Cinven
Split in CEE dealflow leaves Russia trailing
CEE divide
Cinven sells Partnerships in Care in $660m deal
GP acquired the firm for £552m in 2005
Cinven reaps 2.4x on sale of Sebia to Montagu and Astorg
Deal believed to be worth €1-1.2bn
HgCapital, Cinven and KKR in €2.5bn Visma deal
Deal sees Cinven joining existing backers HgCapital and KKR
DACH: Growth capital value up as traditional buyouts suffer
Growth capital deals are proving more popular with businesses in the region
Cinven and Carlyle in Numericable/Altice share transfer
Deal follows Altice's €17bn SFR purchase
Cinven completes Heidelberger Leben acquisition
Deal follows joint buyout of Skandia Germany and Skandia Austria
Cinven in €220m Skandia Austria and Skandia Germany purchase
Life insurance companies will merge with Hannover Re
Cinven looks to sell Spire
Asset expected to fetch more than £1.5bn
Cinven, EQT target new geographies
European buyout houses Cinven and EQT have been looking further afield for healthcare investments, this week buying US-based CRO business Medpace and Australian radiology specialist I-Med, respectively.
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
Fundraises to flotations: a promising year for the UK
The UK market witnessed swathes of fund closes and a surprising number of IPOs last year. But will this positive trend continue in 2014? Alice Murray 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.
Strong finish to the year for faltering emerging market
A turbulent year for CEE private equity is ending on a high. Kimberly Romaine reports
Cinven's Amco in bolt-on
Cinven portfolio company Amdipharm Mercury (Amco) has acquired Abcur, a Swedish pharmaceutical business.
Deal in focus: Risk Capital buys Neilson from Thomas Cook
Risk Capital Partners' acquisition of Neilson Active Holidays from embattled holiday-operator Thomas Cook is a rare example of private equity being invited in.
Corporate carve-outs boost Benelux deal values
Corporate carve-outs
Numericable raises €652m in IPO
Cinven- and Carlyle-backed Numericable has made its debut on the NYSE Euronext Paris with a €3bn market cap.
Cinven’s CPA in dividend recap
Cinven is set to reap a £180m dividend from a refinancing of just more than £600m 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 £100m, following months of interest from private equity firms.
Manchester: it’s about who you know
Manchester