PAI Partners has acquired ADB Solutions from Montagu Private Equity. Terms of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory clearances, were not disclosed.

Montagu Private Equity has sold the ghd hair styling brand to Lion Capital, with two sources close to the deal putting the purchase price at nearly 300 million pounds ($475.10 million), writes Reuters. The private equity groups released a joint statement announcing the transaction but did not disclose the terms.

Distressed investors are buying into loans of UK waste management firm Biffa as they attempt to take control of the company, which is restructuring its 1.1 billion pounds ($1.7 billion) of debt, writes Reuters. Biffa is owned by Montagu Private Equity and Global Infrastructure Partners. Reuters – Distressed investors are buying into loans of UK [...]

EQT VI is to acquire medical supplies manufacturer BSN medical from Montagu Private Equity for around 1.8 billion euros ($2.5 billion). BSN was founded in 2001 as a joint venture between Beiersdorf and Smith & Nephew and was acquired by Montagu Private Equity in 2005. PRESS RELEASE EQT VI has agreed to acquire medical supplies [...]

This week saw the fewest number of deals so far this year, according to data from Thomson Reuters.

TowerBrook Capital Partners is emerging the frontrunner in the auction for ventilation and heating systems manufacturer Volution. The company is currently owned by AAC Capital Partners, Reuters reported Friday. AAC, the UK team of the former buyout arm of ABN Amro, acquired Volution in 2006 from Montagu Private Equity, Reuters wrote.

European private equity performance figures bode well for those European buyout funds on the fundraising trail. General partners saw double-digit positive returns in the one-year time horizon through June 30, according to Thomson Reuters Private Equity Performance Index. Looking at the overall figures, European private equity performance posted positive returns across all but the 3-year [...]

Montagu Private Equity, the former European buyouts business of HSBC, has raised 2.5 billion euros ($3.6 billion) for new deals, Reuters reported. The firm’s fourth fund attracted investment from pension funds, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds from the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, Reuters wrote. The firm surpassed its initial 2.5 billion euro target, and will invest in deals worth between 100 million euros and 1 billion euros.

European private equity shop Montagu Private Equity said that it will acquire Moss, Norway-based Helly Hansen Pro. Financial terms of the deal were not released. HH Pro provides survival and personal protection suits for the offshore and shipping markets.

Montagu Private Equity LLP, a U.K.-based mid-market European private equity concern, hired KPMG to review its Maplin Electronics portfolio company. The process could mean the sale of the retailer, people familiar with the situation told Dow Jones Newswires Friday. Montagu added Maplin Electronics to its portfolio in September 2004 for £244 million.