Trade sale
Bullnet Capital sells Zhilabs to Samsung
Following the deal, Zhilabs will continue to operate independently under its own management
Rutland sells assets of arson-struck Gardman to Westland
Newly developed warehouse of garden products business was destroyed by fire in March
Maven reaps 2.7x on sale of Cursor to DiscoverIE
Sale of trackball manufacturer brings to an end a three-year holding period for the fund manager
Endless sells Affinity Workforce to Castlerock Recruitment
Deal for the recruitment business brings to an end a holding period of just 16 months
Ambienta sells Lakesight to trade for €140m
Sale ends a holding period of almost eight years for Ambienta's first institutional fund
Sun European Partners sells Elix Polymers for €195m
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Sun, which bought the company from Styrolution Group
Platinum sells Exterion to Global for £400m
Sale of the billboard company comes 16 months after the vendor reportedly aborted a previous auction
Egeria sells Jet to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Egeria, which acquired Jet via its fourth fund
Primary Capital exits Esteem Systems after 14 years
Primary Capital backed the buyout of the IT services company in 2004 via its second fund
Jadeberg sells MCS to trade
Sale generates a gross IRR of 33% for Jadeberg over its holding period of two-and-a-half years
BaltCap sells Caffeine to Reitan Convenience
Ends a six-year holding period for BaltCap, which backed the business through its Lithuania fund
LDC sells Seabrook to Calbee
Sale of Yorkshire-based crisps brand comes less than a year after LDC refinanced the company
LFPI Gestion exits Accolab in trade sale
LFPI sells stake in clinical laboratories operator Accolab after three years of ownership
Verdane exits JSB Group
Deal supports JSBтs corporate strategy by combining business activities to grow scale and resources
Hg sells Lumesse
Sale of HR software company brings to an end an eight-year holding period for the vendor
IK Investment Partners sells Transnorm to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for IK, which bought Transnorm from Equita Management
Advent-backed Laird sells off CVS division
Advent wholly acquired the UK-based manufacturer in a take-private deal earlier this year
Piper sells Orlebar Brown to Chanel
Sale of tailored swimwear company was reportedly expected to value the business at up to ТЃ50m
Star Capital sells Olivotto Glass to trade
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for Star, which acquired a 71.6% stake in Olivotto for €16.4m
Neuberger Berman, NB Aurora exit Mesgo
Hexpol also acquires a majority stake from company founder and CEO Francesco Caldara
Droia sells Tusk Therapeutics to trade in €658m deal
Droia invested in UK-based Tusk Therapeutics in 2014, acquiring a majority stake
PHI Industrial exits Intimus
Sale ends a four-year holding period for PHI, which acquired the business via its second fund
Initiative & Finance exits Akanea to trade
GP exits investment in software publisher having bought a majority stake in 2013
OpenGate sells Nakan to trade
Buyer Westlake Chemical Corporation is expected to pay around $265m in cash for the asset