It saw the partial sale of Custom Sensors & Technologies to the Netherlands’ based Sensata for 1.24x return, distributed just over one year post-acquisition, the sale of Sematic to peer Wittur for 2.0x return, approximately one year after acquisition, and the sale of Telecable de Asturias to Zegona Communications for 2.8x return. 

There was an IPO of Multi-Packaging Solutions, which was originally acquired as Chesapeake Limited, showing a current multiple of 2.48x.

In the period between 1 January 2015 and 31 March 2016, CETP made three new deals and invested a total of €109m. CETP exited three deals and had total distributions of €244m.

In May, it sold another software provider, London-headquartered The Foundry, to HgCapital, for a total return of 3.31x.

These investors range from public and private pension funds to wealthy individuals and families to sovereign wealth funds, unions and corporations. 

Sectors of focus are wide, covering aerospace, defence & government services, consumer & retail, energy & power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, real estate, technology & business services, telecommunications & media and transport.