Charterhouse Capital Partners
LBO France to team up with Fosun for Nocibé bid
French firm LBO France could make a joint bid with Chinese conglomerate Fosun for Nocibé, the French perfume and cosmetics retailer owned by Charterhouse, according to reports in the local press.
AA and Saga looking to refinance, then split
The AA group and Saga, backed by CVC, Charterhouse and Permira, are to issue a long-term bond to refinance £4bn of bank debt, which could lead to a break-up.
Charterhouse enters Italian market, buys Doc Generici
Charterhouse Capital Partners has wholly acquired Italian pharmaceutical firm Doc Generici, marking the GP’s first transaction in the Italian market, according to reports.
Holding periods stretching amid tough exit environment
Holding periods
France's Elior and Nord-Est in refinancings
Charterhouse's catering business Elior has tapped into the high-yield market to raise €350m, while Oaktree has been able to reap a dividend by leveraging its investment in packaging company Nord-Est, according to local reports.
Charterhouse buys Armacell for €500m
Charterhouse has agreed to acquire German insulation company Armacell from Investcorp in a €500m secondary buyout.
CVC buys Ista back from Charterhouse
CVC Capital Partners has bought back German metering business Ista, in which it has held a stake since 2003, from Charterhouse Capital Partners for €3.1bn.
Charterhouse could pull Ista and Elior sales
Charterhouse could put the sale processes of German energy-metering firm Ista and French catering company Elior on hold in the face of lacklustre bids, according to reports.
Charterhouse and CVC's Ista receives second round bids
Charterhouse and CVC Capital Partners are receiving second round bids for German energy-metering firm Ista, in an auction that could fetch €3bn, according to reports.
Ista sale to kickstart German large-cap activity
Charterhouse and CVC Capital Partners are expected to launch exit proceedings for German energy-metering firm Ista, amid speculation that German deal values could surge in the coming year.
Charterhouse Capital's Webhelp acquires HeroTSC
Charterhouse Capital's portfolio company Webhelp has acquired Scottish call centres operator HeroTSC for a reported €90m.
CVC, BC Partners to team up for Elior bid
UK-based private equity houses CVC Capital Partners and BC Partners are reportedly planning a €3.5bn bid for French catering company Elior.
Finding a way to exit the boom year deals
Many of the headline-hitting buyouts of the boom era are still sitting in private equity portfolios. Charles Magnay, partner at Altius Associates, looks at how GPs have adapted to exit large companies in the post-Lehman world.
Five PE houses circle Armacell
Five private equity firms are said to be circling German insulation business Armacell, a portfolio company of Bahrain-backed buyout firm Investcorp.
CVC and Charterhouse mull Ista exit
CVC and Charterhouse have hired Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs to advise on the sale of German utilities metering firm Ista, according to reports.
Charterhouse to sell Ista
Charterhouse Capital Partners and CVC Capital Partners are looking to sell German energy-metering business Ista International for more than €3bn, having already attracted staple financing offers of €2bn from banks, according to reports.
Top 5 buyouts of 2012 so far
Top 5 buyouts
PE-backed Télédiffusion sells Finnish subsidiary
Télédiffusion de France (TDF), a French operator of broadcast towers backed by a private equity consortium, has sold its Finnish operation Digita Oy to First State Investments, the overseas investment unit of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
AXA PE acquires Fives from Charterhouse
AXA Private Equity has backed the management buyout of industrial engineering firm Fives Group in a deal that values the company at around €850m.
Capvis and Partners Group sell Bartec to Charterhouse
Capvis Equity Partners and Partners Group have sold their majority stake in German industrial safety technology provider Bartec to Charterhouse Capital Partners.
AXA PE nears €1bn Fives deal
Charterhouse is set to sell French engineering company Fives to AXA Private Equity and the company's management, according to reports.
Hellman & Friedman buys Wood Mackenzie in £1.1bn SBO
Hellman & Friedman has acquired a majority stake in UK-based consultancy Wood Mackenzie from Charterhouse in a deal that values the business at £1.1bn.
SBOs set to rebound
The recent quaternary buyout of French eyewear retailer Alain Afflelou by Lion Capital for an estimated €780m shows that the "pass-the-parcel" trend in private equity has not yet abated.
Exponent and Charterhouse fail to agree on V.Ships
Exponent Private Equity and Charterhouse Capital Partners have failed to reach an agreement on the sale of Exponent’s portfolio company V.Ships, according to reports.