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UK - Matrix re-cap delivers 5x returns
Matrix Private Equity Partners (MPEP) has re-capitalised Holloway White Allom, a construction company. The deal was financed with £5m of cash and a £12m debt package from Lloyds TSB.
FRANCE – Blackstone seeking Vitalia Exit
The Blackstone Group is reportedly seeking to divest healthcare clinic operator Vitalia. The company has 46 clinics and generates around EUR 650 million in revenues.
ITALY – Advent-backed Venere signs Chinese deal
Advent-backed travel and accommodation operator Venere.com has signed an agreement with Chinese travel group Derbysoft, granting the travel agencies in Derbysoft's portfolio access to the services and offers available through Venere.com.
UK - Epi-V invests £5m in Guardian Global Technology Group
Oil and gas private equity fund Epi-V has invested £5m in Guardian Global Technology Group, a manufacturer of specialist measurement equipment used in oil field production.
UK - EAT on the block
Advent International and Morgan Stanley Private Equity are believed to be among potential bidders for sandwich chain EAT. The company could go for as much as £150m. Advent International and Morgan Stanley Private Equity lost out to Bridgepoint in the...
SPAIN – N+1 acquires logistics firm
N+1 has acquired an 84% stake in logistics firm Bestin in a deal valued at EUR 26.8m. EUR 13.4m was provided in the form of a capital expansion and the other half as a participatory loan.
UK - New US player buys oil services company
Intervale Capital has acquired Aberdeen-based oil services company Hydrafit in a deal worth more than £20m. RBS supplied an £18m debt packaged to support the deal in addition to a £3.5m working capital facility.
FRANCE – OFI set to acquire Gault et Fremont
OFI Private Equity has signed an agreement with LBO France to purchase Gault et Fremont. The deal will see LBO France exit its interest in the company while OFI will hold a yet to be determined majority share alongside the management.
UK - Private Advisors hires three
Private equity and hedge fund investment firm Private Advisors has appointed Matthew Baker, Jennifer Buckley and Rickard Fischerstrom as managing directors in its London office.
UK - Primary backs buyout of Pacific Direct
Primary Capital has acquired Pacific Direct, a supplier and manufacturer of branded toiletries and guest accessories to the luxury hotel and cruise line market.
TURKEY - Blackstone appoints new senior advisor
Blackstone has recruited Kemal Kaya as senior advisor. He will be based in Turkey and will seek investment opportunities for the firm in Turkey.
RUSSIA - Ahlstrom sells Wessen
Ahlstrom Capital has sold its 70% stake in Russian electrical accessories manufacturer Wessen Group to Schneider Electric.
Survival of the fittest
Consolidation will continue as VCT firms without experience and scale get swallowed up, says Mark Wignall at Matrix Private Equity Partners