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Livingbridge exploring Network Plus Sale options
Rothschild is advising on the process, which is in the early stages, according to several sources
Bencis sells TBAuctions in SBO to Castik
Bencis formed TBAuctions in 2018 when it combined BVA Auctions with Troostwijk Veilingen
La Maison Bleue piques sponsor interest as auction kicks off
Ardian is considered to be a keen bidder given its interest in the sale of nursery business Grandir
Advent's Williams Lea in advanced sale process
Williams Lea is expected to generate EBITDA of EUR 39.5m in 2021
Astorg acquires surgery supplies manufacturer Demetra
Keensight merged medical technology businesses Tecres and Aap Biomaterials to form Demetra in 2016
Five Arrows registers next buyout vehicle
Previous vehicle in the strategy, FAPI III, closed on its EUR 1.25bn hard-cap in 2019
Phoenix confirms Sygnature sale to Five Arrows
Deal is the third strong exit from Phoenix's 2016 fund, following Travel Chapter for 3.6x and Rayner for 4.3x
Five Arrows wins £300m Sygnature Discovery auction
GP will take over Phoenix Equity Partners' minority stake, acquired in 2017
Rothschild closes second Five Arrows multi-strategy PE fund on €366m
Fund targets fund investments, late primaries, secondaries directs and direct co-investments
CVC buys BIP from Apax
GP invests in the company via CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII, which closed on €21.3bn in July 2020
Abac sells Isolana to Blackstone's BME
Sale ends a two-year holding period for Abac, which acquired a stake in Isolana via its €320m fund Abac Solutions I
Astorg buys majority stake in Five Arrows-backed Opus 2
Five Arrows bought a minority stake in the legal technology company in 2017 and will now reinvest
CapVest sells Eight Fifty to Sofina Foods
Combined group is expected to employ 13,000 staff across 44 sites and generate $6bn in annual revenues
ICG buys stake in Alvinesa from Artá
With the GP's support, the business plans to further boost its growth and international expansion
Verdane-backed Humble Co sold to Bayn Group for €80.5m
During the GP's holding period, the company's EBITA margin went from 7% to 40%
BlackRock in talks to buy Aquila Heywood for £350m – report
Aquila Heywood is a pensions administration software company that generates revenues of £32.4m
Inflexion reinvests in BES
Rothschild was appointed to run a sale process to select a minority investor for the company
Oaktree invests £200m in RedCat
It is expected that the company will raise an additional £300m in debt, according to the Daily Telegraph
LDC appoints Scales as investment director
Prior to joining LDC, he spent eight years at Rothschild & Co, as a member of its corporate finance team
Montagu buys IMV from Qualium
Sale ends a holding period of more than six years for Qualium, which acquired the company from Pragma Capital
Equistone in talks to buy Ligentia
Sale process of the privately held company was launched in September, with Rothschild advising
CD&R carves out Wolseley UK plumbing merchant business for £308m
Ferguson engaged NM Rothschild to approach potential buyers in October 2020
LDC exits Texthelp, Five Arrows invests
LDC was seeking around five potential sponsors in October 2020, one of which was ECI Partners
LDC mandates Rothschild to sell Adey - report
LDC acquired the company in June 2016, using a €60m unitranche provided by Alcentra