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NBGI makes 6x return from retail sale(2)

The buyout firm has completed a lucrative exit from UK outdoor equipment retailer Mountain Warehouse, netting a six times return after a £15 million sale.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

3i sells healthcare business to Rutland

UK turnaround specialist Rutland Partners has bought Attends Healthcare from 3i for €93.5 million.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Permira increases Valentino stake again

European buyout firm Permira has upped its stake in Valentino to 60.2 percent, as it seeks to buy out the Italian fashion brand.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

TPG mulls £11bn Virgin Media bid

US buyout firm TPG is considering a bid for cable broadband company Virgin Media. It is also lining up its first Russian deal.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Advent buys Takko from Permira(3)

European buyout firm Permira has sold Takko, a German fashion discount chain, to Advent International for €770 million. The deal comes as Permira looks to sell another retail asset – UK high street chain New Look.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Montagu buys hair styling business from LDC

Lloyds Development Capital has made an exit from the company behind iconic hair-styling brand ghd after just 12 months, selling it to Montagu Private Equity for £160 million.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

GMT targets growth after latest telecoms deal(2)

The communications sector specialist has done yet another deal in the European cable TV and telecoms area with the acquisition of Melita Cable, a Maltese provider valued at about €170 million. It believes broadband migration, internet telephony and pay-TV services will provide the main growth opportunities.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

NBGI makes 6x return from retail sale

The buyout firm has completed a lucrative exit from UK outdoor equipment retailer Mountain Warehouse, netting a six times return after a £15 million sale.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Bridgepoint expands vehicle inspection company(3)

A-Katsastus, a Bridgepoint-backed Finnish vehicle inspection business, has made its sixth acquisition under the buyout firm’s ownership.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

EQT flips Tognum in €2.1 billion IPO(3)

Nordic buyout firm EQT Partners is to float Tognum, an engineering company it bought in March last year, on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. It will be the largest IPO in Germany in seven years.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

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