Deals
Graphite buys Opus Talent Solutions
Deal is the eighth investment from the GP's GBP 500m Graphite Capital Partners IX fund
Waterland sells Cawood for 3.7x money
Trade sale to EBI is the first exit from the GP's GBP 2bn, 2017-vintage fund Waterland VI
AutoForm bidder pool narrows to include Carlyle, Francisco Partners
Sale of the business has tightened after attracting early interest from a raft of sponsors and trade players
Investindustrial invites six advisers to pitch for CEME auction
Sale of CEME, a manufacturer of fluid-control systems, is expected to start in the first quarter of 2022
Lone Star to exit MBCC in EUR 5.2bn deal
Lone Star bought construction chemicals business of BASF, now renamed as MBCC, less than two years ago
Monterro 4 holds EUR 700m final close
GP will now be making new platform deals from the fund, continuing to focus on Nordic B2B software
Sponsors, trade bidders line up for Deutsche Windtechnik
Several funds and strategic bidders are due to present offers for the German wind services business
Worldline's sale of TSS to Apollo stalls over deal terms
Apollo's offer was estimated to be a little short of EUR 2.5bn when it entered exclusive negotiations over the summer
Advent International and Eurazeo acquire Datatrans
GPs plan to combine Datatrans with Planet to create a global integrated payments group
LBO France secures Alliance Marine takeover from Weinberg
Deal values the target at around EUR 200m (10x EBITDA), according to Capital Finance
Argos Wityu exits Olinn
GP formed the equipment leasing and management firm in 2018 via the merger of four companies
Italcer draws attention from Apollo Global and Lone Star
Sale process is expected to be launched within the next two weeks as teasers are largely ready
ECI's Travel Chapter shelves IPO plans
Move comes less than three weeks after the company announced its intention to float on AIM
3i reaps GBP 146m from Basic-Fit sell-down
Proceeds take 3i's cash return from its investment in Basic-Fit to 4.1x
IK buys Truesec from Sobro
Cybersecurity firm is IK's seventh platform investment of H2 2021 and its fourth deal since October
PE-backed Inmarsat sold to Viasat in USD 7.3bn deal
Apax Partners, CPP, OTPP and Warburg Pincus acquired Inmarsat via a take-private in 2019
Zooplus takeover to go ahead as 80% threshold is met
H&F and EQT Private Equity teamed up for a joint final offer for the pet products retailer in late October
Auction for Carlyle's Saverglass called off – report
Rothschild-run process was launched earlier this year, with Towerbrook and ICG reportedly involved in earlier stages
PAI exits Atos Medical in EUR 2.2bn trade sale
PAI acquired the laryngotomy and tracheostomy care products company in an SBO from EQT in 2017
Ardian, Latour buy LBO France's Groupe RG
LBO France bought a majority stake in the personal protective equipment producer in 2017
Massimo Zanetti aiming to find financial sponsor by year-end
BNP Paribas is set to collect preliminary offers for the Italian coffee company within the next two weeks
Gimv to exit Wolf Lingerie in Vulcain-led auction
Gimv and Alsace Capital acquired Wolf from Cathay Capital and EPF Partners in 2014
Metro Bank confirms possible offer from Carlyle
UK-based lender currently has a market cap of GBP 251.6m
ESG concerns limit bidders in LMB Aerospace sale
First-round bids for France-based LMB Aerospace were collected last week