Take Private
Advent International agrees £4bn take-private for Cobham
Proposed share price represents a 50.3% premium on the average value across the last three months
Bain, Carlyle place takeover bid for Osram at €35 per share
Bain and Carlyle have placed a takeover offer for the lighting manufacturer, valuing it at €3.9bn
Blackstone et al. agree £4.77bn Merlin take-private
Proposed transaction also includes co-investment from CPPIB and the investment arm of Lego
TDR to de-list BCA Marketplace in £1.9bn deal
Price gives the car auction business an enterprise value multiple of 12.5x its adjusted EBITDA
KKR launches offer for Axel Springer at €63 per share
Friede Springer and CEO Mathias Döpfner, who hold 45.4% of shares, will form a consortium with KKR
Triton submits bid for Thomas Cook’s Nordic business
Group is evaluating the offer for its operations and airline in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark
Charterhouse agrees £668m Tarsus take-private
Deal values shares in the Irish media and events business at 17x its average EBITDA in 2017 and 2018
H&F, Blackstone's offer for Scout24 rejected by shareholders
Scout24's management and supervisory boards supported the consortium's offer of €46 per share
KKR acquires controlling stake in Telepizza in €604m deal
GP, which already owns a 28.57% stake, will reach 56.29% and will be able to de-list the company
H&F, Blackstone's take-private of Scout24 stalls – reports
Shareholders resist a voluntary takeover offer following a rise in Scout24's share price
PAI to buy Elior's Areas in €1.54bn deal
Proceeds of the Areas division sale will be used to reduce Elior's leverage ratio
PAI gets €885m offer for Wessanen agreed
Offer price of €11.50 per share values 100% of Wessanen's shares at approximately €885m
KKR adjusts takeover bid to buy Telepizza in €604m deal
GP's new offer receives approval of the Spanish authority CNMV, according to public document
Bowmark completes £114m take-private of Tax Systems
Deal comes a month after the automation tech and compliance firm's board approved the GP's offer
Epiris to acquire IFG Group in £206m take-private
Financial services group's adjusted operating profit grew by 18% annually to £12.4m in 2018
PE consortium approaches £2.6bn deal for Inmarsat
Deal proposed by Apax, Warburg Pincus, CPPIB and OTPP has been recommended for approval
ArchiMed to acquire Bomi in €70m take-private deal
GP intends to finance the acquisition via its Med Platform I fund, which held a €530m first close in 2018
CVC reacquires Ahlsell in SEK 31bn take-private deal
Follows a cash offer of SEK 55 per share for the business that CVC made on 11 December
Pollen Street increases offer for Prime Car Management
Firm initially offered PLN 20 per share on 20 February, but has increased this to PLN 23.25
Bowmark close to £100m take-private of Tax Systems
Offer represents a premium of 20.3% on the average 91.4 pence per share in the past 12 months
Apollo's £3.32bn RPC take-private bid approved by directors
Development comes four months after the GP emerged as a bidder for the plastic packaging firm
Blackstone, H&F have joint bid for Scout24 rejected
Offer from previous owners Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman values the business at €4.7bn
Investindustrial puts in €142m offer for chocolate maker Natra
Investindustrial made its offer through World Confectionary Group, a new acquisition vehicle
EQT increases offer to take Karo Pharma private
Offer increases from SEK 36.90 to SEK 38.00 per share and is recommended by the board