Secondary buyout
Clayton Dubilier & Rice to buy Mauser for €1.2bn
Firm's 11-year history of private equity ownership continues
IGI sells 51% of Fabbri Vignola to Lincolnshire Management
Deal is US-based Lincolnshire's first in Italy
Magenta sells minority stake in iPrism to Bowmark
Sale of insurance underwriting company marks fund's third exit
HgCapital, Cinven and KKR in €2.5bn Visma deal
Deal sees Cinven joining existing backers HgCapital and KKR
Qualium sells Agro-Service 2000 to Naxicap
Company's president and managing director invest alongside Naxicap
LBO France set to sell Poult to Qualium for €180m
GP put business up for sale last year
Bridgepoint sells CABB International to Permira
German chemicals manufacturer changes hands in secondary buyout
LBO Partners, Keensight invest in Menix
Keensight Capital has taken part in a buyout of Menix Group alongside LBO Partners, which is now the majority shareholder, and existing backer Turenne Investissement.
H2's Jet Group Holding acquired by Egeria
H2 had acquired the business in 2011
ECI reaps 6x in sale of CarTrawler to BC Partners
Sale reportedly valued at more than £300m
Charterhouse buys Skillsoft in SBO
Sale reportedly valued at more than $2bn
Gresham reaps 4x in sale of ICR to Graphite
New GP to continue with buy-and-build strategy
Argos Soditic sells Alkan to TCR, IDI
Argos Soditic has sold Groupe Alkan, a French manufacturer of equipment for the aeronautical defence industry, to TCR Capital and IDI.
Montagu acquires Dorc from Rabo Capital
Montagu Private Equity has acquired Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center (Dorc) from Rabo Capital, the private equity division of Rabo Bank.
Omnes divests Melkonian in SBO
Omnes Capital has sold Melkonian Group, a French provider of mining equipment, to BPI France, Amundi Private Equity Funds and Sofipaca.
ICG picks up Equistone’s APEM
Equistone Partners Europe has sold its majority stake in APEM Group to minority shareholder Intermediate Capital Group (ICG).
Stable markets and high liquidity to boost Nordic exits
The Nordic region saw disappointing dealflow in 2013, despite an open and liquid financing market - but the industry is upbeat on exit prospects for 2014. Karin Wasteson reports
Ciclad buys Slat from Initiative & Finance
Ciclad has acquired French producer of electrical power supplies Slat in a secondary buyout from Initiative & Finance.
SBOs hit new peak in 2013
Secondary buyouts rose to new levels of prominence in the European market last year, accounting for 40% of all buyouts and 55% of aggregate buyout value. Greg Gille reports
HgCapital becomes fifth PE backer of Zenith
HgCapital has acquired car rental company Zenith Vehicle Contracts Group from Morgan Stanley Global Private Equity (MSPE).
Segulah acquires KP Components
Segulah has agreed to acquire Danish metal components provider KP Components.
Electra buys Hotter Shoes from Gresham
Electra Partners has acquired a majority stake in the secondary buyout of UK shoe manufacturer Hotter Shoes from Gresham Private Equity.
MBO Partenaires backs Cofigeo SBO
MBO Partenaires and Société Générale Capital Partenaires have acquired a stake in the buyout of French ready-meals specialist Cofigeo.
Gimv and Alsace acquire Wolf in SBO
Gimv and Alsace Capital have acquired French designer and manufacturer of women’s underwear Wolf Group from Cathay Capital and EPF Partners.