Candover* is an international private equity house with its roots in European buyouts. Since its formation in 1980, it has invested in 137 buyouts worth €46 billion. Investment in deals by Candover is provided in two forms, from Candover Investments plc, a publicly quoted investment trust, and from funds managed by Candover Partners, a wholly owned subsidiary.
The Candover 2008 Fund has made one investment to date: the €2.3 billion take-private of Expro, a leading oil field services business.
The Candover 2005 Fund has made twelve investments: the €2.3 billion take-private of Expro, a leading oil field services business, jointly with the 2008 Fund; the acquisition of Technogym, a global leader in the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of premium branded fitness equipment machinery and wellness solutions; the €1.7 billion delisting of Stork, the Dutch engineering conglomerate; the buyout of Alma Consulting, a leader in cost reduction and tax recovery services; the €415 million buyout of Capital Safety Group, a leading specialist designer and manufacturer of height safety and fall protection equipment; the buyout of Parques Reunidos, a regional attraction park operator; the buyout of Ferretti, a leading manufacturer of high performance luxury motor yachts; the €1 billion buyout of Hilding Anders a global supplier of mattresses and beds, the €682 million buyout of DX Services, a provider of mail services, the €480 million buyout of EurotaxGlass, a provider of automotive data and intelligence services, and the €450 million buyout of UPC Norway, a Norwegian cable operator.
The Candover 2001 Fund has made sixteen investments including: the €220 million buyout of Qioptiq, a world leader in the design and manufacture of high precision optical components and modules for military and civil applications; the buyout of Wood Mackenzie, a leading provider of research and consulting services; the acquisition of ALcontrol, a leading European environmental and food testing company; the acquisition of Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing, one of Europe's leading electronic publishers of business information; the €465 million investment in Thule AB, the world's leading sports utility transportation company; the €320 million acquisition of Innovia Films; the €729 million acquisition of Vetco International, a major global participant in the oilfield services sector; the €182.5 million buyout of Equity Trust, a global provider of trust and fiduciary services; the €1.65 billion acquisition of academic publishers BertelsmannSpringer and Kluwer Academic Publishers to form a new company, Springer; the €141 million MBI of Wellstream, a manufacturer of flexible pipe for the offshore oil and gas sector; the €1.9 billion buyout of Gala, the retail gaming company; the €1 billion buyout of Belgium-based Ontex, a leading European producer of hygiene products for the babycare, feminine hygiene and adult care markets; the €709 million formation of Aspen Insurance, one of the largest independent reinsurance vehicles in the UK market; and the €393 million buyout of Swissport, a global ground handling business, from the former Swissair Group AG. The 2001 Fund also invested in the €3.1 billion buyout of Kabel Deutschland GmbH, a German cable TV company and the buyout of ONO a Spanish cable TV company.
The Candover Group has three offices in London, Madrid, and Paris. Candover Partners Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority in the UK.
*Candover means Candover Investments plc and/or Candover Partners Limited.
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