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Bayside and LBO France inject fresh money into Consolis

Bayside Capital and owner LBO France have respectively injected €45m of new debt and an equal amount of fresh equity into the refinancing of Belgian concrete manufacturer Consolis.

Benelux unquote | 15 May 2013 | secure

Arkea Capital and SGCP buy 20% of Piriou

Arkea Capital Investissement and Société Générale Capital Partenaires (SGCP) have each acquired a 10% stake in French ship builder Piriou from Jaccar Holdings.

France unquote | 14 May 2013 | secure

Dubai International’s Mauser extends 96% of debt

German industrial packaging manufacturer Mauser, which is owned by Dubai International Capital, has extended the maturities of 96% of its €695m senior debt, revolver and acquisition facilities.......

DACH unquote | 14 May 2013 | secure

3i sells HTC Sweden to Polaris Private Equity

3i has sold its 36.5% stake in flooring solutions manufacturer HTC Sweden to Polaris Private Equity.

Nordic unquote | 14 May 2013 | secure

LDC sells Eve Trakway to Ashtead

LDC has sold temporary traffic systems and management supplier Eve Trakway to rental equipment provider Ashtead Group plc for £28m, a 2.5x multiple on the firm’s original investment.

UK unquote | 13 May 2013 | secure

Equita acquires MEN Mikro Elektronik

German private equity house Equita has acquired MEN Mikro Elektronik, an embedded electronics manufacturer, in a deal that values the company at €25-50m.

DACH unquote | 13 May 2013 | secure

Bridgepoint buys Flexitallic Group from Eurazeo

Bridgepoint has acquired Paris-based sealing solutions business The Flexitallic Group from Eurazeo PME for €450m.

France unquote | 07 May 2013 | secure

PE-backed Kion Group to list

German forklift manufacturer Kion Group, backed by KKR and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, is considering an initial public offering, according to reports.

DACH unquote | 03 May 2013 | secure

Sun Capital merges five portfolio companies

Sun Capital has announced plans to combine five of its US and European plastic packaging businesses to create Luxembourg-based Exopack Holdings Sarl, the sixth largest company of its kind......

unquote | 03 May 2013 | secure

Electra to reap 15x on Allflex

BC Partners has made a binding offer of $1.3bn to Electra Partners for its French animal tags business Allflex, following an intense auction process that attracted bids from a dozen private......

France unquote | 03 May 2013 | secure

Calculus Capital and SAEV invest in Antech

Calculus Capital and Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV) have backed UK-based Antech, a developer of directional coiled tubing drilling products and services.

UK unquote | 02 May 2013 | secure

France's Elior and Nord-Est in refinancings

Charterhouse's catering business Elior has tapped into the high-yield market to raise €350m, while Oaktree has been able to reap a dividend by leveraging its investment in packaging company......

France unquote | 01 May 2013 | secure

Charterhouse buys Armacell for €500m

Charterhouse has agreed to acquire German insulation company Armacell from Investcorp in a €500m secondary buyout.

DACH unquote | 30 Apr 2013 | secure

Herkules's Bandak Group acquires ITM

Herkules Capital portfolio company Bandak Group AS has agreed to acquire IOS Tubular Management AS (ITM) from Breimyra Invest AS.

Nordic unquote | 30 Apr 2013 | secure

Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn, HTGF et al. back Compositence

Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn has become the lead investor in German carbon-fibre components company Compositence following a capital increase round that also included fresh investment from High-Tech......

DACH unquote | 29 Apr 2013 | secure
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