Secondary buyout
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 £234m.
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.
LPs getting to grips with the (right) secondary buyout
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 £465m 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.
Trade buyers buoy mega-exit market
While large buyouts have been a rare creature in private equity since the eurozone crisis exploded last year, the mega-exit is making a strong return to the fold, according to research by unquote” data.
BC Partners buys Aenova from Bridgepoint
BC Partners has acquired German pharmaceutical manufacturer Aenova Group from Bridgepoint in a transaction understood to be valued at slightly less than €500m.
21 Centrale buys Cleor off Azulis
21 Centrale Partners has taken a majority stake in the management buyout of French jewellery retailer Cleor.
3i sells Esmalglass to Investcorp
3i has sold ceramic and enamel producer Esmalglass-Itaca to Investcorp in a deal understood to be worth around €200m.
AXA PE acquires frostkrone from Argantis
AXA Private Equity has acquired German frozen finger food producer frostkrone and its subsidiary Bornholter in an SBO from Argantis Private Equity.
Equistone sells Kermel to Qualium
Qualium Investissement has acquired a majority stake in French fibre manufacturer Kermel from Equistone Partners Europe, which is understood to have reaped a 2.2x money multiple on the sale.
AXA PE acquires Fives from Charterhouse
AXA Private Equity has backed the management buyout of industrial engineering firm Fives Group in a deal that values the company at around €850m.
Siparex takes 25% stake in Vulcain
Siparex has acquired a minority stake in the owner buyout of French building fixtures manufacturer Vulcain.
IK buys Actic from FSN Capital
IK Investment Partners has acquired Swedish health and fitness business Actic from FSN Capital.
Oaktree Capital buys Integrated Subsea Services
Oaktree Capital Management has acquired a 62.5% stake in Integrated Subsea Services (ISS), according to reports.