Secondary buyout
KKR acquires stake in Visma
KKR has acquired a 76.9% stake in Norwegian business software provider Visma, giving the company an enterprise value of NOK 11bn.
ECI Partners acquires XLN in SBO
ECI Partners has acquired the telecommunications provider XLN Telecom in a secondary buyout from Zeus Private Equity.
3i and TCR Capital acquire Trescal from Astorg
3i and TCR Capital have acquired a majority stake in French measurement services specialist Trescal from Astorg Partners.
LBO France acquires Idéal Résidences
LBO France has acquired a majority stake in retirement homes operator Idéal Résidences from Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) and Alliance Entreprendre.
XAnge and CIC back ITL buyout
French investors XAnge and CIC Capital Privé have backed the management buyout of ITL from Initiative & Finance.
Graphite Capital leads U-POL MBO
Graphite Capital has completed the £130m tertiary buyout of automotive care products U-POL from AAC Capital Partners.
GIMV backs Onedirect MBO
GIMV has invested €15m to back the management buyout of French e-commerce company Onedirect.
Barclays acquires Allied Glass from CBPE
Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has backed the £75m management buyout of UK glass container manufacturer Allied Glass from CBPE Capital.
Morgan Stanley acquires Zenith Vehicle Contracts
Morgan Stanley Private Equity has acquired a 60% stake in fleet management specialist Zenith Vehicle Contracts Group from Barclays Private Equity.
Star Capital buys Pepcom from GMT and VSS
Star Capital Partners has acquired German cable operator Pepcom GmbH in a secondary buyout deal from GMT Communication Partners and Veronis Suhler Stevenson.
AAC Partners in talks with 3i over £110m deal
AAC Capital Partners is in talks about the potential acquisition of 3i portfolio company NSL Services, according to reports.
CVC Capital Partners to acquire Autobar
CVC Capital Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in UK vending machines specialist Autobar Group from Charterhouse Capital Partners, in a deal valued at €1.2bn.
Permira acquires eDreams from TA Associates
Permira has acquired a majority stake in the Spanish online travel agent eDreams in a deal valued between €250-300m.
Qualium set to exit Exxelia
Qualium (formerly CDC Capital Investissement) is looking to sell electronics specialist Exxelia to LBO France.
Barclays Private Equity acquires MPS Meat Processing
Barclays Private Equity has acquired MPS Meat Processing Systems in a secondary buyout from Steadfast Capital.
TPG and Goldman Sachs acquire Ontex for €1.2bn
TPG and GS Capital Partners have agreed to buy hygienic disposables specialist Ontex from Candover.
Segulah acquires European Travel Interactive
Segulah has acquired European Travel Interactive AB (eTRAVELi) from Norvestor Equity in a secondary buyout.
HgCapital acquires Teufel Speakers
HgCapital has acquired a majority stake in German speakers manufacturer Teufel from Riverside.
Mercapital offers €135m for Teknon
Mercapital has made a €135m bid for Barcelona-based Centro Médico Teknon.
Tertiary buyouts: Passing it on
As deal making fever returns to the market, tertiary sales appear to be back in vogue for a number of private equity investors looking to put their secondary assets on the block.
Nordic Capital acquire SiC Processing in SBO
Nordic Capital has acquired a majority stake in the German photovoltaic wafer producer SiC Processing from a group of sellers including Frog Capital in a secondary buyout.
Change Capital sells Republic to TPG
Change Capital Partners has exited its controlling stake in UK fashion retailer, Republic, in a tertiary sale to TPG Capital, reportedly valued at £300m.
Inflexion catches Fish Insurance
Inflexion Private Equity has acquired Preston-based Fish Insurance from Mosaic Private Equity in a secondary buyout.
Nordic Capital acquires Handicare
Nordic Capital has acquired Handicare from Herkules Capital in a secondary buyout.