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Coronavirus: PE processes that could be affected

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A round-up of ongoing and expected sale processes in sectors impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, from Unquote sister publication Mergermarket.

Click on the date of the latest update to read Mergermarket's coverage of the situation

Consumer / retail

Target Vendor Target country Latest intel
Botter Idea Taste of Italy; the Botter family Italy 26-Feb-20
Kurt Geiger Cinven UK 19-Feb-20
Twinset   Italy 29-Jan-20
Eton Fashion EQT Sweden 20-Jan-20
Selle Royal Group   Italy 14-Feb-20
Eterna Mode Quadriga Capital Germany 29-Jan-20
IAF Store   Italy 21-Jan-20
Reiss Warburg Pincus UK 20-Jan-20
Sweaty Betty L Catterton UK 18-Jan-20
Cyrillus-Verbaudet Group Alpha Group France 06-Mar-20
Ermanno Scervino   Italy 04-Feb-20


Events / leisure / restaurants

Target Vendor Target country Latest intel
D&B Audiotechnik Ardian Germany 24-Feb-20
Roompot Vakanties PAI Partners Netherlands 17-Jan-20
JumpYard   Sweden 29-Jan-20
Mediterranea Portobello Capital Spain 29-Jan-20
Cigierre   Italy 17-Jan-20
Prime Fitness Prime Fitness Italy 11-Feb-20
San Giorgio   Italy 07-Feb-20
Deltatre Bruin Sports Capital Italy 14-Feb-20


Energy

Target Vendor Target country Latest intel
Motor Fuel Group   UK 23-Feb-20
Optima Italia Groupe Alpha Italy 23-Jan-20
Remazel Alpha Private Equity Italy 28-Jan-20
Tullow Oil   UK 08-Mar-20
Zennor Petroleum Kerogen UK 04-Feb-20
Western Desert assets Shell Egypt 05-Mar-20


Transportation

Target Vendor Target country Latest intel
PD Ports Brookfield Asset Management UK 01-Mar-20
Swissport International HNA Group Switzerland 19-Jan-20
lastminute.com lM Holding UK 30-Jan-20


Education

Target Vendor Target country Latest intel
Complétude and Kinougarde Altur Investissement; Hervé Lecat (founder) France 31-Jan-20
Oxford International Education Group Bowmark UK 28-Feb-20


Further reading on Covid-19's impact on private equity so far:

Coronavirus outbreak could lead to fundraising logjam, PE players warn

Private equity seeks solutions to uncertainty as coronavirus derails buyouts

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