoplait stake to General Mills

PAI Partners has sold its 51% stake in French yoghurt maker Yoplait to General Mills, in a deal that values the company at €1.6bn.

  • France
  • 18 March 2011
ISS IPO postponed

EQT and GS Capital Partners have pulled the IPO of Danish outsourcing group ISS at the last minute, according to reports.

  • Nordics
  • 18 March 2011
Leonardo Ventures exits Isis and Culavis

Leonardo Ventures has sold its two of it portfolio companies Isis sentronics and Culavis forfor for €1.6m and €45,000 respectively to private investors.

  • DACH
  • 16 March 2011
DFJ Esprit reaps 5x on TLC sale

European venture capital firm DFJ Esprit has reaped a money multiple of 5x on its trade sale of customer relationship management company TLC.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 16 March 2011
CNPEF and Fondamenta sell 50% of Ares Line

Cape Natixis Private Equity Fund (CNPEF) and Fondamenta SGR have sold a 50% stake in Ares Line S.r.l. for approximately €5m equity.

  • Southern Europe
  • 16 March 2011
Perceva Capital recapitalises Shark

Perceva Capital has recapitalised French motorcycle helmets manufacturer Shark, in a deal that values the company in the €25-50m range.

  • France
  • 16 March 2011
Private equity firms scan market for take-privates
PE-backed IPOs: Set for a comeback?

The difficulties encountered by private equity-backed IPOs in 2010 reignited the debate on the public markets’ cautious attitude towards such assets. A seminar hosted by Taylor Wessing today saw industry participants discuss what is on the cards for...

  • Exits
  • 15 March 2011
Mid Europa Partners getting ready to exit Orange Austria

Mid Europa Partners is reported to be looking to sell its 65% stake in Orange Austria to France Telecom, which already holds 35% of the mobile phone service provider.

  • DACH
  • 15 March 2011
CapMan’s Cardinal Foods sells Norsk Kylling

CapMan’s portfolio company Cardinal Foods has sold its subsidiary Norsk Kylling to REMA Industrier.

  • Nordics
  • 15 March 2011
EQT looking to float Kabel BW

EQT is thought to be planning a flotation of cable provider Kabel BW on the Frankfurt stock exchange.

  • DACH
  • 14 March 2011
FII sells Switch Engineering

Finnish Industry Investment (FII), VNT Management and other shareholders have sold The Switch Engineering Oy to American Superconductor Corporation for €190m.

  • Nordics
  • 14 March 2011
CCMP-backed Edwards to launch IPO

Edwards Group, a portfolio company of buyout and growth investor CCMP Capital Advisors, has announced its intention to list on the London Stock Exchange.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 14 March 2011
Gimv sells Scana Noliko to PinguinLutosa for €155m

Gimv has fully exited Belgian canned food producer Scana Noliko in a €155m trade sale to listed company PinguinLutosa.

  • Benelux
  • 14 March 2011
Buyout funds generate alpha
Quantifying alpha

Alpha does indeed exist, and is strongest in private equity deals with active ownership; particularly when frequent interaction with - and even changing of - management is involved.

  • DACH
  • 10 March 2011
Diana and Axis exit GG

Diana Capital and Axis Participaciones have exited their stakes in Spain’s Grupo Guascor (GG), in a deal that values the diesel and gas engines supplier at €500m.

  • Southern Europe
  • 10 March 2011
Investcorp sells Moody International for £450m

Investcorp has exited technical services group Moody International to trade buyer Intertek for £450m.

  • Exits
  • 09 March 2011
Duke Street to buy Wagamama for £215m

Duke Street is about to acquire UK fast-food chain Wagamama from Lion Capital for around £215m, according to media reports.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 09 March 2011
Corpfin sells Restauravia to AmRest

Corpfin Capital has sold its 76.3% stake in Spanish restaurant chain Restauravia Grupo Empresarial to Polish restaurant operator AmRest Holding.

  • Exits
  • 08 March 2011
Yoplait race narrows to six bidders

The sale process for PAI Partners's stake in French yoghurt maker Yoplait has narrowed to six candidates, according to media reports.

  • France
  • 08 March 2011
kimberly-romaine-web
Multiple worries

According to the man on the street, multiples nowadays stand at around 7x EBITDA for assets, up to 9x if it’s a ‘quality asset’ (meaning it stands at 9x, since I know of no GP willing to admit he buys low-quality assets). This is down markedly from...

  • Exits
  • 08 March 2011
Apax and Bridgepoint team up again on CEP buyout

Apax Partners and Bridgepoint Capital are teaming up to buy French mortgage insurance services company Compagnie Européenne de Prévoyance (CEP) from PAI Partners, according to media reports.

  • France
  • 07 March 2011
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