Cinven
Cinven's CPA in dividend recap
Cinven is set to reap a ТЃ180m dividend from a refinancing of just more than ТЃ600m for its portfolio company CPA Global, a UK-based intellectual property management services provider.
Cinven's Host Europe buys domainfactory
Cinven portfolio company Host Europe Group has acquired domainfactory, a German web hosting company.
Cinven looking to offload Gondola
Cinven is appointing advisers to review its options for restaurant group Gondola Holdings, the parent company of PizzaExpress, Ask and Zizzi.
Hutton Collins buys Byron
Hutton Collins Partners has acquired high-end burger chain Byron from Gondola for ТЃ100m, following months of interest from private equity firms.
Manchester: it's about who you know
Manchester
LPs demand Asian presence for portfolio growth
Eastern promises
Numericable plans IPO
Cinven- and Carlyle-backed Numericable has laid out plans for an IPO on the NYSE Euronext Paris.
Cinven's HEG buys Telefónica Germany Online Services
Cinven’s Host Europe Group (HEG) has acquired hosting solutions provider Telefónica Germany Online Services (TOS) from Telefónica Deutschland.
Fundraising: Winners and losers
Is the fundraising market as brutal as previously thought or does success solely depend on the type of fund being raised? Kimberly Romaine investigates
Private equity misses out on Lucozade, Ribena sale
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has agreed to sell popular drinks brands Lucozade and Ribena, which had attracted interest from buyout houses including Blackstone and Lion Capital, to Japanese trade player Suntory for ТЃ1.35bn.
Cinven partner Gibson steps down
Cinven partner Rebecca Gibson has stepped down after 11 years at the firm.
Numericable and Completel owners seek merger
Cinven and Carlyle Group are seeking to merge their jointly owned portfolio companies Numericable and Completel in preparation for a potential flotation, according to reports.
Cinven buys Heidelberger Leben from Lloyds for €300m
Cinven has acquired a majority stake in Heidelberger Leben, a German provider of retirement and life insurance products, from Lloyds Banking Group for around €300m.
Cinven backs Host Europe
Cinven has agreed to acquire internet domain and hosting company Host Europe Group from Montagu Private Equity for ТЃ438m.
CVC strengthens Italian team
Andrea Ferrante, CVC
Cinven's EnServe sells Inenco to Vitruvian and ICG
Vitruvian Partners and Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) have acquired energy and utility outsourcing business Inenco Group from Cinven-backed EnServe Group.
Cinven to relinquish control of Frans Bonhomme
Frans Bonhomme, a French plastic pipes specialist owned by Cinven, is reportedly about to be taken over by its creditors.
Casual dining; the proof is in the branding
Casual dining
Cinven buys Ceramtec for €1.5bn
Cinven has acquired Ceramtec, the Germany-based ceramics subsidiary of NYSE-listed chemicals and advanced materials company Rockwood Holdings, for €1.5bn.
Cinven tops up fifth buyout fund to €5.3bn
Cinven has held another final close on its fifth European buyout fund on €5.3bn.
Cinven's Avio Spazio attracts trade buyers
Preliminary offers for Avio Spazio, owned by Cinven and Italian defence group Finmeccanica, are expected by the end of June according to reports in the local press.
Cinven to reap 7x from Partnership IPO
Cinven-backed Partnership Assurance Group (PAG) has listed on the London Stock Exchange, in an IPO valuing the business at ТЃ1.54bn.
Return of the capital overhang?
Capital overhang
FF&P appoints Joy as senior adviser
International wealth manager Fleming Family & Partners (FF&P) has appointed Andrew Joy as a senior adviser.