PAI Partners
PAI puts CEP on the block
PAI partners has launched an auction for French mortgage insurance services company Compagnie Européenne de Prévoyance (CEP), which could be worth up to €1bn according to media reports.
EQT et al. bid for German retailer
The private equity groups EQT, Apax and a consortium of PAI partners and TPG have entered the second round of negotiations for German fashion retailer Takko.
PAI-backed Yoplait sale underway
A PAI spokesperson has confirmed the upcoming start of the sale process, according to media reports.
PAI Partners in talks with SOS
PAI Partners could come to the rescue of SOS Corporación Alimentaria by providing the firm with the capital increase it requires to refinance its debt.
PAI buys Swissport for €654m
Private equity firm PAI Partners has bought passenger and cargo handling company Swissport from Spanish infrastructure group Ferrovial for €654m.
PAI moves closer to full exit from Kwik Fit
Less than four months after having offloaded the insurance branch of Kwik Fit to Fortis UK for ТЃ215m, reports suggest that PAI Partners may be moving closer to selling the main operating business.
Clessidra and Carlyle circle Coin
Private equity firms Clessidra and Carlyle Group have expressed an interest in purchasing PAI Partners’ 69% stake in Italian retailer Gruppo Coin.
Morgan Stanley and SocGen reportedly hired for Yoplait sale
Morgan Stanley and Société Générale are said to have been hired as advisers to PAI partners and Sodiaal on the sale of Yoplait, according to media reports.
Parvilla appoints new partner
Parvilla, the Paris-based fund-of-funds manager founded four years ago by former PAI senior Partner Jean-Marie Fabre, has appointed Mark Foulds as a partner.
Private equity munches on food sector
A recent string of deals and announcements show the food industry to be firmly back on the private equity investment agenda. Furthermore, the high valuations witnessed are in stark contrast with a recovering but still relatively modest buyout market....
PAI Partners looking to sell Yoplait stake
PAI Partners has put its 50% stake in French yoghurt maker Yoplait up for sale.
PAI- backed Chr Hansen to float in Copenhagen
PAI partners portfolio company Chr Hansen is to list on the NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen stock exchange. The Danish food ingredients groupтs IPO is said to be fully subscribed and is expected to raise DKK 3.16bn.
PAI interested in Cerba European Lab buyout
PAI partners has entered into exclusive discussions with IK Investment Partners and management to acquire a majority stake in Cerba European Lab SAS.
PAI-backed Chr Hansen targets DKK 3.16bn IPO
PAI Partners-backed Danish food ingredients group, Chr Hansen, is hoping to raise DKK 3.16bn in a flotation of new shares. PAI is set to offer 27.15 million of its shares in the company.
Private equity to bid for Findus Italy
Market sources indicate BC Partners and PAI Partners are set to look at Unilever’s frozen food division, Findus Italy.
PAI set to raise €450m in Christian Hansen floatation
French private equity group PAI Partners is looking to raise тЌ450m in the listing of Danish food ingredients business Christian Hansen.
AXA PE and PAI bidding for Shell's €1bn LPG division
AXA Private Equity and PAI Partners are among the bidders circling Royal Dutch Shell’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) division, which price tag nears €1bn.
Private equity-backed Cortefiel in €130m capital increase
CVC, PAI and Permira-backed fashion retailer Cortefiel has approved a €131.4m capital increase that supports the conversion of debt into equity.
SPAIN - PE-backed Amadeus seeks to amend debt prior to listing
Reports suggest that BC Partners- and Cinven-backed travel agency Amadeus is in negotiations with its lenders to amend the terms on its EUR 5bn debt pile prior to its planned flotation.