Private Equity

Western Europe

Inflexion reaps 3x return from Ster sale

Inflexion Private Equity has completed a first exit from its Fund 2, with the £32m sale of the Ster Century cinema chain to a management team backed by Hutton Collins.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Doughty’s ATU pulls IPO

Doughty Hanson-owned Auto-Teile-Unger has indefinitely postponed the initial public offering that was scheduled for June 16, citing adverse market conditions.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

Investcorp parks up at APCOA

Investcorp, the global buyout investor based in Bahrain, has acquired APCOA Parking, the Stuttgart-based parking management company, for an undisclosed sum.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Electra, Englefield in £207.5m facilities deal

Electra Partners Europe and Englefield Capital have acquired Global Solutions, the UK-based facilities management division of Group 4 Falck, for £207.5m

2 min read · 30 December 2012

ECI boosts deal origination team

The UK mid-market private equity firm has appointed a new business development manager to focus on intermediaries.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

Carlyle lines up Dunlop bid

The US buyout firm has teamed up with Meggitt, the UK-based aerospace and electronics supplier to make a £900m bid for Doughty Hanson’s Dunlop Standard Aerospace.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

MidOcean sells pubs for £654m

The Laurel neighbourhood pub chain has been sold to UK brewer Greene King, which beat off strong trade and private equity competition.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Terra Firma clinches second deal

The European private equity firm has acquired the British waste management business of Shanks, the European waste management company for £227.5m from under the noses of rival bidder, Pennon, a UK-based water supplier.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Investindustrial re-acquires chemicals firm

The Southern European mid-market investor has acquired its former portfolio company Italmatch Chemicals, having previously realised a 3.3x return and 84 percent IRR from the company.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Commerzbank chairman joins ICG

Martin Kohlhausen, one of the most senior figures in German banking, has been appointed to Intermediate Capital Group’s board of non-executive directors.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

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