Montagu puts Kalle up for sale

UK buyouts firm Montagu Private Equity is looking to sell German sausage skin maker Kalle.

Kalle was acquired the private equity house in September 2004 in a €140m secondary buyout from CVC.

The company, which has facilities across Europe as well as the USA and Chile, generated a turnover of €186m in 2007, and employs 1,300 people.