Infrastructure
Ardian sells 49% stake in Luton Airport to AMP Capital
Previous media reports valued Ardian's stake in the international airport at more than $400m
EQT lines up Tampnet sale process
Several private equity funds and infrastructure investors are expected to pitch bids
EQT V, EQT VI sell Broadnet to EQT Infrastructure III
Fibre communication company plans to gain further ground in the Norwegian market
Global Infrastructure Partners agrees to acquire Italo
Italo announced the withdrawal of its application for admission to trading on the stock exchange
EQT Infrastructure to acquire CAIW
Deal is expected to close in Q4 2017, pending approval after a consultation period
JZ Capital reaps 9.2x cash on Factor sale
Fund manager received €69.7m of gross proceeds from the sale of the Spanish energy supplier
Sentica backs Konevuori
Konevuori will operate as a subsidiary of Finnish infrastructure construction group TerraWise
Deal in Focus: Terra Firma sells Infinis wind assets to JP Morgan
Sale of onshore wind assets follows a protracted 14-year holding period punctuated by numerous partial exits, an IPO and subsequent delisting
Private equity's big stake in infrastructure
GPs are increasingly attracted to infrastructure, bringing a range of investment options and approaches within the asset class
Macquarie acquires Green Investment Bank for £2.3bn
Transaction will see the firm take control of £4bn of funds and launch three new vehicles
CVC purchases CLH from Ardian et al.
Deal is the fourth investment for the GP's 2016-vintage Strategic Opportunities fund
KKR acquires 40% stake in Telefonica's Telxius
Infrastructure deal comes after the mobile operator decided against pursuing an IPO for its infrastructure arm
Omnes sells stake in Valorem to 3i in €57m deal
3i bought a 28.5% share from Omnes' vehicle FCPR Capenergie and others
Bregal and Motion exit MUS to First Reserve
Sale of utility service provider follows an eight-year holding period
Goldman Sachs-backed Dong sets summer IPO
Government will retain a 50.1% stake in the national energy company after largest-ever Danish IPO
Astorg acquires Parkeon in €450m deal, nears close on 6th fund
Astorg's sixth buyout fund is expected to close on its €2.1bn hard-cap in May
Lincoln appoints BDO's Freyman as managing director
New recruit will oversee the firm's European energy valuations activities
Comment: Green economy opportunities
Colin Johnson of Grant Thornton believes opportunities do exist for PE in the renewables space as long as care is taken
Petroleum Equity and RAG launch partnership
RAG plans to invest in European onshore oil and gas market
EBRD invests €50m in CVC’s PKP Energetyka
Bank to co-invest in CVC's €477m acquisition
Ardian acquires additional 10% stake in CLH
GP reinforces position as largest shareholder in oil distribution company
Deal in focus: Three Hills' hybrid deal for Synergo's Building Energy
A look back at Three Hills' hybrid investment in renewables business Building Energy
Three Hills in €35m deal for Synergo-backed Building Energy
Deal structured as €5m in equity and €30m in mini-bonds
Real estate and infrastructure help build up Spanish activity
Explosion of infrastructure and real estate investments in Spain spell good news for PE
