CVC Capital Partners
CVC inks Campbell Europe deal
CVC Capital Partners has purchased Campbell Soup Company’s European simple meals business for €400m.
Trophy investments: Land and sea
Trophy investments
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 £1.35bn.
Exit activity remains low despite headline deals
Although divestments have featured prominently in the news recently, figures seem to tell a different story. Alice Murray takes a look at this year's exit landscape
LDC eyes up Silverstone
Mid-market house LDC is discussing a potential management buyout of motor racing events operator Silverstone Circuits.
Sector focus: Playing it safe in the insurance market
Sector focus: Insurance
CVC acquires Skrill in €600m SBO
CVC Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in global payments provider Skrill from Investcorp for €600m, which reaped an 8x return on its investment.
Ambivalence or adapting to ever-changing climate?
While the Springer Science and Deutsche Annington exits are expected to deliver positive results when completed, the indecisiveness displayed does little to help the asset class’s historically troubled relationship with the public markets.
CVC acquires Domestic & General from Advent
CVC has agreed to buy insurance business Domestic & General (D&G) from Advent International, alongside management.
CVC set to buy Campbell Europe
CVC Capital Partners has entered exclusive negotiations with Campbell Soup Company to acquire part of its European activities.
Ex-Premier Foods boss to advise KKR on Lucozade and Ribena bid
KKR is understood to have brought in Michael Clarke, the former CEO of Premier Foods, to advise on its £1.5bn bid for Lucozade and Ribena from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
CVC sells Colomer Group to Revlon
CVC has sold The Colomer Group to Revlon Consumer Products Corporation for $660m after a 13-year holding period.
Benelux exit market lifts
Benelux
Axa PE and Aena acquire London Luton Airport
Axa Private Equity, via its third infrastructure fund and alongside Spanish airport operator Aena, has acquired London Luton Airport from TBI, a company owned by CVC-backed Abertis, for £394.4m.
Acromas results spur further split speculation
Acromas, comprising AA and Saga and backed by CVC, Charterhouse and Permira, has reported a 4.9% uplift in EBITDA, reawakening speculation over how its financial backers will exit the business.
CVC hits €10.5bn hard-cap
CVC Capital Partners has closed its sixth fund, CVC Capital Partners VI, on €10.5bn.
Private equity on the road to recovery
Following a month of stellar exits, an uptick in buyouts and a record number of fundraisings, there is reason to believe private equity markets are turning a corner. Kimberly Romaine reports.
CVC strengthens Italian team
Andrea Ferrante, CVC
Matas to unlock the Nordic IPO market?
The recent IPO of Matas, with a market cap of €630m, is the first new listing on the Copenhagen stock exchange in two years. Could this listing be the key to unlocking the hushed Nordic IPO market? Karin Wasteson investigates
CVC appoints Benelux and TMT adviser
CVC Capital Partners has appointed Tenet chief executive Duco Sickinghe to its Benelux and TMT advisory boards.
CVC-backed Matas in €630m IPO
Matas, a Danish beauty products retailer backed by CVC, has listed on the Copenhagen stock exchange.
CVC forced to turn investors away
CVC Capital Partners has raised more than €10.5bn and can no longer accept investments from LPs wanting to commit to its sixth fund.
CVC Credit raises €350m for debt fund
CVC Credit Partners has placed €350m's worth of shares for its listed debt fund, CVC Credit Partners European Opportunities.
CVC raises €812m in bpost IPO
CVC-backed bpost started trading on the NYSE Euronext Brussels today, in an IPO valuing the business at €2.9bn.