Exits
FINLAND - ABN AMRO Capital sells Iittala Group for EUR 235m
ABN AMRO Capital has sold Iittala Group Plc, a homeware company that offers a wide range of Scandinavian design-products, to Fiskars Corporation for EUR 235m.
UK - Lyceum exits Asquith Nurseries via sale to Dawnay, Day and Swordfish
Lyceum Capital has sold Asquith Nurseries to Dawnay, Day Principal Investments and Swordfish Investments LLP for £95m. Asquith Nurseries is a children’s day nursery operator with places for up to 10,000 children across 113 nurseries and crèches nationwide....
FRANCE - Elior's acquisition of Vivae provides exit for Quartus
Quartus Gestion is set to divest its stake in contract catering group Vivaë, through a trade sale to Charterhouse and Chequers-backed restaurant giant Elior.
FRANCE - Siparex completes three exits
Siparex has generated between 24% and 30% IRR from each of its three latest exits.
FINLAND - CapMan exits from Medianorth
Funds managed by CapMan have sold their holding in media house Medianorth Group Oy to Avaus Consulting Oy.
FRANCE - Coronis Systems sold to Elster Group
Coronis systems, a developer of ultra-low-power wireless solutions headquartered in Montpellier has been acquired by metering company Elster Group, providing an exit for Banexi Ventures and AXA Private Equity.
GERMANY - 3i exits Wendt Holding GmbH
3i has sold German grinding machines and tools manufacturer Wendt Holding GmbH to Swiss Winterthur Technologie AG. The transaction value is said to be approximately EUR 100m. 3i backed the management buyout of Wendt in March 2005, acquiring the company...
SWITZERLAND - Capvis exits ETAVIS
Capvis has sold the ETAVIS Group to the French Vinci Group for an undisclosed amount. The strategic buyer is acquiring a 95% stake in ETAVIS, while the management retains a 5% holding.
SPAIN - Codere plans IPO, but will consider options
Gambling business Codere has finally decided to approve its flotation, forecast to happen in the next few weeks. However, the company is said to be in talks with a group of private equity firms and will consider to remain private instead. Another option...
SPAIN - Nmás1 and Dinamia holding high hopes for HIgh Tech IPO
Rumour has it that Nmás1 and Dinamia have hired Credit Suisse to prepare the flotation of hotel chain High Tech. The IPO will probably see the listing of a 60% shareholding (a stake equal to the company's portion owned by the GPs) and will aim to raise...
UK - Rutland portfolio company divests division
Rutland Partners portfolio company Wolstenholme Group Ltd is to sell the business and certain assets its metallic effect pigment and metallic printing ink business (the Metallics Business) to Eckart GmbH and Co KG for £22m. The sale is conditional on...
UK - Energy Ventures, HitecVision and Scottish Equity Partners sells MTEM to PGS makng 9x
HitecVision, Energy Ventures and Scotish Equity Partners have sold MTEM to PGS for USD 275m, making a 9x money multiple. 22% MTEM of the company was owned by the three investors, while 35% was owned by the University of Edinburgh. After the transaction...
ITALY - Alcedo and Unicredit exit MiniGears
Private equity firm Alcedo and Unicredit have sold manufacturer MiniGears SpA to sector player Carraro Group.
GERMANY - Halder exits BHS Getriebe GmbH
Halder has sold turbo gears manufacturer BHS Getriebe GmbH to Voith Turbo, a group division on Voith AG. The transaction value has not been disclosed. This divestment represents the fourth transaction published by Halder within the last six weeks, following...
FRANCE - ERCP makes 40% IRR from sale of H3S Group
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners (ERCP) has sold its controlling stake in special-interest free publishing business H3S Group to S3G, a subsidiary of the Sud-Ouest Group.
FINLAND - MB Funds sells Inspecta to 3i
MB Funds has sold its holding in Inspecta to 3i. MB Funds has held the majority of the shares in the company since 2002. Over the last five years Inspecta has grown its revenues from EUR 18m to EUR 106m. The number of employees has also grown from 256...
GERMANY - Barclays Private Equity sells TUJA for EUR 800m
Barclays Private Equity has sold temporary employment agency TUJA Group to Adecco for EUR 800m. The financial investor acquired TUJA in March 2006 from Odewald & Cie and pursued an aggressive expansion strategy, acquiring six companies within and outside...
UK - Graphite sees 4.2x return on exit from Go Plant
Graphite has generated returns of 4.2x its investment in Go Plant through a sale of the business to Easternrange, a private investment vehicle. Go Plant operates a fleet of over 1,000 specialist vehicles including road sweepers, refuse vehicles and gully...
DENMARK - Investcorp acquires Icopal for EUR 850m
Investcorp has signed an agreement to acquire Icopal, a manufacturer and provider of roofing products and installation services, for EUR 850m on a debt-free basis. Icopal will be acquired from a consortium comprising Axcel, Denmark's largest private equity...
SWEDEN - 3i and Litorina make 9x on divestment of Q-Matic to Altor
3i, Litorina Kapital and the founding family has agreed to sell their shares in Q-matic, a queue management and customer flow management solution company, to Altor. The investors make a 9x money multiple on the exit.
BELGIUM - Transics IPO more than 10x oversubscribed
Carlyle-backed Transics, a provider of on-board computers and fleet management solutions for the transport and logistics sector, has offered 2,628,571 shares on Eurolist by Euronext Brussels, priced at €17.50 per share.
UK - 3i sells HSS to Aurigo and Och-Ziff
3i has announced the sale of UK tool hire company HSS to Aurigo and Och-Ziff for £310m, generating a multiple of 4x for the investor. 3i acquired HSS in 2004 and during its ownership of the asset re-structured its business model. Hawkpoint Partners...
FINLAND - Industri Kapital divests Etel Networks to 3i making 2.5x
Industri Kapital and TeliaSonera have signed an agreement to sell their shares in Eltel Networks to 3i through an auction process which was held by Access Partners, making a 2.5x money multiple.
NORWAY - Verdane Capital Advirsors and Ferd Venture exits Nacre AS to Bacou-Dalloz
Bacou-Dalloz has acquired Nacre AS from Ferd Venture, Verdane Capital Advisors and Viking Venture. The transaction values Nacre at USD 135m, and Ferd Venture has announced that they will make a 15x return in cash on the divestment.