unq2015sep
Deal in Focus: Sovereign makes £18m offer for Synarbor
Sovereign makes £18m offer for Synarbor, which trades on JP Jenkins
Oakley reacquires minority stake in Daisy for £39m
GP held 13.6% stake in business until it was delisted in 2014
BDO's Barraclough joins Clearwater
Barraclough joins after nine years with BDO
Castik closes maiden fund on €1bn
Epic I to target businesses valued in €300m-1bn range
Providence and WPP team up for Chime takeover
Duo offers 365 pence per share, equating to 33% premium
LBO France gets 2x on Tractel exit to Cinven
Deal represents Tractel’s fifth buyout since inception
Norway facing quietest year for private equity in a decade
Knock-on effect of oil price tumble felt in Norwegian PE market
PAI sells Swissport International for CHF 2.7bn
Chinese trade buyer HNA Group picks up asset from PAI
Lead Edge et al. in $82m series-C for Catawiki
Largest funding round in Benelux so far in 2015, according to unquote” data
Deal in Focus: TDR in record-breaking €3.7bn LBO for LeasePlan
First buyout to break the €3bn mark in 2015, according to unquote” data
Deal in Focus: Blackstone sells Vitalia to CVC’s Vedici
Transaction mirrors consolidation trend in French private hospitalisation sector
Arle and Eyrir in €706m Fokker exit
Arle to reap €500m in cash on sale of majority stake
Deal in focus: Verdane exits Banqsoft to Advent’s KMD for 6x money
Exit brings GP's first direct secondaries fund to full realisation
Carlyle sells Telecable to Zegona for €640m
Sale comes four years after GP acquired business for €400m
Summit Partners offloads 360T for €725m
Deal still awaiting regulatory approval
Baring Vostok and Almaz lead $40m series-B for CarPrice
Round follows $2m seed round in November 2014
Unicorns blessed with big-buck fundings
Are fast-growth start-ups shunning IPOs for private funding rounds?
Felix Capital et al. in $20m series-B round for Mirakl
Deal represents largest investment by Felix to date
Gilde et al. to de-list TenCate in €675m take-private
Transaction sees business leave stock exchange after sixty years
Miles Frost, founder of Frost Brooks, dies aged 31
Managing partner of Frost Brooks, Miles Frost, has died age 31
LBO France appoints four
Jacques Franchi to become the firm's new chief investment officer
Siparex reaps 20% IRR on Sogexi exit to Lacroix
GP thought to have scored returns in the 2-4x region
Elysian races to final close on £250m
Vehicle reached hard-cap in just five months
CBPE nets 78% IRR on Côte sale to BC Partners
Brasserie chain purchased less than two years ago