Providence Equity Partners
Cinven, KKR, Providence aim for €3bn Masmovil deal
Offer targets the entire share capital of Masmovil at a price of €22.5 per share
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Providence sells Galileo to CPP-led consortium
Consortium also comprises Montagu, alongside existing shareholders Téthys Invest and BPI France
Providence invests €32m in Net Reviews
GP's growth team is investing via the $2bn Strategic Growth IV fund, closed in Q3
Providence backs restaurant software developer Mapal
GP provides growth capital to mid-market software and tech firms based in Europe and North America
Providence buys OpusCapita
Posti hired AGC Partners to explore the sale of the digital payment subsidiary in January
Ardian acquires Study Group from Providence Equity Partners
Providence Equity Partners bought Study Group in a secondary buyout worth $570m in 2010
Inflexion, NVM exit CloserStill Media in SBO
Inflexion acquired a minority stake in CloserStill through its Partnership Capital fund in 2015
TPG to sell TES Global to Providence
Transaction for digital education resources platform was reportedly based on EBITDA of ТЃ6.5m
Providence-backed Galileo completes €225m carve-out from Laureate
European division of Laureate reported a $54.8m EBITDA from revenues of $148.6m for 2016
Providence's Nace buys majority stake in KC School
Deal is the second acquisition for the GP in the Italian market since 2011
Blackstone acquires Clarion Events
Private equity house acquires the business from Providence Equity Partners
Providence in €115m buyout of Baltic broadcaster MTG
Vendor is Swedish broadcasting company Modern Times Group, which is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm
CDC and Mubadala take minority stake in Galileo Education
Investment will help support activities of French subsidiary Studialis
Providence buys Starman from East Capital for €210m
Baltic TV and broadband buyout comes two months after SBO of Baltic mobile network operator Bite
Mid Europa sells Bite to Providence
Deal ends Mid Europa's eight year ownership of the Baltic company
Bregal sells Studialis to Providence
Education group thought to be valued around €250m
Providence and WPP team up for Chime takeover
Duo offers 365 pence per share, equating to 33% premium
Comexposium deal highlights popularity of exhibitions market
Private equity is increasingly targeting the exhibitions market
Hold the phone: opportunities remain in German telecoms
Although German telecoms sector has seen few deals this year, new opportunities are opening up
Comment: The battle for online ticketing
PE and VC funds are competing head-to-head in the online ticketing market, says Plural's Phil Stone
Providence et al. sell majority stake in M7 to Astorg
Providence will retain a minority stake
Split in CEE dealflow leaves Russia trailing
CEE divide
Vodafone acquires Grupo Corporativo Ono
Ono valued at 7.5x 2013 EBITDA