Exits
Ratos sells 30% stake in Gudrun Sjödén
Under Ratos's ownership the company developed as a brand through investments in the organisation
EMBL sells ViraTherapeutics to trade for €210m
Acquirer signed a collaboration and option agreement with ViraTherapeutics in August 2016
Apollo acquires Tifco from Goldman Sachs
Transaction reportedly values the Ireland-headquartered hotel operator at €500-600m
Weinberg buys Realease Capital in MBO
WCP buys majority stake in France-based Realease via WCP#3, which closed on €295m in July 2018
LDC sells BOFA to Donaldson Company in £90m deal
Fume extraction systems designer and manufacturer has doubled its turnover under the GP's tenure
LDC invests £25m in Love Energy Savings SBO from NVM
Deal for the energy price comparison company is a partial exit for the vendor after three years
Emeram sells Hussel to Arko
Group will employ 2,000 people at 450 locations in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Portugal
MBO Partenaires, Amundi PE buy Groupe Arcado in SBO
Siparex and Carvest sell majority stake in charcuterie specialist Arcado and reinvest
Insight acquires Episerver from Accel-KKR
Deal is valued at $1.16bn and marks an exit for Accel-KKR after a four-year holding period
LDC divests ByBox in £221m SBO to Francisco Partners
Sale of the supply chain logistics company comes just two years after LDC's initial investment
Ardian et al. sell Consort NT back to management
Consort NT president Jason Guez is the France-based company's current majority owner
Antin picks up Sølvtrans from Oaktree
With the new funding, Sølvtrans plans on growing its role as live fish operator in the market
BC to fully exit Sabre
BC and co-founder Angus Ball start an accelerated process to sell a further 17.9% stake
Onex-backed SIG to float in €1bn IPO
Primary offering would target proceeds of approximately €1bn, going towards deleveraging
KKR and Bregal sell Cognita to Jacobs Holding
CVC, GIC, EQT and Temasek are also reportedly in the running for the independent schools group
Norvestor wholly exits Crayon
GP sells its remaining shares in Crayon Group at NOK 19 apiece, fully exiting the company
Siparex, Arkea exit Nadia Group
Previous backer Unexo and management reinvest in the France-based industrials group
Verdane acquires Zisson and Penetrace
GP acquires shares resulting in around 70% ownership in both Zisson and Penetrace
VC-backed Funding Circle seeks to raise £300m from IPO
Proposed listing would reportedly value the UK-based peer-to-peer lender at £1.5bn
VC-backed Green Man prepares for IPO
Video game trading platform and community will reportedly seek a market cap of around £100m
Wonga set to appoint Grant Thornton as administrator
Britain's largest payday lender closes its doors just a month after a £10m cash injection
FnB Private Equity, Agro Invest buy Valade
French PE houses FnB Private Equity and Agro Invest have jointly bought a majority stake in France-based fruit-processing company Valade Groupe.
Mobeus exits Motorclean in management buy-back
Sale of the automotive valeting business brings to an end a seven-year holding period
Investindustrial-backed Aston Martin prepares for IPO
Luxury car-maker will reportedly seek a £5bn valuation for its listing on the London Stock Exchange