Exits
Metavallon exits Think Silicon to trade
Sale ends a two-year holding period for Metavallon, which invested in Think Silicon in July 2019
EQT-backed Galderma sells Bübchen
Sale of the baby's skincare brand is the first spin-out since EQT bought the company from Nestlé
Aurelius's Bertram to make wholesale division insolvent, sells Wordery
Bertram temporarily closed Bertram Books as of 1 April due to uncertainty caused by the pandemic
HTGF exits Incapptic Connect to trade
Sale to California-based MobileIron was valued at $6m, following HTGF's first investment in 2017
Abac Capital exits Metalcaucho to trade
Sale ends a five-year holding period for the GP, which invested in the company via Abac Solutions
HCS sells AGO to RheinEnergie
Sale ends a six-year holding period for HCS and was conducted via a competitive auction process
Nord Capital exits Stadline to trade
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Nord Capital, which controlled a minority stake in the company
Audacia exits burger restaurant chain PNY
French PE firm Audacia invested in burger restaurants operator Paris New York in 2013
Foresight sells Clubhouse Golf to Afinum-backed All4Golf
Clubhouse is the first exit for Foresight Regional Investment fund, which closed on £58m in 2016
Siili sells stake in Robocorp to existing PE backers
Siili exits the business after having invested in it during a pre-seed funding round
Holland Capital exits Inno4Life
Holland Capital provided growth capital and took a stake in Inno4Life in July 2017
Onex acquires ICS, Towerbrook reinvests
Towerbrook appointed Bank of America Merrill Lynch to run the process in September 2019
Hold or exit: how the previous crisis affected holding periods
The slow period of economic recovery after the GFC resulted in prolonged holding periods, increasing gradually and reaching a peak in 2013
Parquest, BPI France back JVS in OBO; Apax exits
Apax Partners, UI Gestion and the company's founders exit the investment
KKR sells 33.33% stake in Acciona Energia for €445m
Energy group Acciona acquires a 13.33% stake in the company, while Axa IM buys 20%
Neuberger Berman, NB Aurora exit Elco
Neuberger Berman sells its 16.5% stake in the company and NB Aurora its 13.3% holding
Oakley exits Inspired Education
Oakley II held a final close on €524m in December 2014 and has since made five realisations
Maxburg acquires Metoda from Bayern Kapital, HTGF, TEV
VCs exit the technology business having first invested in it in 2014
Duke Street-backed MediGlobe sells Endo-Technik to trade
Partial exit follows the company's MBO in 2016, backed by a consortium led by Duke Street
Elysian sells Wellbeing for 4.5x return
Wellbeing is a provider of radiology and maternity software that manages patient workflow and data
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
FVS exits Exor, buys stake in Holdex
FVS invests for minority stakes in Italian companies operating in a wide range of sectors
Quantum-backed Postcon sells subsidiary Pin
GP originally acquired the Germany-based postal service operator from PostNL in 2019
Navigator-backed IT Competence Group to merge with Audius
GP sold a 51% stake in the Munich-listed IT service provider to market peer Audius in 2019