Exits
LDC exits FCBI to Thomson Reuters
LDC backed the business events operator that will now become a part of Reuters News
PE-backed Verallia floats with €3.2bn market cap
Verallia, having set a €26.50-29.50 indicative range, has listed at €27 per share
Litorina buys NN07 from Fidelio
Litorina draws capital from its fifth buyout fund, which closed on its SEK 3bn target in August
Bregal Unternehmerkapital sells Gabo to trade for $310m
Upon completion, Gabo will become part of Aptiv’s signal and power division HellermannTyton
LDC acquires ELE from Albion and Maven
Albion and Maven valued their stakes in ELE at more than 4x and 5x original cost, respectively
Keensight backs Geodesial SBO
GP will foster international expansion of France-based design software developer Geodesial
KKR-backed SoftwareOne to float
SoftwareOne is expected to float on the Six Swiss Exchange in the first quarter of 2019
KKR's Pillarstone sells 50% stake in Manucor to trade
Manucor and Biaxplen expect to expand their market presence and further develop their R&D capabilities
Stirling reaps 3x on Siblu Villages sale to Naxicap
Holiday park operator Siblu's EBITDA increased from €20m at entry to €39m at exit
B & Capital backs Steliau Technology SBO
Deal values electronic components specialist Steliau Technology in the €50-75m range
Artá Capital buys majority stake in Preving from Corpfin
GP deploys capital from its second fund, which held a final close on €400m in February 2018
Afinum sells Avantgarde to EMH
EMH will acquire a majority stake in the business by acquiring shares from Afinum and management
EQT Credit moves in to take over Charterhouse's Bartec
EQT Credit II and EQT Credit Opportunities III have notified the Austrian regulator
CD&R to back Socotec in €1.8bn deal – report
Five Arrows and BIP Investment Partners sell minority stakes in Socotec, report says
Ambienta exits Safim to trade
Deal ends a two-year holding period for Ambienta, which acquired Safim via its second fund
CataCap to acquire AerFin
CataCap has acquired aerospace services company AerFin alongside management and Schroder Adveq
Apollo- and BPI France-backed Verallia sets IPO price range
BWSA, a Brazilian investment company, commits to place an order to the tune of €275m
Edge, Par Equity et al. exit DeltaDNA
Edge Performance VCT sells its stake in DeltaDNA to trade buyer Unity Technologies
Investors exit Trainline in £285m placing
KKR, Index Ventures, Ares and Alven Capital have each sold 50% of their shares in the company
Raise Investissement invests €200m in Epsa
Transaction sees the management team retain a majority stake in consultancy Epsa
Riverside buys Bike24 back from Bridgepoint's WiggleCRC
Riverside sold the company to Bridgepoint-backed WiggleCRC in October 2017 for around £100m
Idia, Carvest et al. back Groupe Mauffrey in SBO
Previous backer Siparex divests the business while the Mauffrey family retains a majority
DeA's Taste of Italy exits beverage producer Lurisia
Coca‑Cola HBC buys the entire share capital of Lurisia for an enterprise value of €88m
Palatine-backed Vernacare refinances
Palatine-backed medical equipment manufacturer Vernacare refinances its debt facilities