Atlantica - 01.12.2004, Blaðsíða 8

Operations: A leading womenswear retailer operating 580
outlets under the complementary brands Karen
Millen, Whistles, Oasis and Coast.
Turnover: £ 350 million.
Country: UK.
Project: Participation in a syndicated facility and
mezzanine financing for Mosaic Fashion Ltd.’s
acquisition of Karen Millen.
Amount: Confidential.
Time: June 2004.
Operations: Producer of plastics- and paper-based packaging,
with a leading market position in Europe, North
America, Australia, South America and Asia.
Turnover: £ 1.000 million.
Country: UK.
Project: Participation in a syndicated facility to Linpac
Group Ltd. for Montagu Private Equity’s
acquisition of Linpac Group.
Amount: £ 15 million.
Time: May 2004.
Operations: A global chemicals company with a 20% share
of the world market.
Turnover: EUR 4.000 million.
Country: Germany.
Project: Participation in a syndicated facility to BCP Crystal
Holdings for Blackstone Group’s acquisition of
Celanese AG.
Amount: EUR 15 million.
Time: June 2004.
Operations: Largest holiday home manufacturer in the UK, with
a 40% market share.
Turnover: £ 150 million.
Country: UK.
Project: Participation in a syndicated facility to Scaid
Investments Ltd. for managers and Bank of
Scotland’s acquisition of Burndene Investments Ltd.
Amount: £ 7 million.
Time: June 2004.
Operations: The UK’s third largest women’s fashion chain,
with over 500 outlets.
Turnover: £ 700 million.
Country: UK.
Project: Participation in a syndicated facility to Trinity
brook plc. for Apax Partners and Permira Advisers
Ltd.’s acquisition of New Look Group plc.
Amount: £ 17 million.
Time: August 2004.
Operations: The UK’s largest pet superstore chain, with about
160 outlets.
Turnover: £ 200 million.
Country: UK.
Project: Participation in a syndicated facility for Bridgepoint
Capital Ltd.’s acquisition of Pets at Home Ltd.
Amount: £ 10 million.
Time: September 2004.
Operations: Bulgaria’s largest telecom company, with 2.8
million subscribers.
Turnover: $ 650 million.
Country: Bulgaria.
Project: Participation in a syndicated facility to Advent
BTC Holding Ltd. for the privatisation of a
majority stake in Bulgarian Telecommunications
Company EAD.
Amount: $ 8 million.
Time: August 2004.
Operations: International fishing company.
Turnover: £ 5 million.
Country: UK.
Project: Sale of all shares in Boyd Line.
Amount: £ 12 million.
Time: February 2004.
Operations: World specialist in products and systems for
electrical installations and information networks,
with subsidiaries and offices in close to
60 countries.
Turnover: EUR 2.500 million.
Country: France.
Project: Participation in a syndicated facility.
Amount: EUR 5 million.
Time: February 2004.
Operations: The UK’s second largest jewellery retailer,
operating about 160 stores.
Turnover: £ 160 million.
Country: UK.
Project: Underwriting of mezzanine financing to Godfrey
Acquisitions Ltd. for Baugur Group, Kaldbakur hf.
and Fons hf.’s acquisition of a majority stake in
Goldsmiths.
Amount: Confidential.
Time: May 2004.
Celanese AG Linpac Group
Pets at Home
Goldsmiths Group
Boyd Line
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New Look
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Mosaic Fashion Ltd.
Operations: One of the Czech Republic’s largest telecom
operators.
Turnover: Confidential.
Country: Czech Republic.
Project: Financing of a takeover of Cra in the Czech
Republic, whose holdings include a share
in T-Mobile, the Czech Republic’s second
largest mobile telephone operator.
Amount: Confidential.
Time: August 2004.
Bividion
Operations: German leader in disposal technology and
waste management. One of the two largest
bin manufacturers in Europe.
Turnover: EUR 800 million.
Country: Germany.
Project: Participation in a syndicated facility to
Mayflower Zweite GmbH for Apex Partner Ltd.
and Blackstone Group’s acquisition of SULO
Group Ltd.
Amount: EUR 13 million.
Time: April 2004.
SULO Group
Operations: World leader in building and operating
infrastructure for terrestrial TV and radio,
wireless and wireless multimedia.
Turnover: EUR 900 million.
Country: France.
Project: Participation in a syndicated facility.
Amount: EUR 10 million.
Time: April 2004.
TDF
Operations: Seafood processor specialising in the
production of chilled seafood products for
retail chains.
Turnover: £ 80 million.
Country: UK.
Project: Icelandic Group’s acquisition of an 80% stake
in Seachill.
Amount: £ 40 million.
Time: July 2004.
Seachill
Operations: Sales and services for vending machines – no. 2
in Europe, operating over 80,000 machines.
Turnover: EUR 1.250 million.
Country: UK.
Project: Participation in a syndicated facility for
Charterhouse’s acquisition of Autobar Group Ltd.
Amount: EUR 30 million.
Time: September 2004.
Autobar Group
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