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- European Buyout Market in 2011: A Slideshow of Highlights
France is challenging the UK as the leader in European buyouts, with 129 deals worth €14 billion last year, says a new report.
- Ratos Appoints Advisors for Sale of Anticimex
Swedish buyout shop Ratos has hired Navigo Partners to advise it on the sale of pest control firm Anticimex, Reuters reported Friday. A deal for Anticimex could be worth as much as 2.5 billion Swedish crowns ($364 million). Ratos bought its 85% stake in Anticimex from Nordic Capital in 2005 in a deal that valued the company at 1.6 billion crowns.
- EQT Will Pay Up to $306M for Ventelo
Swedish private equity firm EQT will pay up to 1.8 billion Norwegian crowns ($306 million) to buy Norway's second largest data and telecoms provider, Ventelo, Reuters reported Wednesday.
- Nordic Capital, CVC Combine Candy Companies
Private equity firms Nordic Capital and CVC are forming a new Swedish chocolate and candy company by merging their LEAF company with well-known name Cloetta, Reuters wrote Friday. The deal values LEAF at 6.8 billion Swedish crowns ($974.8 million) on a cash and debt-free basis. After the deal, current top Cloetta shareholder Malfors Promotor will hold 22% of the share capital and 39.9% of the votes in the new company, Reuters reported. CVC will hold 33% of the share capital and 25.4% of the votes, while Nordic Capital will hold 24.6% of the shares and 18.9% of the votes.
- Nordic Capital Appoints Advisors for Nefab
Nordic Capital has appointed Carnegie and SEB Enskilda as advisors for the sale or public listing of Swedish industrial packaging firm Nefab, Reuters reported Monday. The value of a potential deal has been estimated between 2 billion crowns ($286 million) and 350 million euros ($464 million), Reuters wrote.
- Bidders Reconsider Offers for Sport Group
IK Investment Partners' sale of German outdoor sport surface maker Sport Group is in limbo as private equity firms reconsider bids for the company, Reuters reported Wednesday. Bankers are concerned that Sport Group's earnings could drop as the company is exposed to falling public spending, Reuters wrote. EQT, Nordic Capital and PAI Partners have been interested in the company, which had a price tag of around 200 to 250 million euros. Nordic Capital has already pulled out of the process.