BNP Paribas
IK sells Magotteaux for €550m, reaps 6x money
IK Investment Partners has sold Belgian industrial supplier Magotteaux to Chilean group Sigdo Koppers for €550m.
EQT considering Leybold sale
EQT has put German vacuum technology specialist Leybold Optics up for sale, according to Reuters.
PE-backed Vivalto Santé acquires new clinic in France
Vivalto Santé, a French private healthcare company partly owned by a consortium of private equity investors, has acquired Polyclinique de la Baie d'Avranches for an undisclosed amount.
Vision Capital acquires portfolio from Banco Popolare
Vision Capital has acquired a portfolio of assets from Italian retail bank Banco Popolare.
PE-backed AES Laboratoire sold for €183m
Abénex Capital, EPF Partners, Fortis PE and BNP Paribas have exited French microbiology company AES Laboratoire in a €183m trade sale to bioMérieux.
Activa buys Abrisud from AtriA
Activa Capital has acquired Abrisud, a French manufacturer of swimming pool enclosures, from AtriA Capital Partenaires.
First Reserve signs off AED buyout
First Reserve Corporation has acquired a 45% stake in Ansaldo Energia, a major Italian producer of thermoelectric power plants, as part of a management buyout transaction.
BNP Paribas PE appoints new investment manager
BNP Paribas Private Equity has promoted Laurent Baudino to investment manager.
AXA PE acquires Novacap from Bain Capital
AXA Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in French chemicals group Novacap from Bain Capital, in a deal that values the company at €240m.
Azulis Capital leads Brunel SBO
A private equity consortium led by Azulis Capital has acquired household cleaning products manufacturer Brunel from ING Parcom, Abénex Capital and CIC Investissement Nord.
Permira joins race for BHF Bank
Permira has reportedly joined the race to bid for BHF Bank, which is being sold by Deutsche Bank for about €600m.
PE groups circle Spanish infrastructure asset
The Spanish utility firm Endesa, controlled by Italian giant Enel SpA, is reportedly examining the sale of 80% of its gas transport and distribution business in an effort to reduce the group's borrowings.
BNP Paribas Private Equity injects €2.2m in Resavacs
BNP Paribas PE has invested €2.2m in rental website editor Resavacs.
Avenir Entreprises et al. back Société Hôtelière Côte Rôtie
Avenir Entreprises, Sofival, BNP Paribas Développement, Garibaldi Participations and Risque & Sérénité have funded the buyout of eight hotels on behalf of Société Hôtelière Côte Rôtie (SHCR).
Apax acquires BNP Paribas Personal Finance Belgium
Apax has agreed to acquire BNP Paribas Personal Finance Belgium from BNP Paribas.
BNP Paribas Private Equity appoints Rivet-Fusil as FoF head
BNP Paribas Private Equity has appointed Jean-Marc Rivet-Fusil to head its funds of funds team.
BNP Paribas Private Equity appoints two new investment directors
Alexandra Dupont and Nicolas Schwindenhammer have been appointed as investment directors for BNP Paribas Private Equity.
Qualcomm et al. invest in Anteryon
Qualcomm Ventures Europe, BNP Paribas Private Equity, Biggell Finance and Quest for Growth have taken an undisclosed stake in Dutch company Anteryon BV.
BNP backs Telogic with €3m investment
BNP Paribas Private Equity has invested €3m growth capital in business technology services provider, Telogic.
Ziggo issues bonds to repay debts
Ziggo, the Dutch cable television operator owned by private equity investors Warburg Pincus and Cinven, plans to sell €1.2bn of high-yield bonds to finance the repayment of existing debts.
Adveq hires Hricko and de Vaivre
Global fund-of-funds Adveq has appointed Tomas Hricko as head of its new product management and development team, and Alexandre de Vaivre as executive director and head of Adveq's European client relations.