Carlyle Group
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
Carlyle considers SBO of Applus
Several private equity firms are understood to have expressed an interest in Spanish certification company Applus, backed by Carlyle, which could see the firm abandon long-standing plans for an IPO.
Carlyle indulges with Lily O’Brien’s
Carlyle’s Ireland-focused fund has invested in premium chocolate and dessert maker Lily O’Brien’s.
Cerea and BPI France carve out Chesapeake division
Agribusiness-focused Cerea Partenaire and French state-backed BPI France have acquired the speciality chemical packaging division of Chesapeake.
PE-backed Caffè Nero in £275m refinancing
Hutton Collins-backed Caffè Nero, a UK-based coffee shop chain, has completed a £275m refinancing comprising senior and mezzanine debt.
Italian luxury sector home to strongest European IPO of 2013
Italian luxury
Turkven buys Carlyle’s stake in Medical Park
Turkish private equity firm Turkven has acquired Carlyle’s 40% stake in hospital chain Medical Park.
Carlyle and Vitol invest in Varo Energy
Carlyle has teamed up with Vitol Group to invest in Varo Energy, in a move to create a midstream energy business in north-west Europe.
Carlyle pours $200m into Discover Exploration
Carlyle has invested $200m in Discover Exploration, an oil and gas company led by the former Cove Energy management team.
Moncler in strong market debut
Shares in Italian luxury ski jacket maker Moncler have begun trading today on the Milan Stock Exchange, up 40% on the pre-opening price.
Moncler to trade at top end of price range
Italian luxury jacket maker Moncler, backed by Eurazeo, Carlyle and Progressio Investimenti, is to begin trading on Monday at the top end of its price range.
Carlyle’s Applus one step closer to IPO
Spanish industrial testing company Applus, backed by Carlyle and Investindustrial, is understood to have appointed Morgan Stanley and UBS to run its IPO.
Italian dealflow wakes from slumber
Italian dealflow
Moncler sets IPO price range
Italian luxury down jacket maker Moncler, backed by Eurazeo, Carlyle Group and Progressio Investimenti, has priced its listing on the Mercato Telematico Azionario at €8.75-10.2 per share.
Carlyle sells P&I to HgCapital in SBO
The Carlyle Group has sold German human resources software company P&I Personal & Informatik to HgCapital in a secondary buyout.
Moncler divests sportswear business to Emerisque
PE-backed Moncler has sold Industries Sportswear Company to Emerisque Brands UK's Cavaliere Brands.
Numericable raises €652m in IPO
Cinven- and Carlyle-backed Numericable has made its debut on the NYSE Euronext Paris with a €3bn market cap.
Providence picks up Exponent’s Ambassador
Providence Equity Partners has emerged as the successful bidder for Exponent Private Equity’s Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG).
AlpInvest raises $4.2bn for secondaries
AlpInvest Partners, the fund-of-funds manager owned by Carlyle, has raised $4.2bn for its secondaries programme with $750m going towards its AlpInvest Secondaries Fund V vehicle.
Moncler files IPO request
Italian down jacket maker Moncler has filed a request with the Italian stock market to list its shares following a seven-year courtship with private equity.
Exponent’s Ambassador attracts private equity suitors
Exponent Private Equity-backed Ambassador Theatre Group is reportedly on the block and has attracted high-profile suitors including BC Partners, Blackstone and Carlyle.
Numericable plans IPO
Cinven- and Carlyle-backed Numericable has laid out plans for an IPO on the NYSE Euronext Paris.
AlpInvest’s Royce leaves after six years
AlpInvest Partners’ fund investment co-head, Elliot Royce, has resigned from the firm to focus on working with potential new entrants to the US market.
Carlyle acquires BTI from Valedo Partners
The Carlyle Group has acquired Swedish subtitling company Broadcast Text International (BTI) from Valedo Partners.