PwC
Resource Partners acquires majority stake in makeup maker Torf
Torf's CEO and director general will remain as managers of the business post-buyout
Palamon in SEK 765m SBO of Happy Socks
Transaction includes a growth capital component of SEK 40m
Mid Europa in €202m sale of Hungary-based Invitel to China-CEE Fund
Exit values the telecommunications business at 4.5x its 2015 EBITDA
Enterprise Investors makes 7x on €533m Profi exit to Mid Europa
CEE-focused private equity firm invested €76m over the course of its investment
Luxembourg launches Reserved Alternative Investment Funds
New vehicles will increase flexibility and open up opportunities for private equity houses, real estate investors and hedge fund managers
Record turnout for Impetus-PEF Private Equity Triathlon
Charitable foundation is more than halfway to surpassing 2015’s total fundraising
Livingbridge backs Southern Communications
Deal for the UK-based telecoms business includes a loan facility from HSBC and Santander
Axcel exits Netel to IK Investment Partners
Exit comes three years after Axcel took a majority stake in the Swedish infrastructure service company
CVC acquires ÅR Packaging from Accent and Ahlstrom
Exit comes five years after the Swedish mid-cap GP acquired У R in joint buyout with Ahlstrom Capital
Innova, HarbourVest et al. in €100m Benestra exit
SBO means a final exit for the PE consortium that purchased central European telco GTS in 2008
Summa acquires eGain stake from Ceder Capital
Existing investors will roll over part of their equity and remain minority shareholders
Ambienta completes tertiary buyout of Calucem from Argus Capital
The GP will become the third private equity owner of the Croatian cement maker after Argus and Mid Europa
Axcel acquires Danish enterprise software company Lessor
Payroll and HR systems company is the 10th investment from the Axcel IV fund
Activa Capital adds four to partnership
French mid-cap GP promotes Pierre Chabaud, Alexandre Masson, Benjamin Moreau and Jean-François Briand
Proventus acquires Polestar Group from administration
Swedish GPтs buyout comes after previous Polestar owner ceased support for the company under administration
ECI backs pet food producer MPM
The Macclesfield-based companyтs management team will remain at the helm following ECIтs investment
MCI makes 11x on €76m Invia exit to Rockaway
Polish-Czech GP says the exit marks the highest return on a single investment in its fund’s history
Ardian completes tertiary buyout of d&b Audiotechnik
German audio equipment company finds a fourth private equity owner in Ardian
Maj Invest takes 70% stake in DK-Foods
Danish media report DKK 500m price tag for GPтs stake in spicy sausage maker
Highlander sells Poland's Medi-system to Orpea
GP exits 50% stake in Polish care provider to Paris-listed trade buyer Orpea
FSN Capital buys Netcompany
IT consultancy comes under PE ownership for the second time, reportedly valued at DKK 1.1bn
BC Partners buys 85% Cigierre stake in €300m SBO
Paladin Capital Partners and LVMH investment arm L Capital exit
Origination: Carve-outs and take-privates
Part five of our Origination Series looks at take-privates and carve-outs
LDC's Node4 bolts on Premier IT Networks
Bolt-on is third since LDCтs buyout