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Deal Round-up 12/07/01Blue chip VCs invest in Fenestrae, HSBC exits Swedish medical investment, Interregnum leads first round for Yospace, TradeDoubler closes third round
- Apax and Hicks Muse in front on Yell
Three groups are working on rival bids but Apax and Hicks Muse are still in front. Any deal will be one of Europe’s biggest ever LBOs.
- Robust business in a tricky market
The European LBO pipeline is building up, warn bankers, and the reluctance of institutionals to embrace this type of deal is limiting liquidity. Euroweek reports.
- Doughty Hanson sells Soudronic
Gilde Buy-out Fund of the Netherlands and the Swiss CapVis Equity Fund has backed the management of Soudronic in the secondary buy-out of the company.
- Carlyle moves into European property
The private equity firm says it will get returns of more than 20 per cent.
- Doughty Hanson acquires LM Glasfiber
The private equity house will seek to increase LM Glasfiber’s turnover with a view to IPO-ing within a five-year period.
- Doughty Hanson heads shortlist for RHM
Tomkins is expected to sell Ranks Hovis McDougall for £1.2bn (E2bn).
- Innovation bakes up support for RHM
A breakthrough securitisation was launched yesterday by British baker Rank Hovis McDougall. The deal was a European first as it was backed by the whole business and was dependent on the potential of the company's brands.
- Doughty Hanson to issue sterling ABS
Doughty Hanson, the UK-based venture capital firm, is expected to issue a £700m securitisation.
- BC Partners close to US deal
A deal with Mark IV Industries could reach $1.2 billion.