Private equity on the ropes: when assets turn sour
Recent weeks have brought their fair share of high-profile portfolio companies going under - putting private equity in the spotlight once again. Kenny Wastell looks at five deals gone wrong
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Ardian buys minority stake in Nutripack Ecocup
Ardian acquires Crédit Mutuel Equity's stake in the France-based packaging manufacturer
Oakley exits WebPros to CVC and re-invests
Exit sees Oakley re-invest for a minority stake and returns of 6.7x and 140% IRR in total
Lindsay Goldberg in talks to sell Schur Flexibles
GP bought the plastic packaging company in 2016 and the exit is expected to complete in Q1 2020
FSN sells Fitness Word to Pure Gym
Buyer has been owned by US buyout house Leonard Green & Partners since late 2017
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Riverside carves out HealthTech BioActives from Ferrer
Deal includes three manufacturing facilities located in Spain, which employ around 140 staff
Capvis buys Tertianum Group
GP acquired the care home group from Swiss Prime Site and will be the company's sole shareholder
Iris Capital, Idinvest et al. inject $12.3m into Yubo
Iris, Idinvest and historical backers invest in the manager of the eponymous social media app
Mérieux Equity Partners backs Addmedica
GP uses its Mérieux Participations 3 fund, which held a first close on €200m in 2018