Deals
UK - Energy Ventures exits Caltec
Energy Ventures has sold its investment in Caltec, a supplier of equipment for improving production from oil and gas wells, to Petrofac Ltd for an initial consideration of £15m, with this potentially rising to £30m if the business reaches performance...
UK - Barclays Ventures exits UPSL
Barclays Ventures has sold Uninterruptible Power Supplies Ltd (UPSL), an supplier of branded continuous power supply systems, for an undisclosed sum to US-based Kohler Power Systems.
UK - Reservoir Group acquires Extreme Machining
SCF-backed Reservoir Group has acquired Australia-based drilling tools maker Extreme Machining for an undisclosed sum.
NORWAY - Energy Ventures invests NOK 45m into Energreen
Energy Ventures has injected NOK 45m into Energreen, a developer of clean energy from pressure drop in fluid process systems.
NORWAY - Incitia Ventures et al invest NOK 25m into ASD
Incitia Ventures has, together with existing investor Proventure Seed, injected NOK 25m into Arctic Silicon Devices (ASD), a fables semiconductor company specialising in high performance low-power-dissipation mixed signal processing.
FRANCE – Truffle supports EUR 1m Photon investment
Truffle Capital and EDF-Energies Nouvelles have invested EUR 1m into Photon Technologies, a solar installation company.
GERMANY - Seventure leads EUR 5m funding round for conject AG
Lead investor Seventure and existing investor Earlybird have injected EUR 5m in software company conject AG.
UK - Hotbed invests £2.1m into Gymbox
Hotbed has supported fitness club Gymbox with a follow-on investment of £2.1m.
GERMANY - CMP divests Lloyd Dynamowerke
Capital Management Partners has divested its majority shareholding in electrical and drive system manufacturer Lloyd Dynamowerke to Kirloskar Electric Company Ltd, a sector player operating in the Indian and Asian markets.
NETHERLANDS - Egeria sells Royal van Lent to LVMH
Egeria has sold its stake in Royal van Lent, a designer and builder of luxury custom yachts, to luxury product group LVMH Moet Hennessy.
FINLAND - Ratos completes SEK 473m refinancing of GS-Hydro
Ratos has completed a SEK 473m recapitalisation of portfolio company GS-Hydro, a supplier of non-welded piping systems.
BELGIUM - 3i sells Electrawinds
3i has sold its minority stake in renewable energy company Electrawinds to the founding majority shareholders.
TURKEY – Abraaj acquires 50% of Numarine
Abraaj Capital has acquired a 50% stake in Turkish luxury-yacht manufacturer Numarine.
ITALY - Change Capital to sell Jil Sander for EUR 167m
Change Capital Partners has agreed to sell fashion brand Jill Sander Group to Tokyo-listed apparel group Onward Holdings Co Ltd and its European subsidiary, GIBO Co SpA for EUR 167m.
GERMANY – Cerberus sells Peguform to Polytec
Cerberus Capital Management has sold auto parts manufacturer Peguform Group to Austrian strategic investor Polytec Holding AG for an undisclosed amount.
SWEDEN - Scope invests SEK 30m into SafeTool
Scope has invested SEK 30m into SafeTool, a supplier of technological solutions for facilities management on construction sites.
UK - LDC acquires Leasedrive Velo from Lyceum for £80m
LDC has acquired vehicle management group Leasedrive Velo in an £80m secondary buyout from Lyceum Capital.
UK - Charterhouse considers Lucite sale
Reports suggest that Charterhouse Development Capital is considering a sale of Lucite International, a manufacturer of acrylic-based products, which is thought to have an enterprise value of £1.3bn (USD 2.5bn).
UK - August completes £37m SBO of Accura Support Services
August Private Equity has backed the £37m secondary buyout of support services company Accura Support Services Ltd from Barclays Ventures.
NORWAY - Chapdrive secures NOK 30m from Northzone et al
Existing investors Northzone Ventures, Hafslund Venture and StatoilHydro Venture have invested a further NOK 30m (EUR 3.75m) into Chapdrive, a developer of patented systems for hydraulic transmission in wind turbines.
UK - CBPE backs £129m Warwick buyout
Close Brothers Private Equity (CBPE) has backed the £129m buyout of speciality chemicals business Warwick International from its US parent, Sequa Corp, which is owned by Carlyle Group.
GERMANY – caption backs MBO of svt Group
Capiton has, together with CFH and the management team, backed the MBO of svt Group, a provider of in fire protection and damage management systems, for an undisclosed sum.
SWITZERLAND - DEFI Gestion acquires Plumettaz
DEFI Gestion SA, via DEFI EuroCap III, has acquired cable machinery company Plumettaz SA from its family owners for an undisclosed sum. Messrs Gérard and Denis Plumettaz will remain in the group as minority shareholders.