CapVest Equity Partners
Polaris sponsor CapVest weighs sale of children's services giant via PwC
Regulatory scrutiny on childrenтs services and fostering sector has stepped up since a 2021 CMA report
PE roll-up strategies face regulatory heat with focus on consumer industries
With longer holding periods facilitating more bolt-ons, regulators including the UK's CMA are intervening
Going, going, not gone: PE auctions bid for relevance amid risk-off environment
With a debt financing drought and macro woes denting exits, GPs are adapting the traditional M&A auction in favour of more flexible bilateral negotiations to get deals across the line
H2 Equity's Optegra sale advances to second round
UK-based ophthalmology business has received NBOs implying an EBITDA multiple of more than 15x
CapVest, Duke Street in second round for Evergreen Garden Care
Vendor Exponent is expected to collect final offers at the beginning of December
CapVest gears up for launch of CapVest V
GP backs mid-market companies in essential goods and services; it sold Valeo Foods to Bain for тЌ1.7bn in May 2021
Bain Capital buys Valeo from CapVest
Bain intends to further boost the company's growth both organically and through acquisitions
CapVest sells Eight Fifty to Sofina Foods
Combined group is expected to employ 13,000 staff across 44 sites and generate $6bn in annual revenues
NVM sells It's All Good to CapVest-backed Valeo Foods
IAG is the 15th food business to be acquired by Valeo Foods since it was founded in 2010
PE-backed Eight Fifty Food Group buys M&M Walshe
Post-acquisition, Eight Fifty's revenues are expected to increase to approximately ТЃ1.4bn.
Capvis-backed Variosystems buys Solve Engineering
Add-on of Swiss market peer is the first in Capvis's investment period and in the company's history
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Bowmark hires two, including new partner
Both Mani and McRae have joined from the small-cap investment team at CapVest, where Mani was head
Capvest's Valeo acquires Blackstone-backed Tangerine
Reported deal for the confectionery firm comes eight months after the acquirer made a тЌ100m bolt-on
CapVest targets €1bn for fourth fund
Vehicle is a significant increase on CapVest Equity Partners III, which closed on тЌ482m
CapVest's Karro bolts on TS Bloor & Sons
Karro expects to consolidate its market position in the UK food industry with this acquisition
CapVest sells Scandza to management
Buyers will acquire 60% of Scandza from CapVest, according to a local media report
CapVest's Valeo buys Raisio's confectionery brands for €100m
Acquisition of Big Bear, Nimbus and Candy Plus is the ninth bolt-on made by the group
Sun sells Nextpharma to Capvest
Sun says it strengthened senior management and optimised the manufacturing processes during its tenure
Endless sells Karro to CapVest
Transaction reportedly values the meat processing business around the ТЃ180m mark
Nordic IPO health check – how have 2014's listings fared?
With the Nordic private equity market continuing to list assets, how have 2014's IPOs performed?
PE-backed RenoNorden raises NOK 309m in IPO
Sanitation company listed at NOK 47 a share and closed first day at NOK 45.80
Accent and CapVest launch NOK 1.4bn IPO of RenoNorden
Listing is expected to be completed by mid-December
Capvest buys Scandza
Capvest Equity Partners has completed the management buyout of Nordic food and beverage business Scandza.