Things seem to be looking up in the European buy-and-build market, with average deal sizes on the rise and plenty of activity in the Nordics and the UK - including a 10th add-on for Dunedin-backed CitySprint.
3 min read · 19 September 2013
The CapMan spin-out hoped to raise SEK 2bn for its debut buyout fund to target investments in Sweden, but has pulled its fundraising after failing to get traction in the market.
3 min read · 19 September 2013
Following the investment in Monceau Fleurs Group, Perceva’s maiden fund which closed on €150 million in January 2011, is now approximately 80 percent deployed.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
This is the third investment from EQT’s mid-market fund, which is currently in market attempting to raise $1 billion for cross-border expansion investments in Europe and Asia.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The London-headquartered firm has sold the firm for £57.5m, generating ECI a 2.1x, which can go up due to guarantees on short term performance.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The exit of healthcare services company Curato comes as CapMan seeks €400m for its Fund X, which has collected about €206m.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
With the investment in Whitworths, Equistone’s €1.5bn Fund IV, closed earlier this year, is now approximately 45% deployed.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The UK-based firm, which is understood to have invested approximately £100m in the restaurant chain, made the acquisition from its £405 million Fund VIII.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The firm will sell healthcare services company Terveystalo, which it acquired in 2009 for €312m, to EQT Partners.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
LDC,the in-house private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has sold aircraft fitting business AIM Aviation to TowerBrook Capital Partners.
1 min read · 19 September 2013
