Exits

The sale of its stake in the catering group to fellow UK firm Livingbridge will deliver a 3x return to investors in ECI 9.

The Canadian pension will be reinvesting in V Group alongside global buyout house Advent International.

The sale of the outdoor clothing and equipment retailer GO Outdoors 18 years after its initial investment will deliver around 40x for the SME specialist’s investors.

The firm has inked two healthcare exits in November which between them will return more than €700m to LPs.

The Private Equity International Awards 2016 are the private equity market’s most comprehensive, and the only ones voted on entirely by industry participants.

The Private Equity International Awards 2016 are the private equity market’s most comprehensive, and the only ones voted on entirely by industry participants.

The Guy Hands-led firm first floated parent company Infinis Group in 2013 and subsequently rebought the shares.

The firm has sold the German lighting business to French industry giant Ardian.

The growth equity firm has now returned €400m to LPs this year.

Every portfolio company’s value creation story is different, but there are a few common operational levers private equity firms can pull to stimulate growth and boost returns.