Private equity exits completed in Western Europe in 2015, by deal value

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 25, 2016
The statistic shows the largest private equity exits completed in Western Europe in 2015. It can be seen that during that time the largest value deal was the flotation of Worldpay, with a value of almost 6.5 billion euros.

Largest private equity exits completed in Western Europe as of 2015 (in million euros)

CharacteristicValue in million euros
Worldpay by Advent International Corporation, Bain Capital LLC (Flotation) 6,480
Grandvision by HAL Investments B.V. (Flotation) 5,000
Springer Science & Business Media by BC Partners (Trade Sale) 5,000
Omega Pharma by Waterland Private Equity Investments B.V.,Coucke Invest (Trade Sale) 3,800
TDF by Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP, TPG Capital LP, BPI France SA, Ardian (Trade Sale) 3,560
Autobahn Tank & Rest by Terra Firma Capital Partners Limited, RREEF Infrastructure (Trade Sale) 3,500
Center Parks (UK) by Blackstone Group LP (Trade Sale) 3,408
Auto Trader/ Trader Media by Apex Partners LLP (Flotation) 3,267
Scout24 Holding by Hellman & Friedman LLC, Blackstone Group LP (Flotation) 3,230
AMCo/ Amdipharm Mercury Company by Cinven Partners LLP (Trade Sale) 3,105
Showing entries 1 to 10 (10 entries in total)
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Value in million euros6,4806,4805,0005,0005,0005,0003,8003,8003,5603,5603,5003,5003,4083,4083,2673,2673,2303,2303,1053,105Worldpay by Advent International Corporation, Bain Capital LLC(Flotation)Grandvision by HAL Investments B.V. (Flotation)Springer Science & Business Media by BC Partners (Trade Sale)Omega Pharma by Waterland Private Equity Investments B.V.,CouckeInvest (Trade Sale)TDF by Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP, TPG Capital LP, BPI FranceSA, Ardian (Trade Sale)Autobahn Tank & Rest by Terra Firma Capital Partners Limited, RREEFInfrastructure (Trade Sale)Center Parks (UK) by Blackstone Group LP (Trade Sale)Auto Trader/ Trader Media by Apex Partners LLP (Flotation)Scout24 Holding by Hellman & Friedman LLC, Blackstone Group LP(Flotation)AMCo/ Amdipharm Mercury Company by Cinven Partners LLP (TradeSale)
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August 2016

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2015

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