CVC Capital Partners
CVC exits Flint Group
Goldman Sachs and Koch Equity Development to form newco
Italian PM Renzi backs Fondo Strategico bid for Deoleo
CVC Capital Partners expected to acquire Spanish business
CVC nears Deoleo deal
GP offers €0.38 per share
PE-backed Cortefiel seeks further refinancing
Retailer is backed by CVC, Permira and PAI
CVC and Apollo’s Brit valued at £960m in IPO
Both GP owners sell shares in offering
CVC acquires Synsam
Sale process launched in 2012
CVC hires Pantheon's Huwendiek as head of comms
Carsten Huwendiek, CVC Capital Partners
AA downplays flotation talks
Acromas confirms approaches, but no firm plan yet
Apollo and CVC seek IPO of Brit Insurance
IPO expected to value the business at around £1bn
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
Italian GPs cash in as valuation gap narrows
Last year was challenging for Italian private equity; fundraising remained low and exits were few and far between – though stuttering deal volume was punctuated by a handful of large buyouts, boosting deal value. But it wasn’t all bad. Amy King reports
CVC in $1bn Avast deal
CVC Capital Partners has backed Prague-based consumer security software company Avast in a deal that values the business at $1bn.
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
CVC sells Matas stake for $216m
CVC Capital Partners has sold its entire holding in Danish beauty retailer Matas for $216m (DKK 1.18bn), equating to 19.4% of the total share capital.
CVC fully exits bpost
CVC Capital Partners has sold the remainder of its shares in Belgian postal service bpost, which listed on the NYSE Euronext Brussels earlier this year, for €580m.
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.
Freshfields private equity star Bown leaves for client CVC
Chris Bown, CVC
Nordic Capital and CVC exit Cloetta
Nordic Capital and CVC Capital Partners have sold their remaining 16.1% stake in listed confectionery manufacturer Cloetta.
Corporate carve-outs boost Benelux deal values
Corporate carve-outs
CVC exec acknowledges court case delay in F1 IPO
CVC co-founder Donald Mackenzie has acknowledged that the delay to the planned flotation of CVC's stake in Formula One can be attributed to the high court's ongoing legal battle with Bernie Ecclestone, according to the Financial Times.
Merlin valued at £3.2bn in IPO
Blackstone- and CVC-backed Merlin Entertainments has listed on the London Stock Exchange, with shares priced at £3.15 apiece, valuing the business at £3.2bn.
Blackstone and N+1 Mercapital sell Mivisa for €1.2bn
Blackstone and N+1 Mercapital have sold tinplate packaging manufacturer Mivisa to Crown Holdings in a €1.2bn transaction.
Saga expected to raise £3bn in IPO
Saga, part of Acromas, backed by CVC, Charterhouse and Permira, has hired STJ Advisors in advance of an expected £3bn public offering.
PE-backed Infinis and Merlin to float
Merlin Entertainments, backed by Blackstone Group and CVC Capital Partners, and Terra Firma’s Infinis Energy have both announced plans to float on the London Stock Exchange.