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BC Partners' Com Hem in €187m refinancing
SEK 1.5bn total credit facilities to be used in bond redemption
CBPE nets 78% IRR on Côte sale to BC Partners
Brasserie chain purchased less than two years ago
BC's Teneo picks up Blue Rubicon and StockWell
Deal marks LDC's eighth divestment this year
PE-backed CarTrawler to acquire Cabforce
Deal comes one year after CarTrawler's acquisition
Turkish dealflow picks up despite lingering uncertainty
Q1 starts off strong as Turkey appears to be back on private equity's radar
Springer and Macmillan to merge science publishers
BC Partners to take 47% stake in joint venture
BC finalises Migros sale
GP is selling a 40.25% stake
BC's Allflex acquires SCR for $250m
SCR develops systems for monitoring cows and farm management
BC in discussions to sell Migros stake
Anadolu offer values company at c€1.53bn
BC Partners recruits associate for Paris office
Pauline Sire joins BC Partners' Paris team as associate
Eurazeo's Elis to list on Euronext Paris
Move towards IPO follows major refinancing last year
Astorius closes first vehicle, launches second
€11m first fund invests in CapVest and Herkules Capital
BC-backed Mergermarket buys The Law Report Group
Bolt-on follows acquisition of Perfect Information earlier this year
BC's Mergermarket bolts on Perfect Information
BC acquired Mergermarket in 2013 for ТЃ382m
BC Partners' Com Hem raises SEK 5.7bn in IPO
BC did not sell any shares in the offering
BC Partners' Com Hem looks to raise €626.6m in IPO
Offering will give company market cap of up to SEK 11.8bn
BC Partners reaps 2x money on €940m Spotless sale
BC acquired the company in 2010 for €640m
Italy: Nowhere to hide for buyout model after average returns
Italian returns
DACH: Growth capital value up as traditional buyouts suffer
Growth capital deals are proving more popular with businesses in the region
ECI reaps 6x in sale of CarTrawler to BC Partners
Sale reportedly valued at more than ТЃ300m
France struggles to play down SBO typecast
Early signs however hint at primary revival in 2014
Large-cap segment boosts DACH deal totals
Buyout activity was buoyed by a handful of large-cap deals in 2013. But is there hope for a brighter future further down the value scale? Amy King reports
Italian GPs cash in as valuation gap narrows
Last year was challenging for Italian private equity; fundraising remained low and exits were few and far between – though stuttering deal volume was punctuated by a handful of large buyouts, boosting deal value. But it wasn’t all bad. Amy King reports...
Fundraises to flotations: a promising year for the UK
The UK market witnessed swathes of fund closes and a surprising number of IPOs last year. But will this positive trend continue in 2014? Alice Murray reports