PRINT THIS PAGE ABN AMRO Capital, Montagu, PPM, 3i all reportedly bidding for Britax Childcare22/07/2005. Source: AltAssets. 
 ABN AMRO Capital, Montagu, PPM and 3i are understood to have submitted first-round bids for children's car seat and pushchair maker Britax Childcare, the Financial Times reported. Offers are in the range of £200-230m.
Britax Childcare - owned by The Royal Bank of Scotland and part of Britax International - designs, assembles and markets a range of children's car seats and wheeled goods.
The auction of Britax elicited considerable interest from private equity firms. Others that have previously been reported as considering a bid include Duke Street Capital, Charterhouse and Bridgepoint.
ABN AMRO Capital, the global private equity business of Netherlands-based ABN AMRO, has funds under management of €2bn.
Montagu focuses on the European mid-market and has over €2.5bn of funds and assets under management.
PPM, the private equity arm of Prudential, is a mid-market private equity specialist.
3i is active across all funding stages, from start-ups, through growth capital to buy-outs.
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