Private Equity
European private equity house Montagu Private Equity has acquired Germany-based Kalle Holding from CVC Capital Partners in a €200 million secondary buyout.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
ABN AMRO Capital and ING PARCOM Private Equity have completed the secondary buyout of Groupe Doucet, a French homecare and cleaning products firm.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Gamma Capital Partners, the Austrian technology investor, has announced the final closing of its second venture fund on €17.25m.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Ben Sherman, first backed by 3i in 1993 with a £4m cash injection, has been sold to US trade buyer Oxford Industries, for £80m.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
LPs in funds advised by BC Partners have been informed that three of the firm’s managing partners will retire within the next 18 months.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
JP Morgan Partners has agreed to acquire Safety-Kleen Europe for £280m, providing a return of more than 4x equity for Electra.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The US buyout firm has made a partial exit from the UK food retailer following a decision to reduce the issue price.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The Swiss private equity firm has acquired the European activities of US automotive supplier group Findlay Industries for an undisclosed sum.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
US private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has signed an agreement to sell Swiss electricity metering firm Landis+Gyr to Australia’s Bayard Energy.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
In the second largest UK retail buyout of the year, Bridgepoint has acquired Pets at Home for £230m, providing over 3.5x return for 3i, which has also realised £60m from the IPO of electronic components group e2v technologies.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
