Trade sale
Hamilton Portfolio exits Global Expense
Hamilton Portfolio has sold UK-based expenses management firm Global Expense to US trade buyer Concur for ТЃ14m.
Panoramic marks first exit with 120% IRR Solfex sale
Panoramic Growth Equity has sold renewable energy distribution specialist business Solfex Energy Systems to Travis Perkins for more than ТЃ30m, according to a source.
Smedvig exits SelStor to Pelican Self Storage
Smedvig Capital has sold Swedish self-storage company SelStor AB to Pelican Self Storage, which is operating in Copenhagen and Helsinki.
Caledonia makes 3.5x on Celerant Consulting exit
Caledonia Investments has reaped a 3.5x money multiple on its exit from UK-based management consultancy business Celerant Consulting.
Axa PE exits Phönix/Strack Group to Curtiss-Wright
Axa Private Equity has sold its entire stake in German specialist valves provider Phönix/Strack Group to the Curtiss-Wright Corporation for €82m.
Rutland reaps 2.6x on Advantage Healthcare sale
Rutland Partners has sold UK-based Advantage Healthcare to trade buyer Interserve for ТЃ26.5m, making a 2.6x money multiple on its original investment.
Cinven sells Avio aviation unit to GE for €3.3bn
Cinven has sold the aviation business unit of Avio to General Electric for €3.3bn.
Vaaka Partners sells EMC Talotekniikka to Imtech
Vaaka Partners has sold its majority stake in Finnish technical services provider EMC Talotekniikka to Dutch trade buyer Royal Imtech.
Sovereign achieves 4.2x on sale of DC Leisure
Sovereign Capital has exited its investment in DC Leisure Holdings Ltd in a sale to property management firm Places for People Group Ltd, reaping 36% IRR on its investment.
Waterland exits Windrose Finest Travel
Waterland Private Equity Investments has sold German luxury travel company Windrose Finest Travel (formerly Windrose Fernreisen Touristik) to German trade buyer RV Touristik.
HitecVision sells Spring Energy Norway to Tullow Oil
HitecVision has sold its 87.6% stake in Spring Energy Norway to London-based exploration company Tullow Oil for approximately $326m.
Verdane exits TeamTec to IMS
Verdane Capital has reaped a 4x multiple on the sale of its entire stake in Norwegian shipping company TeamTec Invest to local steel manufacturer Industri & Montasjeservice AS (IMS).
Albion exits Picturehouse investments in sale to Cineworld
Albion Ventures has exited its investments in six UK-based Picturehouse cinemas as part of the sale of City Screen to Cineworld.
Horizon Capital exits Fidem Life to Aegon
Horizon Capital has sold its entire stake in Ukranian life insurance company Fidem Life to Dutch asset management company Aegon.
EQT exits Gambro to Baxter
EQT and Investor AB have sold the remaining division of Swedish healthcare business Gambro Group to trade player Baxter International for SEK 26.5bn.
Trade buyer caution forcing GPs down SBO route
Secondary buyouts
NVM exits Paladin Group
NVM Private Equity has exited its stake in UK-based property services company Paladin Group to trade player Places for People in a deal worth ТЃ15.9m, reaping a 2.3x return on its investment.
Enterprise Investors to sell stake in Zelmer
Enterprise Investors has agreed to sell its 49% stake in listed Polish small appliances manufacturer Zelmer to trade player Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte (BSH) for PLN 298m.
Maven exits Oliver Kay
Maven Capital Partners has exited UK-based fresh foods supplier Oliver Kay Holdings Ltd to Bidfresh Ltd, realising a 2.4x return on its original investment.
DFJ Esprit exits Redkite
VC firm DFJ Esprit has exited its minority holding in UK-based financial markets surveillance specialist Redkite Financial Markets.
Lion's £1.2bn partial sale of Weetabix completes
Bright Food's purchase of a 60% stake in Weetabix from Lion Capital is the largest overseas transaction ever by a Chinese company in the food and beverage sector.
Neo Capital exits Alain Mikli in trade sale
UK-based GP Neo Capital has sold French eyewear brand Alain Mikli International (AMI) to listed Italian trade buyer Luxottica Group.
Ratos sells broadband operator Stofa for DKK 1.9bn
Ratos has agreed to sell Danish broadband and telephony operator Stofa to trade buyer SE for DKK 1.9bn (тЌ255m) after a two-year holding period.
Triton to exit Ruetgers
Triton has sold German chemicals business Ruetgers to Indian industrial group Rain Commodities (Rain CII) for €702m.