Industrials
Quilvest sells Acrotec to Castik
Secondary buyout gives the Swiss business Acrotec an enterprise value of CHF 280m
Kartesia takes over Desmet Ballestra in lender-led deal
New owner will look to stabilise the group's activity and ensure continuity
Triton buys Fläkt Woods from Equistone and Sagard
Exit comes nine years after the two GPs bought the company in an SBO
Sherpa acquires 85% stake in Galloplast for €16m
As part of the deal, the GP will invest an additional €10m for further bolt-on acquisitions
Deal in Focus: Omnes exits Sateco after nine years
Despite a troubled construction market, Omnes rode out the storm and exited Sateco as activity returned
Gimv in talks to sell Lampiris to Total
Gimv invested €40m in Lampiris via its Gimv XL buyout fund alongside SRIW in 2013
VR sells Ismet to Phoenix Mecano
VR Equitypartner exits the business after acquiring a minority stake in 2011
Agic buys Gimatic for more than €100m
Deal marks the second European transaction for the Sino-German vehicle
Maven Capital backs Prime Document MBI
Maven's backing will help the company expand into the electronic document management sector
Axcel’s Nordic Waterproofing valued at SEK 1.7bn in IPO
Company’s shares were priced in the middle of the expected SEK 66-76 range
PSP takes minority stake in BC's Allflex Group
Previous investor BC Partners retains a majority stake in the group
Dong surges to DKK 107bn market cap after record IPO
Share price rises from DKK 235 to DKK 255.5 on first full day of trading
Intel Capital et al. back ProGlove
Company's concept was developed during Intel's "Make It Wearable" competition in 2014
Ardian’s Italmatch Chemicals buys Compass
Deal marks the third bolt-on acquisition in the water treatment industry for the Italian business
LDC backs Adey MBO
GP’s investment director Alistair Pendleton will join Adey’s board following the buyout
Chequers Capital acquires Fime from Orange
Orange acquired Fime in 2007, simultaneously with Silicomp Group
IK Investment Partners invests in B2S
IK made the investment through its Small Cap Fund I buyout vehicle, securing a minority stake
Equistone buys ChartCo from ECI for £55m
SBO marks the 10th investment for Equistone Partners Europe Fund V
Apax acquires Marlink from Airbus
Deal is part of 10-year investment strategy in Marlink holding company Airbus
Naxicap Partners buys Sateco from Omnes et al.
Omnes originally invested in Sateco via its CACI 2 fund, which invested in 15 companies between 2005-2007
Axcel's Nordic Waterproofing to float on Nasdaq Stockholm
Axcel acquired Trelleborg Waterproofing for an enterprise value of €70m in February 2011
Herkules exits Harding to Palfinger
GP reaps IRR in "mid-teens" on NOK 500m investment, according to senior partner
3i reaps £36m on sale of final stake in Eltel
Exit comes 18 months after GP listed Fenno-Swedish energy and telecoms infrastructure business
IK-backed SVT buys AIK Flammadur
SVT hopes to benefit from AIK's existing customer network in the shipping industry