Montagu Private Equity
PE-backed Biffa attracts £520m bid
A consortium of investors is thought to be planning a £520m bid for UK-based waste management business Biffa, a Montagu portfolio company.
Montagu buys St Hubert for €430m
Montagu Private Equity has completed the €430m management buyout of French spread producer St Hubert from Dairy Crest Group.
Secondary buyouts continue to boom, but for how long?
The European secondary buyout market is deeper and more active than the primary market, but buyers should beware that its health is ultimately dependent on the same factors that drive primary transactions. Anneken Tappe reports
Montagu's Host Europe buys Mesh Digital
Montagu-owned Host Europe Group (HEG), a London-based web hosting business, has acquired domain registration services provider Mesh Digital.
Montagu acquires CAP
Montagu Private Equity has bought Leeds-based CAP, a provider of information to the automotive industry, for an estimated £175m.
HSBC sells remaining Montagu stake
HSBC has sold its remaining 19.9% stake in Montagu Private Equity to the management team, which spun the business out in 2003.
Montagu strengthens French team
Montagu Private Equity has hired Antoine de Peguilhan as investment director and Adrien Sassi as analyst in its Paris office.
CEE's mid-market boom
CEE activity was subdued but with encouraging signs in 2011. Q1 saw just €1.7bn clocked up, but this was twice the sum of the whole of the previous year. Also, although activity in H2 was quiet, year-end figures nearly doubled to €2.6bn year-on-year.
Arle, AlpInvest and GSCP portfolio company Expro divests business
British oil and gas company Expro, held by Arle Capital Partners, AlpInvest Partners, and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, has divested its Connectors & Measurements business.
OEP buys Linpac Allibert
One Equity Partners (OEP) has wholly acquired Linpac Allibert, the returnable transport packaging business of Linpac Group.
Montagu set to buy College of Law
Mid-market investor Montagu Private Equity is set to acquire prestigious London law school College of Law, according to reports in EducationInvestor.
Navigating a fundraise
Forget much of what you’ve learned. Wooing LPs nowadays follows few preconceived truths, requiring instead a lot of patience and creativity. Kimberly Romaine reports
Montagu loses two directors
Just a few months after closing what many call Europe’s most impressive fund of the year, Montagu is waving goodbye to two directors, unquote” has learned from sources close to the fund.
Montagu to put Maplin sale on hold
Montagu Private Equity is looking to hold on to UK electronics retailer Maplin for another year, according to media reports.
Out of time - extending investment periods
The thought of extending a fund’s investment period sends shivers down some spines.
Montagu acquires Emitel for PLN 1.7bn
Montagu Private Equity has bought Polish terrestrial TV and radio broadcast infrastructure operator Emitel for PLN 1.7bn (€425m) from Telekomunikacja Polska Group.
BAML, Ares, Montagu realise €485m partial sale
A trio of private equity firms have inched closer to a sizeable exit in Hungary, selling part of Euromedic.
Montagu reaches €2bn first close on new fund
Montagu Private Equity is to tell its investors it has reached a €2bn first close on its new fund, according to media reports.
Montagu acquires Helly Hansen Pro
Montagu Private Equity has agreed to buy Norwegian survival suits maker Helly Hansen Pro from the Helly Hansen Group.
Montagu backs MBO of Host Europe
Montagu Private Equity has backed the £222m management buyout of hosting and domain provider Host Europe Group.
Montagu and GIP look to build up Biffa
Montagu Private Equity and Global Infrastructure Partners have agreed to acquire waste management group Greenstar UK from NTR plc for £135m.
Terra Firma in competition for Biffa gas unit
Terra Firma has made a bid for the landfill-gas unit of UK waste management specialist, Biffa, according to reports.
Montagu cancels BSN Medical IPO
Reports suggest that Montagu Private Equity has cancelled its plans to list medical supplies company BSN Medical due to continuing difficulties with capital markets.
Cinven to buy Sebia from Montagu
Cinven is set to buy French medical diagnostic company, Sebia, from Montagu Private Equity in a secondary buyout deal reportedly valued at €800m.