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Apax Partners et al. express interest in Jack Wolfskin
Apax Partners, Advent International and CVC Capital Partners have shown interest in the sale of German outdoor clothing and equipment manufacturer Jack Wolfskin.
CVC circles Punch Taverns
CVC Capital is planning to take pub chain Punch Taverns private, according to media reports.
CVC closes €157m R Cable deal
CVC Capital Partners has exercised its right to purchase an extra 35% of fibre optics company R Cable in a deal which is reported to be worth more than €157m.
Private equity firms interested in ISS
Private equity firms are looking to acquire Danish cleaning services provider ISS as the deadline for the first round of the sales process nears, according to reports.
Big guns circle CVC-backed Mivisa
Five prominent buy-out houses are circling Mivisa, the portfolio company of their private equity rival CVC Capital Partners.
Citi looks to sell $500m of private equity holding
Citigroup is looking to sell $500m of private equity investments made with CVC Capital Partners, according to reports.
CVC and Apollo in Brit Insurance agreement
CVC Capital Partners and Apollo Management have reached an agreement with Brit Insurance to take the company private.
CVC acquires Sunrise in CHF 3.3bn deal
CVC Capital Partners has signed an agreement to acquire Sunrise Communications S.A. from Danish telephone company TDC A/S.
Nestor rejects Acromas bid
Private equity-backed insurance company Acromas has had its bid for UK social care services company Nestor Healthcare rejected.
CVC Capital Partners to acquire Autobar
CVC Capital Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in UK vending machines specialist Autobar Group from Charterhouse Capital Partners, in a deal valued at €1.2bn.
HgCapital acquires TeamSystem for €565m
HgCapital has bought Italian software company TeamSystem from Bain Capital, at an enterprise value of €565m.
Virgin Active attracts private equity attention
Private equity investors are in talks with Sir Richard Branson over the sale of health and fitness chain Virgin Active, according to reports.
PE groups circle Spanish infrastructure asset
The Spanish utility firm Endesa, controlled by Italian giant Enel SpA, is reportedly examining the sale of 80% of its gas transport and distribution business in an effort to reduce the group's borrowings.
CVC pursues giant Spanish infrastructure buyout
CVC is understood to be closing in on a deal with the majority shareholders of Spanish infrastructure business Albertis over a potential buyout that would value the firm at more than €25bn.
CVC to buy TNT
CVC is reportedly in talks to acquire a significant stake in Dutch post and logistics company, TNT, for €1.5bn.
CVC Capital to take 30% slice of Merlin
CVC Capital Partners is on the verge of closing a deal to buy a 30% share in Merlin Entertainments, the UK-based theme park group.
WorldPay: Bidders line up for quality asset
While European buyout activity has been on the up in early 2010, it has been largely restricted to mid-market deals: larger buyouts have hardly been seen since the financial crisis erupted, which makes the bidding war for RBS Global Merchant Services...
PAI Partners looking to sell Kwik-Fit
PAI is believed to have put Kwik-Fit's car-repair operation up for auction, looking for £250m. It's insurance branch already on the market.
Warburg Pincus drops out of RBS WorldPay sale
Warburg Pincus has reportedly dropped out of bidding to buy Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) WorldPay division.
Private equity goes postal
Once again, British politicians are considering selling off some, or all, of the country’s state postal service, Royal Mail. Private equity bidders have been linked to past attempts to buy the company, and may yet swoop on the opportunity. Despite...
Private equity investors back $1.4bn financing of Avolon
Cinven, CVC Capital Partners and Oak Hill Capital Partners have committed $750m to back a $1.4bn financing deal of Irish aircraft leasing company Avolon. The deal is subject to regulatory clearance.
Permira teams up with AMEX for RBS WorldPay bid
Permira and American Express are thought to have partnered to make a bid for Royal Bank of Scotland’s payment processing business.
CVC sells 4.2% share in IG Group
CVC Capital has sold its 4.2% stake in IG Group, a UK betting company, worth an estimated £58m.
IPO exits: The two faces of public markets
This month saw the biggest private equity IPO since the financial crisis hit, with Amadeus IT Holdings, a travel reservations specialist, listing on the Spanish stock exchanges, raising €1.33bn. John Bakie reports