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PAI sends healthy distribution to LPsPAI has completed its second realisation from Chr. Hansen, which makes ingredients used in food, drink and health products. It brings distributions to LPs in the past 12 months to about €3.25bn.
- Sagard set to break drought with dough deal
Sagard Private Equity Partners is set to acquire dough-maker EuroDough from parent Sara Lee for €115m. If successful, it will be the firm’s first new investment since June last year.
- Pepsi boss becomes PAI partner
French buyout firm PAI Partners has appointed Charles Bouaziz (pictured), former chief executive of drinks group PepsiCo, as a partner in its consumer group.
- First-time funds to watch
A look at some of the groups limited partners have been buzzing about
- It’s spin-out time
LPs are right to be paying attention to the latest wave of new managers attempting to establish themselves, writes Oliver Smiddy.
- Former PAI chiefs launch rival firm
The two former heads of European buyout firm PAI Partners, Dominique Mégret (pictured) and Bertrand Meunier, have begun preparations for a debut fundraising at their new firm.
- French firms agree realisations
PAI has sold its fourth business this year, retailer Gruppo Coin, while Sagard Private Equity is nearing an exit from Souriau. The combined value of the exits approaches €1.4bn.
- Sagard books 6x Kiloutou return
Buyout group Sagard Private Equity Partners has scored a more than 6x return in French company Kiloutou after selling its controlling stake to PAI Partners.
- News analysis: Europe’s debt markets
A reenergised high-yield bond market is shaping private equity fund managers’ approach towards securing credit.
- PAI Partners in 10x Yoplait exit
The Paris-based firm has sold its 50% stake in dairy products group Yoplait, brining the amount of capital returned to investors since 1 January to roughly €1.2bn.