Trade sale
3i exits Geka in €260m deal
3i and its funds will reap total proceeds of €178m, having already realised value in a refinancing last year
Verdane Capital in €43m Eniram exit to Wärtsila
Direct secondaries GP acquired Eniram as part of a portfolio of companies from Ferd Capital
Ardian to exit Laboratoires Anios to Ecolab
GP exits in a trade sale to a US buyer, having entered the company in 2013 via an MBO
Silverfleet in €310m Cimbria trade sale
Exit concludes 10 years of private equity ownership for Danish agriculture machinery business
Carlyle's Addison Lee acquires Octopus-backed Tristar
Post-transaction, the combined executive car hire company will have a headcount of 800
Inflexion exits CMO to US buyer Mitratech
Risk and compliance company undertook a recruitment drive under Inflexion's ownership
Mannai takes majority stake in Apax-backed GFI
Qatar-based listed group raises stake in French business GFI Informatique to 51.24%
Endless’s Liberata sells Trustmarque for £57m
Private equity house Endless exits the business after a two-year holding period
Randstad launches tender offer for Siparex-backed Ausy
BPI France and Siparex provided a €20m capital increase in the first funding round for Ausy
HgCapital exits Mainio Vire to Triton's Mehiläinen
Exit typifies current high demand for healthcare assets in the Nordic market
Gimv in talks to sell Lampiris to Total
Gimv invested €40m in Lampiris via its Gimv XL buyout fund alongside SRIW in 2013
VR sells Ismet to Phoenix Mecano
VR Equitypartner exits the business after acquiring a minority stake in 2011
Altor exits Curato to Aleris
Sale comes three years after the GP acquired the radiology clinic group in an SBO from CapMan
LDC adds to exit list with Workplace Systems trade sale
LDC sells Workplace Systems to US-based Insight Venture Partners portfolio company WorkForce
Rhône sells Eden Springs to Cott for €470m
Purchase price paid by Cott represents 7x EBITDA, or 1.3x revenues
Electra exits Elian to Intertrust in £435m deal
Sale of the fund administration business generates a 2.6x return
LDC exits Synexus to PPD in £178m deal
Sale provides the GP with a 2.3x return after just a one-year tenure
Bain Capital sells FTE Automotive to Valeo for €819.3m
Purchase price represents an estimated entry multiple of 8x 2016 EBITDA
Maj Invest exits Medicom IP in trade sale
GP sells pre-crisis investment in Danish medical devices company after nine-year holding period
Progressio, Idea Capital reap €130m in Italchimici trade sale
Private equity backers have reaped 3x money after one-year holding period
Herkules exits Harding to Palfinger
GP reaps IRR in "mid-teens" on NOK 500m investment, according to senior partner
CapMan sells Samsa to IK’s Attendo
IK-backed listed company provides exit for CapMan Life Science IV fund
Phoenix reaps 4.3x on £163m Palletways sale to Imperial
Sale of the UK pallet delivery business ends a 12-year holding period
NVM reaps 2x on Silverwing sale to Eddyfi
Oil & gas testing business undertook an international expansion strategy