Invest-IQ | Private Equity News – Europe

Inflexion Private Equity, the mid-market private equity investor, today announces that it has completed the buyout of Natural Products Worldwide (“NPW”), the market leading impulse giftware products company. Related Links: Press Release: Inflexion invests in Natural Products Worldwide Investor: Inflexion Private Equity Target: Natural Products Worldwide

KBC Private Equity, the PE arm of the Belgian bank KBC Group, has sold its investment in high-speed door maker Dynaco to Swedish door solutions company Assa Abloy – a global leader in Industrial roll-up doors. The deal is estimated between EUR 75 million and EUR 125 million and is expected to close by H1, [...]

AXA Private Equity has acquired French window manufacturer Ouvêo from Alliance Entreprendre and FSI Régions (formerly Avenir Entreprises), in a transaction valued at less than €50m.     Related Links: Press Release: AXA PE buys Ouvêo group Investor: AXA Private Equity  Target: Ouvêo

The EQT Opportunity Fund (“EQT Opportunity”) has reached an agreement to sell its shares in German retail chain Strauss Innovation (“Strauss”) to an affiliate of Sun European Partners LLP, the European advisor to Sun Capital Partners, Inc. The minority shareholder, Geringhoff family, will also sell its stake. The value of the transaction is undisclosed. Related [...]

AF Eigenkapitalfonds für deutschen Mittelstand GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, advised by AFINUM Management GmbH, acquires a minority shareholding in ORWO Net AG, Bitterfeld-Wolfen. AFINUM provides additional equity capital to finance the envisaged future growth strategy. The current shareholders will keep their majority stake in the business. The CEO of the company will remain responsible [...]

The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) and ACM Projektentwicklung GmbH announced they have agreed a strategic partnership whereby investment funds advised by Blackstone will acquire, indirectly through a holding company, a 44% minority stake in Leica Camera AG, to support Leica’s international growth plans. Headquartered in Solms, Germany, with 1,150 employees, Leica has a long tradition [...]