Deals
Terra Firma in €15m refinancing for 21 Centrale’s Cleor
Transaction is the second refinancing backed by Terra Firma in recent weeks, following Sportgroup
AAC sells Dunlop Aircraft Tyres to Liberty Hall in $135m deal
Valuation was understood to be based on EBITDA of £12m, a figure adjusted based on future US growth
Deal in Focus: Terra Firma sells Infinis wind assets to JP Morgan
Sale of onshore wind assets follows a protracted 14-year holding period punctuated by numerous partial exits, an IPO and subsequent delisting
Bridges sells stake in hotel chain Qbic to Cerberus
GP funded and oversaw the launch of the ecological hotel chain's London Whitechapel hotel
TVM leads €25m series-A for Centogene
Backers include Deutsche Private Equity, Careventures and CIC Capital
Naxicap buys BVA from Montefiore
Montefiore Investment acquired a 51% stake in BVA in 2013, investing through its third €240m fund
Carlyle-backed Expereo acquires Border 6
Dutch internet network operator Expereo develops its cloud service product XCA
Abry-backed Basefarm buys The Unbelievable Machine
GP originally acquired a controlling stake in the business in December 2012
Vista merges Misys and D+H
Financial software companies will merge to create a group with revenues of $2.1bn
HgCapital sells Zitcom Group via trade sale
Deal is the second exit for the GP's Mercury Fund, which has returned 40% of capital to date
Deal in Focus: Starwood, L Catterton exit Baccarat in €164m deal
Starwood has been invested in the crystal glassware maker for 12 years, while L Catterton first backed the company in 2012
Maven backs ITS with £2.25m venture funding
Maven deploys capital for the internet provider via its venture capital trust funds
Main Capital takes majority stake in Inergy
Dutch data analytics and intelligence business will look to expand internationally
Genesis takes minority stake in Czech retail merger
Genesis will tap its vehicle Genesis Private Equity Fund III to provide financing for the new company
BWB acquires 60% stake in Holmris
Interior design and furniture manufacturing company will implement an international expansion strategy
BOM Capital in €45m round for Protix
GP had already contributed to a first venture round of an undisclosed amount in 2015
Investindustrial, KKR net refinancing for PortAventura
Previous financing structure included a €150m floating rate senior note and a €270m senior secured note
Albion invests £4.7m in G Network
Fibre broadband company is aiming to connect 70 streets in central London to attract new SME clients
CVC-backed Douglas raises €300m, reprices existing debt
New debt priced at 325bps over Euribor while the existing facility priced at 350bps
Rantum carves out Montratec from Schmid Group
First investment made from Cedarlake Private Equity Fund I, a joint venture advised by Rantum Capital
Pragma and Gimv exit Leyton & Associés
Pragma Capital and Gimv became shareholders in Leyton & Associés in 2009 when they backed the company's second MBO
Fortress backs aerospace components producer Norsk Titanium
Deal sees Fortress provide capital via its aerospace-dedicated investment company Triangle Holdings
Bayern Kapital backs Octimine Technologies
Numerous business angels also invested in the round to provide an amount in the seven-digit range
Ardian sells Clip Industrie to Forterro
Ardian took a 15% stake in the company in 2013 through its Ardian Growth arm