Partial sale
Eurazeo et al sell more Rexel shares for €525m
Rexel shareholders, including Eurazeo, have divested a further 28.8 million shares, approximately equivalent to a 10% stake, for €525m.
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.
CVC- and KKR-backed Van Gansewinkel sells AVR subsidiary
Van Gansewinkel Groep, which is backed by CVC and KKR, has sold AVR Afvalverwerking BV (AVR) to the Cheung Kong Group consortium for €940m.
Agilitas buys ISS division in maiden investment
Mid-cap GP Agilitas Partners has backed the management buyout of ISS Damage Control from EQT-backed ISS Group.
CVC to sell 32.5% stake in bpost IPO
CVC Capital Partners plans to sell a stake of up to 32.5% in the IPO of bpost at a price of €14.5 per share.
CVC’s bpost shares to sell for €12.5-15
Shares in bpost, the Belgian postal service backed by CVC, will sell for €12.5-15 in the business's upcoming IPO, according to reports.
Private equity backers sell further 10% Rexel stake for €500m
The backers of electrical equipment supplier Rexel have offloaded a further 10% stake in the company for €500m, following up on a previous partial exit in February.
JC Flowers sells half of CCM to Encore
JC Flowers has sold a 50.1% stake in Cabot Credit Management (CCM) to Encore Capital Group for £128m, just two weeks after acquiring the UK-based consumer debt manager from AnaCap Financial Partners.
Nordic Capital and CVC sell Cloetta shares
Nordic Capital and CVC Capital Partners have partially exited Swedish confectionery company Cloetta AB.
Permira sells more Hugo Boss shares
Permira is to sell seven million shares, or a 10% stake, in German high-end fashion house Hugo Boss, according to reports.
Cinven and Warburg Pincus in final exit from Ziggo
Cinven and Warburg Pincus have reaped €3.4bn on their full exit from Ziggo, the Dutch cable operator that the firms took public on NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam last year.
Advent, Bain in £340m WorldPay dividend recap
WorldPay, a card payment services provider acquired by Advent International and Bain Capital in 2010, has secured a £700m refinancing including a dividend recap for the private equity owners, according to reports.
Ratos exits Svenska Nyhetsbrev to Bonnier
Ratos-backed Bisnode has sold business news supplier Svenska Nyhetsbrev AB to Bonnier Business Press.
Northzone and Sunstone's Asetek completes IPO
Northzone- and Sunstone Capital-backed Asetek, a provider of computer liquid cooling solutions, has completed its IPO on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
Maven sells Homelux to QEP Company
Maven Capital Partners has sold tile accessories business Homelux to US firm QEP Company, following its carve-out from UK-based Homelux Nenplas Ltd.
Permira and KKR sell €485m ProSiebenSat.1 stake
Permira and KKR have sold shares in jointly-owned German media giant ProSiebenSat.1 on the Frankfurt stock exchange for €485m.
Moscow Exchange IPO sets market cap at $4.2bn
Private equity-backed Moscow Exchange (MICEX) has set its IPO offer price at RUB 126.9bn ($4.2bn).
Private equity backers sell Rexel stake for €640m
Private equity backers including Clayton Dubilier & Rice and Eurazeo have sold a 14.7% stake in French listed electrical distributor Rexel for €640m.
Palatine acquires Inspired Gaming unit
Palatine Private Equity has acquired the amusement and gaming division of British server-based gaming provider Inspired Gaming.
Alliance Entreprendre takes majority stake in Marline
Alliance Entreprendre is believed to have taken a majority stake in the SBO of French motor fuel producer Marline from Initiative & Finance.
KKR and Permira sell ProSiebenSat.1's Nordic unit
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) and Permira have sold SBS, the Nordic unit of German media empire ProSiebenSat.1 Media, to trade buyer Discovery Communications for €1.325bn.
NBGI partially exits Pasta King
Yorkshire Bank has provided £8.7m of senior debt and working capital to Pasta King in a deal that sees NBGI Private Equity partially exit the firm.
Ratos in partial exit from Bisnode
Swedish business information firm Bisnode, a portfolio company of Ratos, has divested Baby DM Scandinavia.
FF&P sells US division of Harvest Media
FF&P Private Equity has sold Telescope Inc, the US business of audience participation services firm Harvest Media Group, in a management buyout backed by HIG Growth Partners and Moorgate Partners.