Investments
Deal in Focus: Wise backs Tapì's SBO
Italy-based bottle cap producer will adapt its expansion strategy to account for geopolitical developments in Central and North America
Modern TMT managers challenge traditional skin-in-the-game incentives
Private equity investors face a challenge to hold onto business managers for a 3-5 year holding period
Deal in Focus: Cobalt makes 3.5x on TCS sale to Meeschaert
Vendor extended its holding period with LPs' blessing in order to fully implement its buy-and-build growth strategy
Deal in Focus: Hannover Finanz backs PWK's MBO
An in-depth look at the GP’s acquisition of the German auto parts producer market
Deal in Focus: Advent, Bain buy German payment service Concardis
After Worldpay, Nets and ICBI, the Concardis deal marks the fourth acquisition in Europe for the private equity duo
Deal in Focus: Chequers exits Provalliance group
Hair salon business Provalliance generates €1.2bn in revenues serving 35 million customers per year
Packaging sector poised to secure status as PE pillar stone
Resilient nature of the sector and plentiful supply of consolidation opportunities could lead to a resurgence in activity
Deal in Focus: Astorg sells Kerneos to Imerys for €880m
Sale of the specialised chemicals company follows a three-year holding period in which the group invested in new ventures and made bolt-ons
unquote" data snapshot: the five biggest buyouts of 2016
The year’s two largest deals, somewhat unusually, took place in Italy and Poland
Political and economic uncertainty drives PE to UK staycations
Private equity players are increasingly looking to cash in on the shift in Britons' holiday habits
Deal in Focus: Ardian buys Equistone's Unither for €675m
Deal for French pharmaceuticals company will see the buisness enter its fourth consecutive period under PE ownership
UK dealflow suffers sharp drop post-Brexit
Aggregate value across the market is down by more than half year-on-year between July and November
Deal in Focus: Omnes reaps 5x in Nomios exit to Infradata
GP oversaw a doubling of the IT company's revenues during its three-year holding period, leading it to make an exit ahead of schedule
Deal in Focus: IK buys Schock from HQ Equita
Despite entering into its third period of PE stewardship, the sink manufacturer's new owner is planning to double turnover during its tenure
French GPs optimistic over looming elections
Upcoming elections could bring to power the most "business-friendly" government to date, say unquote" France Forum delegates
Q3 Barometer: Core mid-market buyouts return to growth
Mid-market deal volume across Europe reached its highest total in five quarters
Post-Brexit UK could see increased PE activity
Research finds investors are more positive about the prospects for UK dealflow over EU activity
Deal in Focus: Equistone exits Hornschuch
Sale to Continental's subsidiary followed an eight-year holding period in which the company bolted on a number of competitors
Deal in Focus: Cinven sells Avio to Space2
GP divests Italian aerospace operator to trade buyer following decade-long tenure
Deal in Focus: Qualium and CDC IC acquire Vulcanic
Pass-the-parcel deal marks the fourth consecutive period for the French cooling systems group under private equity ownership
CVC and Summit's Avast in $1.3bn deal for TA's AVG
Bolt-on is first major acquisition for Avast since being bought by CVC in 2014
Online food-ordering services feeding Benelux's IPO surge
GPs and VCs are capitalising on the improved climate for the public market exit route
Nordic GPs look to new verticals in private healthcare
GPs in the region are increasingly turning to new healthcare subsectors as the private care segment evolves into a large-cap game
French PE: dealing with rising transaction costs and valuations
Extensive due diligence and increased valuations reflect the country's increasingly complex and competitive deal-making environment