Trade sale
European corporates eye UK sales processes
International trade buyers are flexing their muscles in the UK market, with European corporates particularly active
Octopus sells Box-it Data to Montagu's Oasis
Records and information management company says the acquisition is its largest to date
Innovacom exits 21Net
French venture capital firm first invested in 21Net in 2011 via its Innovacom 6 fund
Walvis exits product information service Syndy to trade
VC firm sells its stake in the Dutch provider of product information to American company Icecat
Endless partially divests BAI to Shiloh Industries for €52.9m
GP has sold two of the automotive parts manufacturer's factories in the Netherlands and Italy
BC Partners sells Italian retail chain Coin to Centenary
Deal ends a seven-year holding period for BC Partners, which acquired the company in June 2011
Ergon sells Nicotra Gebhardt to US company Regal Beloit
Deal ends a 10-year holding period for Ergon Capital, which acquired the company in 2008
Axcel exits Lessor Group
Deal marks the end of a two-year holding period under Axcel, which acquired the firm in April 2016
PHI Industrial sells Covit to PAI Partners' Albéa
Sale ends an eight-year holding period for PHI Industrial, which acquired the company in 2010
Lone Star to sell MRH to CD&R's MFG for £1.2bn
Deal is an exit for Lone Star Fund IX, with the petrol station operator abandoning its IPO plans
Endless sells Jones the Bootmaker assets to Pavers
Transaction comes 11 months after the GP acquired the company out of administration
Aleph and Crestview exit Interoute in €1.9bn sale to GTT
Deal values the fibre network and data management provider at 11.5x adjusted EBITDA
Priveq, SEB exit Crem International in SEK 1.8bn trade sale
Both PE firms are wholly exiting Crem after acquiring the business from Accent Equity in 2012
Siparex sells Francetruck to trade
Manuloc acquires Francetruck, a French heavy-handling equipment rental and maintenance service
GA backs ProSiebenSat.1's Nucom
Oakley sells minority stakes in portfolio companies Parship and Verivox at a combined EV of €970m
Carlyle sells The Sniffers to trade
Sale ends a holding period of six years for Carlyle, which bought the company in December 2011
FPE, Bestport make 4.2x return on Creditcall sale to NMI
Deal for payment processing business brings to an end a six-year holding period for the vendors
Capvis Equity sells Italy-based Faster to Sun Hydraulics
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Capvis Equity, which acquired the company in 2014
Adelis exits Med Group after three-year holding
Firm saw its turnover double to €100m and the number of employees increase from 800 to 3,000
VC firms to sell Lendico to ING Diba
ING Diba has registered its intention to acquire Lendico with the competition authority
Core Capital exits Ark Home to three trade buyers
Domiciliary healthcare provider made eight bolt-ons during the GP's seven-year tenure
PE-backed footwear retailer Sarenza sold to trade
French retail chain Monoprix buys Sarenza from HLD, BPI France and Akila Finance
Inveready sells Spanish startup Respiro to Seat
Company plans to improve its product offering and expand to other Spanish cities
Activa's Alliance Etiquettes bolts on Groupe Etienne
Acquisition is Alliance Etiquettes’s sixth add-on since Activa's investment in 2015