Industrials
Ardian buys majority stake in Staci from Cobepa
Transaction sees logistics services provider Staci valued at €600m, according to a report
Arsenal to acquire Clariant healthcare business for CHF 308m
Enterprise value of the healthcare business is equivalent to 13.2x adjusted EBITDA for 2018
FSN sells Velcora to trade for SEK 1.28bn
Acquisition includes Velcora's Roplan and Steridose businesses, both headquartered in Sweden
Cairngorm's Stamco and Parker bolt on Fairalls
Deal is the third installment in a buy-and-build strategy in the builders' merchant market
Blackstone to acquire CRH distribution arm for €1.64bn
Deal for the building materials provider is based on a 2018 pro forma EBITDA figure of €155m
AnaCap makes 2.6x on Ellisphere exit
Sale of business intelligence company generates a 2.6x money multiple and 52% IRR for AnaCap
Oresa exits Somaco to trade
LafargeHolcim has wholly acquired the pre-cast concrete producer to expand its position in Romania
Rubicon sells Farsound Aviation to AGIC for £115m
Aviation-focused supply chain management company was reportedly marketed based on £11.4m EBITDA
Bencis invests in Gebhardt-Stahl
Bencis is currently investing from Bencis Buyout Fund V, which closed on €425m in 2016
Eurazeo-backed Efeso buys ROI Management Consulting
GP bought France-based business strategy and operations consultancy Efeso in Q4 2018
Citic and 3i's Formel D bolts-on CPS Quality
CPS will be incorporated into the Formel D Group, but will continue to trade under its name
DBAG sells Novopress
DBAG has been a shareholder in the electromechanical pressing tools manufacturer since 1990
Itago's NEIP III sells ABL to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for NEIP III, which owned a 44.25% stake in ABL
CVC buys Bosch Packaging Technology
CVC is currently investing from its €15.5bn buyout fund, CVC Capital Partners VII
KKR sells Webhelp in €2.4bn deal
Webhelp's value when acquired by KKR in 2015 was €1bn, versus €2.4bn now
Endless backs Qualter Hall MBO from Waagner-Biro
GP invested from Enact Fund II, which invests up to £5m in challenged UK-based companies
Three Hills-backed Sigma buys Thompsons Contracts Blackpool
Deal comes 16 months after GP's original investment in Sigma via its Three Hills Decalia vehicle
Triton-backed Dywidag buys Partec
Acquisition expands Dywidag's reach in eastern Europe and Scandinavia, where Partec is most active
Raise backs Avisa MBO
Transaction values France-based intelligence specialist Avisa at €130m, says a report
DBAG sells Infiana to Pamplona
DBAG has more than doubled its capital investment through the sale of the films manufacturer
Down 2 Earth Capital backs Bluecrux
GP invests in Belgian software developer Bluecrux via its Down2Earth Capital II fund
Jet plans to double volume for third fund
Upcoming third fund will have a target of €350-400m, more than double the €153m raised for Jet Fund II
VR Equitypartner and SuedBG exit Duo Plast in SBO
Investors launched a sales process for the packaging manufacturer, marketing it based on €9-10m EBITDA
Aksia exits MEP Group in trade sale
Sale to French industrial group Legris marks the final exit for the Aksia III fund
