Industrials
Patrimonium buys C. Hübner
Managing director Thomas Hübner will also invest in the newco for a minority stake
BC Partners and PSP sell Antelliq to trade in €3bn deal
Merck will pay around €2.1bn to buy the outstanding shares of and assume the €1.15bn debt
Puma injects £3.6m into Dymag
Carbon wheel manufacturer will pursue international expansion following the deal
Siparex et al. back Mathevon in SBO
Transaction sees Aquasourca, Garibaldi Participations, Esfin Gestion and BPI France exit
Andera sells Scalian to Cobepa – reports
Andera wholly owns the engineering consultancy, having acquired stakes in 2015 and early 2018
LBO France’s Gioconda buys Bluclad
Founders Marco Eruli and Leandro Luconi retain a significant minority stake in the business
Erhvervsinvest buys Arminox
Erhvervsinvest draws capital for the transaction from its DKK 1.45bn fourth buyout fund
Buckthorn Partners invests in Coretrax
Buckthorn becomes majority shareholder, while Coretrax MD Kenny Murray takes over as CEO
3i reaps £52m from Aspen Pumps refinancing
Sum returned from the pump manufacturer equates to 0.8x 3i's initial investment in the business
Ardenton invests in Shaftec Automotive
Deal for the automotive spare parts supplier is the Canadian GP's third UK investment
Bain's Italmatch bolts on BWA Water Additives
Acquisition is financed by a combination of Italmatch debt and a fresh equity injection
NB Renaissance Partners buys Hydro from Mandarin
GP buys the firm from Mandarin Capital Partners, Atlante Private Equity and minority shareholders
Palatine-backed Forrest enters into administration
Development comes 21 months after the construction company underwent a refinancing
PAI's Perstorp sells Capa to trade
Perstorp, a Swedish chemicals business, sells its Capa division to Ingevity for €590m
RJD reaps 92% IRR on Barber of Sheffield exit
RJD Partners acquired a majority stake in Barber of Sheffield just two years ago
Brockhaus buys Palas
CEO Maximilian Weiß, who is also a minority shareholder, will continue to hold a significant stake
Ciclad backs VitrineMedia OBO, Siparex exits
Previous backer Siparex sells its minority stake in the business, having invested €1m in 2013
French PE investment in aerospace soars to new heights
Asset class is fuelling growth in the industry, with aggregate value in France picking up pace in recent years
Arkéa et al. buy Malherbe from Siparex, NCI
Consortium of backers buy a minority stake in the logistics and transport specialist
Nazca Capital buys Terratest from Platinum Equity
Company plans to use the fresh capital to further expand internationally, especially in the US
Investors acquire BGF-backed Canburg
Development comes a week after the fitted furniture maker announced it was to appoint administrators
LDC sells Amberon to H2 after 17-month holding
Temporary traffic lights and roadworks signage provider Amberon acquired Barrier Services in November
Premium sells ATBB to trade
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Premium, which acquired the business on deal-by-deal basis
Mayfair leads £35m round for Ultrahaptics
Deal for the touch-related ultrasound company is the final investment from the GP's maiden fund
