Industrials
Exponent acquires DCC Environmental in £219m deal
GP will take control of the William Tracey Group, Oakwood Fuels, Wastecycle and Enva brands
Ardian’s Hypred acquires Paragon Partners' Anti-Germ
Transaction represents the first bolt-on completed by Hypred since Ardian acquired the company last year
Ardian's Trescal acquires Gebhardt
Trescal has completed around 20 bolt-ons in total since Ardian became majority owner in 2013
One Equity Partners buys minority stake in Usco
GP held a $1.65bn final close for its first fund since spinning out from JP Morgan
HTGF and IFH sell 51% stake in Bentekk to Dräger
HTGF and IFH invested in a six-figure seed funding round for Bentekk in May 2016
Bridgepoint exits AEF Group
AEF became a Bridgepoint portfolio company after the firm acquired EdRCP in 2014
Idea Capital's CCR I fund purchases 70% stake in Util
Debt-in-possession investment vehicle CCR I reportedly bought the asset at €90m EV
Hannover Finanz exits Astyx to ZF Friedrichshafen
Exit from ultra-high-frequency sensors business follows a 17-year holding period for the GP
Omnes Capital backs MBI of Groupe RGF
Other investors in the round include BPI France and Capital Transmission
CVC acquires Corialis from Advent International
Corialis has expanded its workforce by more than 40% under the ownership of Advent
HitecVision's Point Resources acquires ExxonMobil's EEPN
Deal will see ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway merged with HitecVision's Point Resources
Phoenix-backed Signum buys Vee Bee
Deal is Signum's third bolt-on acquisition since it received private equity backing in 2012
Bain abandons Resilux takeover plans
Take-private would have valued the plastic packaging maker in the region of €400m
Stirling injects further €32m into Axitea
Equity injection aims to partly refinance the company’s €197m debt burden
Talde exits Biópolis via trade sale
GP sells its asset after a 14-year ownership through its evergreen vehicle Promotion and Development
Cinven to acquire Chryso from LBO France
LBO France acquired Chryso from Wendel-backed Materis for €285m in 2014
Wise sells 30.48% stake in Openjobmetis
Fund manager reaped €34.5m from the sale and will retain a 4.97% stake in the business
PAI bidding to acquire CD&R's Exova
Two other suitors are also eyeing the laboratory testing business, which has a market cap of £550m
Wendel-backed Stahl acquires BASF leather chemicals activity
Group has undergone several refinancings since Wendel's first investment in 2006
Vertis buys packaging manufacturer Selematic
According to local press reports, the GP acquired the business in a €20m deal
Idinvest, BPI, Ouest Croissance support Segex SBO
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, UI Gestion and Socadif have fully exited the group
Epiris sells remaining Allflex stake for £70.3m
GP held an 11% stake in the animal identification and monitoring business prior to the deal
Artá Capital buys a minority stake in Alvinesa
Deal reportedly is the second investment for the GP's second fund, Deyá Capital II
Encore sells UK Heating to Irsap
Sale of radiator business comes 10 years after Encore supported its management buyout