Exits
UK - 3i sells stake in Corpro to SCF Partners
3i has sold its 49.5% stake in oilfield services company Corpro to SCF Partners. The exit generated an IRR of 22% for 3i, which backed the ТЃ2m management buyout of the company in 1998. Since the deal, Corpro has expanded internationally and now operates...
UK - Aberdeen exits coach manufacturer Plaxton reaping 2.6x return
Aberdeen Asset Managers Private Equity has realised a 2.6x return on its exit from coach manufacturing portfolio company Plaxton. The business has been acquired by Alexander Dennis Ltd for an undisclosed sum.
SPAIN - Dinamia makes profit of EUR 18.2m from Capital Safety exit
Dinamia Capital Privado has sold the 8.16% stake it had in Capital Safety Group to Candover for around EUR 21m, realising a profit of approximately EUR 18.2m for investors.
FRANCE - Acto makes 50% IRR and 4x its money on Odalys sale
Acto (formerly known as Finama Private Equity) has sold its stake in tourism residences business Odalys.
UK - 3i Quoted to list
3i Group will list its new Quoted Private Equity arm on the London Stock Exchange in June. The firm will issue shares at ТЃ8, aiming to raise at least ТЃ400m in the offering. 3i Quoted Private Equity was set up to invest in listed companies and...
SWEDEN - EQT lists Nederman with strong interest in the market
EQT has listed Nederman on Stockhom Stock Exchange, receiving noteworthy interest in the market.Through a bidding process, the final price offer was set at SEK 87 (EUR 9.4) per share. The public offering, which compromised a total of 7,381,898 shares,...
SWEDEN- Industrifonden sells shares in XCounter
Industrifonden has sold their shares in XCounter, a medical equipment company listed on AIM. Industrifondens stake, which amounted to 4,74%, was sold for SEK 42m.
FINLAND - 3i sells shares in Wicom to SAP
3i has agreed to sell its shares in Wicom to SAP. At the same time the other investors and the Wicom management are divesting their shares, hence SAP will become the sole owner of the business. Wicom specialises in IP telephony for businesses, servicing...
GERMANY - Halder exits PRÜM-GARANT Holding
Halder Beteiligungsberatung GmbH has sold PRÜM-GARANT to Swiss industrial company Looser Holding AG for an undisclosed amount. Halder acquired PRÜM-Türenwerk GmbH in August 2004, and merged the company with its other acquisition GARANT Türen- und Zargen...
BALTICS - BaltCap exits UAB Daily Services yielding 35% IRR
BaltCap has sold its minority position in UAB Daily Services, a Baltic office supplies logistics company, to Agias Holding SIA. BaltCap recived 35% IRR on the investment.
ITALY - MPS Venture divests from broadcasting business Finelco
MPS Venture has sold the combined stake of 12.86% it held in broadcasting business Finelco to industry player RCS Mediagroup Spa. The total exit value is EUR 20.7m.
SWEDEN - EQT and Investor AB sells Gambro Health Care to Bridgepoint
Investor AB and EQT has agreed to sell Gambro Health Care to Bridgepoint for an undisclosed sum from Gambro Holding AB. Prior to the sale EQT has held a 51% stake in the company, and Investor AB held the remaining. The sale of Gambro Healthcare is part...
UK - University of Sheffield spin-out sold to US medical technology company
Plasso Technology UK has been acquired by US medical technology company BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company). The deal represents an exit for Plasso investors, White Rose Technology Seedcorn Fund and East Hill Management Company. White Rose provided Plass...
FRANCE - I-Source and 3i sell ScreenTonic to Microsoft
I-Source Gestion and 3i have sold mobile media content business ScreenTonic to Microsoft.
SWEDEN - Innovations Kapital makes 9x on sale of Spotfire
InnovationsKapital hs sold IT company Spotfire to TIBCO, a US software company, making a 9x return on investment. The sale of Spotfire marks the final close of InnovationsKapital's first fund, InnKap 1.
UK - New Look IPO off
Rumours that Apax and Permira were going to float portfolio company New Look were unfounded. The high street fashion retailer looks set to change private equity hands, with Merrill Lynch appointed to run an auction. KKR, CVC and Texas Pacific Group are...
FINLAND - Eqvitec exits Secgo Software
Eqvitec Technology Fund I has sold its 18% holding in Secgo Software, a Finnish information security and mobility management software company, to Birdstep Technology ASA for EUR 9.2m. Eqvitec invested in Secgo in the company's spin-off from Secgo Group...
UK - Rhone Capital exits Early Learning Centre after acquisition by Mothercare
Chelsea Stores, the owner of the Early Learning Centre children's toys retailer, has been acquired by Mothercare for ТЃ85m in cash and shares. The deal represents an exit for Rhone Capital, a private equity player which participated in the consortium...
HUNGARY - GMT and MidEuropa complete sale of Invitel
Mid Europa Partners, GMT Communications Partners today announced the completion of the sale of fixed telecommunications services provider Invitel to Hungarian Telephone & Cable Corp for a total consideration of EUR 470m. The agreement to sell Invitel...
GERMANY - Tough first day for listed Versatel
Apax Partners portfolio company Versatel AG has listed on the Frankfurt Prime Standard. The company placed approximately 28.5 million shares at an issue price of EUR 29 per share, raising a gross amount of approximately EUR 830m. The issue price was at...
GERMANY - Apax and Blackstone sell Sulo Group
Apax Partners and Blackstone Group have sold waste management company Sulo Group for EUR 1.45bn to French Group Veolia Environnement. The financial investors each acquired a 50% stake in the company in January 2004.
UK - Matrix sells Maven to Munro Global
Matrix has realised its investment in market research agency Maven through a sale of the business to Munro Global. The value of the deal was not disclosed, although Matrix reported that it was "a very satisfactory and profitable exit".
GERMANY - Springwater Capital exits M+W Zander Group
Springwater Capital has fully exited its 72.89% stake in Stuttgart-based technology group M+W Zander to AIM-listed hedge funds group Absolute Capital Management Holdings Ltd (ACM). The transaction had been carried out in two phases. In February 2007,...
GERMANY - Versatel to float tomorrow
Apax Partners is listing its portfolio company Versatel AG on the Frankfurt Prime Standard on Friday 27 April. The company is issuing up to 28.577 million shares with a subscription price set at EUR 29-36 per share. The IPO is expected to generate up...