Trade sale
Nordic Capital's Nycomed in possible €8bn sale
Nordic Capitalтs portfolio company Nycomed has received interest from Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda Pharmaceutical, according to reports.
KBC sells Novaservis for 25%+ IRR
KBC Private Equity has sold Czech bathroom fittings maker Novaservis a.s. in a €48m trade sale to Polish business Ferro.
Stirling Square exits Microtecnica via trade sale
Pan-European private equity firm Stirling Square Capital Partners has sold its portfolio company Microtecnica to security systems supplier Goodrich Corporation.
Barclays PE and LBO France exit Converteam in $3.2bn trade sale
Barclays Private Equity and LBO France have sold 90% of French power conversion and engineering company Converteam to General Electrics for $3.2bn - around 13x EBITDA.
Doughty Hanson prepares Avanza for sale
Doughty Hanson has hired investment bank JP Morgan to explore options for a possible exit from bus company Avanza.
PAI Partners sells Yoplait stake to General Mills
PAI Partners has sold its 51% stake in French yoghurt maker Yoplait to General Mills, in a deal that values the company at €1.6bn.
DFJ Esprit reaps 5x on TLC sale
European venture capital firm DFJ Esprit has reaped a money multiple of 5x on its trade sale of customer relationship management company TLC.
Gimv sells Scana Noliko to PinguinLutosa for €155m
Gimv has fully exited Belgian canned food producer Scana Noliko in a €155m trade sale to listed company PinguinLutosa.
Diana and Axis exit GG
Diana Capital and Axis Participaciones have exited their stakes in Spain’s Grupo Guascor (GG), in a deal that values the diesel and gas engines supplier at €500m.
PAI Partners sells Kwik-Fit for £637m
PAI has sold car repair business Kwik-Fit to Japanese corporation Itochu for ТЃ637m.
Alpha looking to exit Metallum and Rhiag
Alpha Associates is set to sell two of its largest portfolio companies, Metallum and Rhiag, according to media reports.
Equitrust sells telerob for €78m
Equitrust AG has sold its majority stake in German bomb disposal technology company telerob to UK corporation Cobham.
Incitia et al. sell Arctic Silicon for $12m
Incitia Ventures, Proventure and company founders have sold their stakes in Arctic Silicon Devices AS (ASD) to Hittite Microwave Corporation for approximately $12m.
Axcel sells EskoArtwork for €350m
Axcel has sold its stake in Belgian company EskoArtwork to US-based Danaher Corporation for €350m.
Altor and LD Equity sell Aalborg Industries
Altor Equity Partners and LD Equity have sold Aalborg Industries, a marine and land-based energy and environmental solutions provider, to Alfa Laval for a total cash consideration of SEK 5bn.
ING Parcom exits Sogec in trade sale
ING Parcom Private Equity has sold French customer relations services provider Sogec to Mediapost, in a trade sale of an undisclosed amount.
Industrifonden exits Ultra Fog in trade sale
Industrifonden and other shareholders have sold Swedish developer of sprinkler systems Ultra Fog AB to CATEF.
IK and Ratos sell Superfos for €240m
IK Investment Partners and Ratos have fully exited Superfos through a trade sale to RPC Group Plc, valuing the company at тЌ240m.
Barclays sells Aerocan to Ball for €221m
Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has agreed to sell its stake in French aluminium cans manufacturer Aerocan to US-based Ball Corporation, in a deal that values the company at €221m.
Bure Equity sells Energo for SEK 230m
Bure Equity AB has agreed to sell its 94.5% stake in engineering consulting company Energo to УF AB for SEK 230m.
IK Investment Partners sells Welzorg
IK Investment Partners has sold Dutch mobility aids distributor Welzorg to Louwman Group.
Apax sells IFCO Systems to Brambles
Apax has agreed to sell its majority stake in listed German logistics company IFCO Systems to Australian trade buyer Brambles.
PAI-backed Yoplait sale underway
A PAI spokesperson has confirmed the upcoming start of the sale process, according to media reports.
Sunstone exits Epista in trade sale
Sunstone Capital has sold its stake in portfolio company Epista Software A/S, also known as Youcalc, to SuccessFactors Inc.