Region
Unquote has a long history of delivering in-depth coverage for each European market, from individual deals to fundraising and region-specific trend analysis. Click on the following links to access content for a specific region:
UK & Ireland DACH Nordic France Southern Europe Benelux CEE
Weinberg appoints director of investor relations
Weinberg Capital Partners has appointed Sophie Chateau as director of investor relations.
S-Refit invests in TM3 Software
S-Refit has funded software developer TM3 Software with an undisclosed amount.
Blackstone et al consider BMN investment
Blackstone, Lone Star and Cerberus are among the private equity firms which have offered to invest in major Spanish financial group BMN.
21 Partners exits Interflora in €148m tertiary buyout
21 Centrale Partners has sold flower business Interflora to investment companies Chevrillon & Associés and HLD Associés for €148m.
BC Partners further exits Médica
TBU-3 International, a holding owned by BC Partners, has sold a 28.1% stake in listed French homecare company Médica.
Accel et al. invest $12m in Supercell
Accel Partners, alongside existing investor London Venture Partners and Klaas Kersting, has invested $12m in Finnish game developer Supercell.
CVC to take Delachaux private for €1.08bn
CVC has agreed to acquire a stake in French industrial group Delachaux, with a view to delist the company at a later date.
Benelux unquote" May 2011
European mid-market investor ABN AMRO Capital (AAC) and the management of RP Holidays have sold their majority stake in the Dutch company to Gilde Buy Out Partners.
Large exits up 60% year-on-year
So far, 2011 has seen a surge in exit activity for private equity funds, with large-scale divestments seeing a significant recovery in particular. John Bakie gives an overview
Invest AD and SBI to inject $100m into Turkish private equity
Abu Dhabi's Invest AD and Japan's SBI Holdings are investing in a new private equity fund worth $100m, which focuses on acquisitions in Turkey.
Colony and Butler Capital to exit PSG
Colony Capital and Butler Capital are about to sell French football club Paris St Germain (PSG) to the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), according to French daily Le Parisien.
BaltCap exits Adam Auto
Hansa Auto, the Latvian subsidiary of Baltic car dealer Amserv Group, has acquired 100% of Adam Auto SIA's shares from BaltCap and minority shareholders.
PE firms team up for Spie auction
Axa Private Equity and Clayton Dubilier & Rice will make a joint bid for PAI's engineering company Spie, according to media reports.
Southern Europe unquote" out now
The latest digital edition of Southern Europe unquote” is out now, bringing you all the latest deals, exits and analysis from the region.
Southern Europe unquote" May 2011
BC Partners has acquired 78.7% of Gruppo Coin as part of a pending take-private transaction. This represents an exit for PAI partners from the listed Italian apparel retailer.
Vision Capital acquires portfolio from Banco Popolare
Vision Capital has acquired a portfolio of assets from Italian retail bank Banco Popolare.
Apollo offers €400m for Ascometal
US firm Apollo is looking to acquire French steel producer Ascometal from its parent company Lucchini, according to media reports.
PE-backed AES Laboratoire sold for €183m
Abénex Capital, EPF Partners, Fortis PE and BNP Paribas have exited French microbiology company AES Laboratoire in a €183m trade sale to bioMérieux.
Swathe of PE exits expected this year
Private equity firms are looking to exit a large number of their portfolio companies in the coming 12 months, according to Grant Thornton UK's latest Private Equity Barometer.
KKR makes takeover bid for Versatel
Global private equity house KKR has made a voluntary public takeover offer worth €242m for telecommunication service provider Versatel.
AXA invests in Ticket Surf International
AXA Private Equity has acquired a 25% stake in French provider of e-money services Ticket Surf International (TSI) as part of an owner buyout.
Leahy hire bolsters CD&R
Clayton, Dubilier & Riceтs hiring today of ex-Tesco CEO Sir Terry Leahy as a senior adviser certainly reinforces the firmтs commitment to having operational experts on the payroll.
Generis to manage "socially responsible" fund
Generis Capital Partners has partnered with business network Réseau Entreprendre Ile de France to manage a new growth capital fund.
Blackfin et al invest €57m in Kepler
BlackFin Capital Partners has led a €57m investment in Kepler Capital Markers, a pan-European equity and fixed income broker.