PAI Partners
PAI nears €3bn final close for sixth fund
Vehicle held €1.4bn first close in January 2014
Private equity's growing appetite for premium food assets
PE firms are pouring money into food products with a premium offering
Maven exits Camwatch in trade sale
PAI Partners-backed VPS Holdings acquires CCTV business
Blackstone and PAI exit United Biscuits in £2bn deal
Biscuit manufacturer to continue with its international expansion strategy
Eurazeo’s Elis to list on Euronext Paris
Move towards IPO follows major refinancing last year
PAI acquires Europe division of TDR’s VPS
Deal reportedly valued at £150m
PAI acquires stake in Labeyrie
Deal reportedly worth around €500m
PAI acquires DomusVi
Deal was sourced through an auction process
Benelux: Foreign investors boost higher value activity
Benelux attracting foreign investment
PAI exits Nuance in trade sale to Dufry
Sale marks second exit from PAI's fifth European fund
International investors help replenish French coffers
French fundraising
PAI's R&R aims to raise £315m on high-yield market
Proceeds will refinance existing senior secured notes
PAI acquires Euro Media Group
PAI takes majority stake in film & TV company
PE-backed Cortefiel seeks further refinancing
Retailer is backed by CVC, Permira and PAI
PAI and Carlyle team up for $900m CST deal
First investment for both investors' latest vehicles
Belgium leads the pack to head off stagnation fears
Belgium on the rise
PAI reaches halfway line with €1.4bn first close
French private equity house PAI partners is understood to be halfway towards the hard-cap of its latest vehicle, PAI Europe VI.
PAI sells Atos stake for €545m
PAI partners has divested a 9% stake in its portfolio company Atos, a listed French IT services provider, for €545m in a private placement.
PAI’s Marcolin picks up Viva
Italian eyewear manufacturer Marcolin, backed by PAI Partners, has acquired Viva International through a definitive stock purchase agreement.
PAI Partners’ Swissport acquires SAS division
PAI Partners-backed ground services company Swissport International has agreed to acquire a 10% stake in Scandinavian Airlines (SAS).
PAI partners collects third of €3bn fundraising target
French private equity house PAI partners has raised in excess of €1bn for its new buyout fund, according to French daily Les Echos.
Sector focus: Saddling up for food production
Sector focus: Food
PAI partners’ Swissport to buy Servisair
PAI partners-owned Swissport is to wholly acquire UK-based aviation ground services provider Servisair.
PAI's Zinsou to retire; succession plans underway
PAI partners' chief executive Lionel Zinsou is to step down in 2015 as the private equity house draws up its succession plans.