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PAI Europe IV closes on €2.7bnParis-based PAI Partners has closed its new buyout fund on €2.675bn, confirming that European buyout funds are highly in demand at present.
- Spain’s Amadeus agrees €4.3bn buyout
Reports today indicate that the shareholders of Spanish travel services firm Amadeus have agreed to sell the company to BC Partners and Cinven in a €4.3bn buyout.
- Enterprise buys bottle-top maker in €96m LBO
The Warsaw private equity firm has acquired an 80 percent stake in Polish bottle top manufacturer DGS, evidence that the LBO market in the region continues to grow.
- Advent backs Turkish car fleet firm
Global private equity house Advent International and its investment partner in the Turkish market, Turkven Private Equity, have led an equity financing for Intercity.
- Carlyle, Advent acquire German plastics firm
Carlyle Group and Advent International have acquired German plastics manufacturer HT Troplast from Ruetgers AG in a deal thought to be worth around €300m.
- Competitive tensions
There is no shortage of players in the French buyout market, which has been a popular destination for institutional investors in recent years.With corporates starting to re-emerge as potential bid rivals to private equity firms, auctions are getting crowded. Andy Thomson took the Eurostar to Paris
- GTCR recaps Managed Health Care Associates
The Chicago-headquartered private equity group has acquired the group purchasing group in the long-term, alternate-care and acute-care markets.
- Buyers circle Saga, Westminster Health
Numerous bidders are reportedly competing to acquire Saga, the UK services provider for the over 50s, while 3i prepares to sell Westminster Health Care, the UK care provider.
- CSFB’s Nahum joins Carlyle fundraisers
Mark Nahum from CSFB Private Fund Group has moved to The Carlyle Group’s fundraising team in London.