Refinancing
PE-backed Caffè Nero in £275m refinancing
Hutton Collins-backed CaffУЈ Nero, a UK-based coffee shop chain, has completed a ТЃ275m refinancing comprising senior and mezzanine debt.
ICG refinances capiton's nora systems
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has refinanced nora systems, a building material manufacturer backed by private equity house capiton.
ICG finances Vitaldent with €100m
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has provided dental clinics network Vitaldent with a €100m debt package.
Weinberg's Alliance Automotive in high-yield refinancing
Alliance Automotive, a French portfolio company of Weinberg Capital Partners (WCP), has issued a €185m private high-yield bond.
KKR picks up LBO France's Winoa through recap
KKR has acquired French steel manufacturer Winoa Group from LBO France through a debt restructuring.
GE Capital and Ares refinance Astorg's Ethypharm
GE Capital and Ares Management have provided Astorg Partners portfolio company Ethypharm with a €170m unitranche facility.
Ergon's Nicotra-Gebhardt secures €115m refinancing
Ergon Capital-backed Nicotra-Gebhardt has secured €115m of senior unitranche facilities to refinance existing debt and support its acquisition of Industrie CBI.
Permira reaps £111m in Hugo Boss recap
Permira has recapitalised German luxury fashion retailer Hugo Boss, returning around 47% of the original investment to LPs.
Goldman's Hastings in £416.5m refinancing
Hastings Insurance Group, which recently secured investment from Goldman Sachs, has placed a ТЃ416.5m senior secured bond on the Irish Stock Exchange.
3i's Go Outdoors in £33m refinancing
Go Outdoors, a UK-based outdoor activities equipment retailer backed by 3i and YFM Private Equity, has secured a new ТЃ33m debt facility from Barclays.
Arle's Hilding Anders in €800m refinancing
Arle Capital Partners has refinanced portfolio company Hilding Anders International (HAI), a Swedish mattress manufacturer, to the tune of тЌ800m.
ICG refinances Exclusive Networks
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has provided a senior debt package to refinance Omnes Capital-backed Exclusive Networks.
Exponent's Trainline in £190m dividend recap
Trainline, a UK train ticketing website backed by Exponent Private Equity, has secured a ТЃ190m refinancing.
3i-backed Action in €275m refinancing
3i stands to reap a £58m dividend from the €275m refinancing of Dutch portfolio company Action.
Providence seeks M7 dividend recap
Providence Equity Partners and Airbridge Investments, the owners of satellite television company M7 Group, are seeking to reap a dividend of approximately €300m from a recapitalisation, according to reports.
PE-backed McCarthy & Stone in refinancing
Retirement home developer McCarthy & Stone т which is backed by a consortium of investors believed to include Goldman Sachs, TPG and Alchemy Partners т has refinanced its existing debt.
Lion's Picard issues €480m floating rate note
Picard Surgelés, a French portfolio company of Lion Capital, has issued a €480m floating rate note to refinance part of its debt.
Endless's Karro secures £60m refinancing package from GE
Karro Food Group has received a ТЃ60m funding package from GE Capital just six months after Endless acquired the company.
Electra refinances Park Resorts
Electra Partners has refinanced the existing debt of portfolio company Park Resorts - the GP now holds debt facilities totalling ТЃ145m and has upped its stake in the company to 54%.
Trustmarque completes £19.5m refinancing
Technology services firm Trustmarque, backed by Dunedin, has completed a refinancing to the tune of ТЃ19.5m provided by HSBC Leveraged Finance.
Investec provides £110m debt package to Sun's Paragon
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has provided a ТЃ110m integrated debt facility to refinance the acquisition of Paragon Print & Packaging by Sun European Partners.
Bridgepoint secures £375m refinancing for Pret debt
Pret A Manger will pay out ТЃ150m to its private equity owner Bridgepoint following a dividend recapitalisation.
AA and Saga looking to refinance, then split
The AA group and Saga, backed by CVC, Charterhouse and Permira, are to issue a long-term bond to refinance £4bn of bank debt, which could lead to a break-up.
Bayside and LBO France inject fresh money into Consolis
Bayside Capital and owner LBO France have respectively injected €45m of new debt and an equal amount of fresh equity into the refinancing of Belgian concrete manufacturer Consolis.