BC Partners
BC Partners preps Forno d'Asolo for upcoming sale
Auction of Italian frozen baked goods company is expected to launch in June
BC Partners announces EUR 6.9bn fundraise for BC XI
Final close fell below the original target; GP expects to return to market for its next fund in H2 2023
Pollen Street, BC Partners consider IPO for Shawbrook Bank - report
UK-based retail and commercial bank could achieve a valuation higher than GBP 1bn if floated or sold this year, according to reports
BC's Springer Nature to begin sale of road safety assets in 2022
Investment in Springer Nature Group was extended into a continuation fund in June
BC Partners uses special-purpose fund to back Pet City in Greece
BC Partners GR Investment is set up to invest in high-growth SMEs in Greece
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
BC Partners reacquires CeramTec alongside CPPIB
BC Partners acquired CeramTec from Cinven alongside co-investors in a EUR 2.6bn deal in 2018
BC sells Pharmathen to Partners Group in EUR 1.6bn deal
BC Partners acquired the Greece-headquartered generic pharmaceuticals developer in 2015 for EUR 475m
BC Partners invests in Valtech at USD 1.4bn valuation
Former reference shareholder Verlinvest and Valtech's new management also reinvest
BC Partners forms €1bn single asset fund for Springer Nature stake
BC acquired a majority stake in the academic publisher in 2015 via its 2011-vintage BCEC IX fund
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
UK buyout rankings: who invested the most in Q1
Unquote tallies the top 10 most active GPs across the UK buyout space in an exceptionally busy first quarter
Podcast: In conversation with... Jan Kengelbach, BC Partners
Portfolio operations partner Kengelbach shares his experience and lessons learned from getting hands-on with portfolio company Aenova
BC Partners acquires Davies
Existing investors, US-based PE firm HGGC and Canadian firm AimCo, will remain invested with minority stakes
August Equity sells PCS to BC Partners' VetPartners
Sale ends a six-year holding period for August, which invested in the company via its £200m August Equity Partners III fund
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
JB Capital sells Vitaldent Italia to BC Partners' DentalPro
Acquisition is financed through an equity investment by BC Partners and DentalPro's other shareholders
BC to acquire Keesing from Ergon Capital, Mediahuis
Ergon invested through the €350m buyout vehicle Ergon Capital III, which closed in 2010
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Buyout rankings: who has invested most across Europe since April?
EQT, Ardian and KKR remained very active and struck sizeable deals amid the coronavirus turmoil
G4S rejects offer from BC's Gardaworld
Company says Gardaworld's offer is "nowhere near a full and fair price"
UK Fundraising Pipeline - Q4 2020
Unquote rounds up the most notable fundraises currently ongoing in the French market across the buyout, venture and secondaries spaces
BC European Capital XI holds first close on €4bn
LPs already invested in the fund include the New York State Teachers Retirement System
BC-backed VetPartners acquires Hyperthyroid Cat Centre
BC acquired VetPartners from Ares Management, Credit Group and August Equity for around £700m