Secondary buyout
Trade buyer caution forcing GPs down SBO route
Secondary buyouts
AEA and Teachers' Private Capital buy Dematic from Triton
AEA Investors and Teachers' Private Capital, the private equity arm of the Canadian Teachers Pension Plan, have bought German logistics business Dematic in an SBO from Triton.
Alcuin buys TileCo Group from Graphite
Alcuin Capital Partners has backed the management buyout of TileCo Group, a UK-based supplier of tile, mosaic and stone products, from Graphite Capital.
Waterland buys SENIOcare from Akina
Waterland has bought Swiss long-term care group SENIOcare in an SBO from Akina.
SBOs back with a vengeance in Q3
Secondary buyouts (SBOs) climbed back to prominence in the third quarter of 2012. The number of such deals rose from 28 to 34 compared to Q2, making it the only buyout segment to record an increase in an otherwise faltering market.
Exponent buys HSS in SBO
Exponent Private Equity has bought UK-based tools and services supplier HSS Hire Services Group from its owners Och-Ziff and Perry Capital.
Equita makes 10x money on Barat Ceramics exit
Equita Management has sold its majority stake in German oxide-ceramics maker Barat Ceramics to Steadfast Capital.
SL Capital appoints new partner and managing director
SL Capital Partners has promoted Patrick Knechtli and Mark Nicolson to partner and Jamie Ebersole to managing director in the firm's Edinburgh office.
IK Investment Partners agrees acquisition of Vemedia
IK Investment Partners and CEO Yvan Vindevogel have agreed to acquire a majority stake in Belgian pharmaceuticals supplier Vemedia Pharma.
EQT buys offshore communication platform for NOK 1.5bn
EQT has acquired offshore communication operator Tampnet from Hitecvision for NOK 1.5bn.
Gilde acquires Pre Pain & Smithuis from Neon Private Equity
Gilde Equity Management has acquired Dutch bakery Pre Pain & Smithuis from Neon Private Equity.
AEA buys NES from Graphite for £234m
AEA Investors has acquired technical recruitment group NES Global Talent from Graphite Capital for ТЃ234m.
Apax France buys Texa
Apax France has bought Texa, a French insurance services business, alongside the company's founder and management in a quaternary buyout from Pragma Capital.
LBO France completes Diam SBO
LBO France has finalised the acquisition of French point-of-purchase display manufacturer Diam International from HIG Capital.
Ciclad takes majority stake in Inovelec SBO
Small- and mid-cap focused GP Ciclad has acquired French electronic equipment manufacturer Groupe Inovelec alongside the group's founders and managers.
IK takes over AXA PE's Unipex
IK Investment Partners has acquired a majority stake in French speciality chemicals business Unipex Group from AXA Private Equity.
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Secondary buyouts
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Demeter Partners and WMS invest in Dr. Födisch Umweltmesstechnik
Demeter Partners and CFH Beteiligungsgesellschaft's Wachstumsfonds Mittelstand Sachsen (WMS) have acquired a 26.5% stake in German cleantech business Dr. Födisch Umweltmesstechnik.
Top 5 exits of 2012 so far
Top 5 exits of 2012
AXA PE acquires Riemser from TVM
AXA Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in German speciality pharmaceuticals company Riemser Arzneimittel from the company's founding family and minority investors, including TVM Capital.
Cinven acquires Mercury Pharma from HgCapital
Cinven has acquired UK-based speciality pharmaceutical company Mercury Pharma in a ТЃ465m secondary buyout from HgCapital.
Pamplona looking to buy Ruetgers from Triton
Pamplona Capital Management is in advanced talks to acquire German chemicals business Ruetgers from fellow private equity house Triton, according to reports.
EQT buys UC4 from Carlyle
EQT has wholly acquired Austrian software company UC4 from the Carlyle Group.