Exits
DZ Equity Partner exits Paidi
DZ Equity Partner has sold its 30% stake in Paidi Möbel back to the previous owners, Welle Holding.
Ventizz sells ersol Thin Film
Ventizz Capital Partners has sold 49.9% of ersol Thin Film GmbH to Robert Bosch GmbH. The company was renamed Bosch Solar Thin Film GmbH following the deal.
Cognetas set to sell three German firms
Cognetas is said to be considering the sale of several portfolio companies. The companies are auto supplier KSM Castings, garden pond equipment producer Oase and advertising agency Commarco.
Equitrust sells telerob for €78m
Equitrust AG has sold its majority stake in German bomb disposal technology company telerob to UK corporation Cobham.
VC-backed BioVex sold for $1bn
Biotech company BioVex - backed by a consortium of venture investors including SEP, Forbion and Crédit Agricole Private Equity - has been acquired by US biotech firm Amgen in a $1bn all-cash deal.
Incitia et al. sell Arctic Silicon for $12m
Incitia Ventures, Proventure and company founders have sold their stakes in Arctic Silicon Devices AS (ASD) to Hittite Microwave Corporation for approximately $12m.
Exponent contemplates £350m V Ships sale
Exponent Private Equity has hired advisers from Lazard to undertake a strategic review of its portfolio company, V Ships, with a view to a possible sale.
Charterhouse looking at possible £1.5bn PHS sale
Charterhouse Capital Partners is looking to sell workplace service provider PHS at the end of 2011, according to reports.
Axcel sells EskoArtwork for €350m
Axcel has sold its stake in Belgian company EskoArtwork to US-based Danaher Corporation for €350m.
Reus Capital and Inverpyme exit ProAseptic Technologies
Venture capital firms Reus Capital and Inverpyme have sold ProAseptic Technologies to the Spanish subsidiary of Sealed Air Corporation.
Axcel sells Netcompany
Axcel has sold its stake in Danish outsourcing firm Netcompany to the company’s management team.
Balderton, DFJ and Index sell LOVEFiLM to Amazon
Balderton Capital, DFJ Esprit and Index Ventures have exited one of Europe’s largest entertainment subscription businesses, LOVEFiLM, via a trade sale to Amazon.
PAI puts CEP on the block
PAI partners has launched an auction for French mortgage insurance services company Compagnie Européenne de Prévoyance (CEP), which could be worth up to €1bn according to media reports.
Gimv sells stake in Liquavista
Gimv has sold its stake in Liquavista to Samsung Electronics Europe Holding Coöperatief UA.
AXA PE acquires Novacap from Bain Capital
AXA Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in French chemicals group Novacap from Bain Capital, in a deal that values the company at €240m.
Trilantic exits Spumador via trade sale
Global private equity firm Trilantic Capital Partners has sold Italy's Spumador to private label soft drinks brand Refresco.
Ibersuizas-backed Festa goes into administration
Ibersuizas portfolio company Festa has gone into administration, marking the second private equity-backed fashion retailer to enter bankruptcy proceedings in a week.
Industrifonden sells Hammarplast
Industrifonden has sold its stake in Hammarplast, a Swedish producer of plastic products.
Amadeus Capital exits Forth Dimension Displays
Amadeus Capital Partners has sold Scottish single chip microdisplays producer Forth Dimension Displays for $11m to Massachusetts-based nano-semiconductor company Kopin Corporation.
AC Desarrollo-backed Musgo files for bankruptcy
AC Desarrollo, the private equity unit of Ahorro Corporación, has been forced to initiate bankruptcy proceedings on behalf of interior design chain Musgo.
Quadriga Capital exits Francotyp-Postalia
Quadriga Capital has exited the German mail service provider Francotyp-Postalia by selling its 26.3% stake.
EdRIP and Phillimore invest in Ocean
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners and Phillimore have backed the management buyout of tracking solutions firm Ocean from Crédit Agricole Private Equity.
ECI exits WCI Consulting
Private equity group ECI Partners has sold WCI Consulting to Indian technology firm TAKE Solutions.
Credit Agricole PE sells stake in Altrad
Crédit Agricole Private Equity has sold its minority stake in French construction supplies company Altrad back to its founding manager.