News/Exits
EQT sells Aleris to Investor AB
EQT Partners has agreed to sell Aleris Holding AB to Investor AB for an enterprise value of SEK 4.4bn.
Advent and Turkven sell Roma Plastic
Advent International and Turkven Private Equity have sold Turkish manufacturer of PVC edge bands to Austrian wood manufacturing firm Egger.
DZ Equity Partners exits Electrovac
DZ Equity Partners is reported to have sold the Austrian Electrovac Group to Semikron International.
Leonardo Venture-backed GROHNO-Guss insolvent
Leonardo Venture today announced its portfolio company GROHNO-Guss has gone into administration.
Siparex exits Keria
Siparex has sold its entire stake in lighting products retailer Keria to the founder's family.
IPO of EPiServer cancelled
Venture capital investors Amadeus Capital, Northzone Ventures and Monterro Holding have pulled plans to list portfolio company EPiServer.
AAC Capital puts U-Pol up for sale
Industry reports suggest AAC Capital is looking to sell car body filler company U-Pol.
Graphite Capital to sell Micheldever Tyre Services
Graphite Capital is looking for a buyer for its portfolio company Micheldever Tyre Services, according to reports.
BC Partners lines up IPO for Fitness First
BC Partners is preparing to exit Fitness First in an IPO worth up to £1.2bn, according to reports.
LDC exits defense specialist Kylmar
LDC has sold its minority stake in Kylmar to the UK branch of General Dynamics, for an undisclosed sum.
Alchemy to sell Seymour Pierce stake
Alchemy Partners will sell their 33.6% stake in brokerage firm Seymour Pierce to the company's employee benefit trust.
3i exits business support specialist KNEIP
3i has exited its minority stake in KNEIP, a Luxembourg-based provider of specialist business support services to the asset management industry.
Consortium sell stake in Cognis
Permira, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and SVG Capital have sold their stakes in Cognis to BASF.
Segulah divests NEA
Segulah has sold portfolio company Närkes Elektriska AB (NEA) to Imtech in a trade sale.
3i-backed Inspicio sells part of operation to Bureau Veritas
3i owned Inspicio has sold part of its business to Bureau Veritas for £450m.
Candover, Cinven, Permira exit Gala Coral
Candover, Cinven and Permira have reportedly exited Gala Coral, following a restructuring deal that sees them collectively lose most of their £1.2bn original investment - with mezzanine investors taking control of the company.
LBO France plans Medi-Partenaires exit
LBO France is working on plans to exit its stake in French healthcare provider, Medi-Partenaires SA, according to media reports.
Change Capital sells Republic to TPG
Change Capital Partners has exited its controlling stake in UK fashion retailer, Republic, in a tertiary sale to TPG Capital, reportedly valued at £300m.
Permira and Goldman Sachs reject Lubrizol offer
Permira and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners have rejected Lubrizol's offer for chemicals group Cognis.
CapMan exits MQ through IPO
CapMan has listed portfolio company MQ. CapMan will reduce it's shareholding from 52% to 28% as part of the IPO.
Atlas Venture et al. sell shares in Priceminister
Japanese e-commerce specialist Rakuten has acquired a 100% stake in the Priceminister group from Atlas Venture, Phillimore, Technocap, Quilvest and individual shareholders.
Apax Patners sells remaining stake in Galapagos
Apax Partners' funds and listed vehicle Altamir Amboise has sold its 5.4% remaining stake in listed biotechnology company Galapagos.
Albion sells RFI Global Services
Albion Ventures has sold its stake in UK technology services provider RFI Global Services, reaping £4.7m from the deal.
Balderton exits Figleaves
Balderton has sold its stake in retail clothing trading company, Figleaves, to home shopping company N Brown Group - in a deal that values the company at £11.5m.