Annual Buyout Review: European momentum likely to be hit hard
Europe's private equity buyout market enjoyed another standout year in 2019, but this momentum is all but guaranteed to be disrupted this year as the industry navigates the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Valuations rising as food & beverage whets PE's appetite
Within the space of a year, average pricing in the space has increased by 2.2 turns of EBITDA, research by Clearwater and Unquote shows
H&F increases Zooplus take-private offer
Increase from EUR 3bn to EUR 3.29bn follows competing takeover interest from EQT and KKR
UK remains priciest PE market in Europe
LTM average entry multiple for UK buyouts stood at 13.2x in Q2 - up by nearly two and a half turns of EBITDA year-on-year
DBAG eyes Italian B2B industrials, services deals via local subsidiary
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG has established a Milan office, hiring Giovanni Revoltella as partner
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Growth fund has a EUR 150m target and expects to announce its first investment shortly
KKR drops out of Zooplus race
Hellman & Friedman increased its take-private offer to EUR 3.29bn earlier this week
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