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Astorg to sell Flowbird to Searchlight
Astorg bought the urban transportation and parking service (then known as Parkeon) for EUR 450m in 2016
LDC backs GBP 65m MBO of Texecom
LDC buys the provider of intruder alarm systems from its listed parent Halma
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Placement agent Ermitage appoints new managing partner
Jerome Bouix joins from Scala Fund Advisory, where he was managing partner
FSN secures majority stake in Adragos Pharma
Deal is the fourth investment from FSN Capital VI, which closed on EUR 1.8bn in June last year
Video: Q&A with Rutland Partners' David Wardrop
David Wardrop joins Unquote editor Greg Gille to discuss how the firm is approaching the post-Covid investment landscape
Morrisons adjourns shareholders' meeting, CD&R still looking at offer
Clayton Dubilier & Rice has asked that it be provided with more time to consider its options
Palladio, NB Renaissance considering Rina exit ahead of IPO
An IPO remains the sponsors' preferred exit option, sources say
France's Atos circled by private equity firms
Cinven is among PE firms looking at a potential take-private of the Paris-listed consultancy
Astorg acquires surgery supplies manufacturer Demetra
Keensight merged medical technology businesses Tecres and Aap Biomaterials to form Demetra in 2016
Lonsdale scores fourth exit of 2021 with Cross Rental Services sale
Sale of CRS is the GP's seventh exit since inception, and its fourth this year
Tenzing nets 5.6x on exit of Smoothwall
Second exit for the firm's debut fund, after reaping a 72% IRR on FMP Global
ArchiMed raises EUR 650m in less than two months
Fund is double the size of its predecessor, MED II, which is now invested in 11 companies
Getir investors to cash in USD 100m with secondary sale
Stake being sold amounts to around 1.3% of Getir's total share capital
Real Madrid confirms opposition to CVC investment in La Liga
CVC is to acquire a minority shareholding in the new venture for EUR 2.7bn
Pamplona to acquire Pelsis from LDC
LDC backed the management buyout of Pelsis from US-based GP Wind Point Partners in 2017
Bain-led consortium enters discussions for Rolls-Royce's ITP unit
Bain-led consortium that includes local player Sener is poised to take over ITP with a EUR 1.6bn bid
Secondaries activity rebounds to record USD 55bn in H1 – survey
Direct secondaries account for the majority of transactions for the first time ever, says Setter Capital
Bridges reaps 2.5x return on sale of Wholebake to Elysian
Deal is the second investment for Elysian Capital III, which closed on its GBP 325m hard-cap in 2020
CVC to secure 10% La Liga stake for EUR 2.7bn
Sale still requires approval from the league's executive committee and clubs
SVPGlobal closes SVSS V at USD 5bn hard-cap
SVSS V closes three months following its first close, and exceeds its USD 2.85bn predecessor
KKR hires new director in London
Michaela Wood joins KKR after six years at CVC Capital Partners
TriSpan buys Pho, Gresham House Ventures exits
Pho generated revenues of around GBP 40m in the year to February 2020
PAI acquires Scrigno from Clessidra
Deal is the fourth inked by PAI's new Mid-Market Fund, closed on EUR 920m in March