European buyout data (top deals) 1999

Top continental European buyouts completed during 1999, ranked by value, listing equity arrangers and total deal value

Cantrell & Cochrane Group – BC Partners – £855 million

Piaggio – Morgan Grenfell Private Equity – £750.6 million

BSN Emballage (Danone Group) – CVC Capital Partners – £672 million

Torraspapel – CVC Capital Partners – £599 million

Neste Chemicals Suomi – Industri Kapital – £594 million

Vivendi Hotels (52) – Accor/Colony Capital/Blackstone Private Equity – £494 million

Andritz (AGIV) – Carlyle Group/Unternehmens Invest/Deutsche Beteiligungs Unterngs – £487 million

Clondalkin Group – Candover Partners – £408 million

Superfos – Industri Kapital – £392 million

Seagram-Mumm Perrier – Hicks Muse Tate & Furst – £310 million

Groupe Valfond – UBS Capital – £264 million

Giraudy – Deutsche Morgan Grenfell – £232 million

Eldon – EQT Scandinavia – £231 million

BPA – Procuritas – £229 million

IMO CAR Wash Group – NatWest Equity Partners – £228 million

Wavin – CVC Capital Partners – £223 million

Oriflame International – Intermediate Capital Group (mezz) – £212 million

CCMX (Credit Lyonnais Inform) – Apax Partners/SFIGEAltamir et Cie – £173 million

TIW Czech – Chase Capital Partners/Advent International – £162 million

Global Refund Group – Apax Partners/Foreign Exchange Co of Ireland – £160 million

Safety-Kleen Europe – Electra Fleming – £154 million

Vestolit-PVC Business – Candover Investments/D George Harris – £154 million

Source: Thomson Financial Securities Data