Trade sale
Permira sells Creganna for $895m
All-cash transaction with TE Connectivity awards Permira a 3.4x return multiple
Vaaka sells Finnish roofer to Sentica’s Hämeen Laaturemontti
Exit comes five years after Vaaka's acquisition and two years after Sentica backed Hämeen Laaturemontti
Vespa offloads WSP Textiles
Vespa first backed Stroud-based billiard table upholterer in 2011
Investcorp in €1bn exit of Icopal to GAF
Danish roofing materials maker had been an IPO candidate before the trade sale to GAF materialised
Gores sells Unify to Atos for €366m
The transaction was leveraged with €48m, with Unify's enterprise value standing at €590m
Palatine sells Selection for £34.8m
Palatine backed Selection's £15m MBO in December 2011, investing via its first fund
Montefiore exits 27% Demos stake in trade sale
Third asset to be exited from the GP's €120m, fully invested second fund
Omnes exits 55% SLG Recycling stake to Derichebourg
Sale comes seven years after GP created SLG Recycling group via dual merger
Onex exits KraussMaffei to ChemChina for €925m
German plastics machinery producer reported revenues of €1.1bn for 2014
Highlander sells Poland's Medi-system to Orpea
GP exits 50% stake in Polish care provider to Paris-listed trade buyer Orpea
Industry experts expecting SBO hike as IPOs fade in 2016
Leading industry practitioners discuss challenges and opportunities for divestments in 2016
Advent in £1.5bn Priory Group exit
Advent, which had owned Priory since 2011, will receive a mix of cash and shares
Highlander sells ZREW to CGS-owned R&S Group
US GP sells Polish company to PE-owned Swiss group
Apax exits Rhiag in €1.04bn trade sale
The company was considering an IPO on the Italian stock exchange back in October
WestBridge nets 4.3x on Aero Stanrew trade sale
WestBridge Capital backed the £8.5m MBO of the business in 2012, exits at £42m EV
BGF exits The Exchange Lab in trade sale
Business Growth Fund provided £5m of growth capital to The Exchange Lab in November 2013
VC-backed Acerta sold to trade for up to $7bn
VC backers make partial exit and are set to fully divest in the future
Auctus exits Career Partner to Apollo Education for €96m
GP held the education company for eight years prior to trade sale
PAI to exit GCS in €650m trade sale
GP to reap €186m in proceeds for its €2.7bn buyout fund
Industrifonden and SEB sell Cobolt to Hübner Group
German trade buyer wholly acquires Swedish laser maker
General Atlantic offloads Axel Springer Digital Classified stake
Springer regains full ownership following the transaction
Arle, Eyrir in €695m Stork trade sale
Deal marks end to Stork’s three-step exit process
Altor’s Åkers acquired by Ampco-Pittsburgh for $80m
Deal sees Altor acquire significant stake in acquirer
Triton in SEK 1.1bn sale of Inflight Service Group to Gategroup
Exit comes 10 years after company first came under PE ownership