Industrials
Wise buys Corob from Nordic Capital
Deal marks the first transaction for Wise’s most recent vehicle, Wisequity IV
Global Founders backs Thermondo’s €23.5m series-C
Thermondo aims to turn from a manufacturing business to an energy company
Phoenix reaps 4.3x on £163m Palletways sale to Imperial
Sale of the UK pallet delivery business ends a 12-year holding period
Pragma acquires Proprietés-Privées from Initiative & Finance
Pragma will refinance the French real estate group to pursue a buy-and-build strategy
Eurazeo reaps 1.7x multiple in Elis partial exit
Buyout house had invested in the company in a €2.3bn tertiary buyout in 2007, listed it in 2015
LDC invests in CMS Window Systems
LDC has taken a minority stake in energy-efficient building envelope manufacturer CMS Window Systems
CVC acquires ÅR Packaging from Accent and Ahlstrom
Exit comes five years after the Swedish mid-cap GP acquired ÅR in joint buyout with Ahlstrom Capital
3i invests €181m in Schlemmer
Hannover Finanz acquired Schlemmer in 2012 and claims the exit is one of the largest in its history
Tertium joins €3m fourth funding round for Ideol
French company has gathered a total of €10m in funding over the last five years
BWB Partners makes first exit with SGL sale
Exit marks the first divestment for BWB since rebranding and recapping former Odin funds
NVM reaps 2x on Silverwing sale to Eddyfi
Oil & gas testing business undertook an international expansion strategy
Quadrivio reaps £12.8m in Directa Plus IPO
Venture capital fund exits the business after a seven-year holding period
LDC backs £22m MBO of Magicard
ID card manufacturer will invest in marketing and international expansion
Goldman Sachs-backed Dong prices IPO at up to DKK 106bn
Energy company will make Danish financial market history as largest-ever listing
Foresight invests £1.9m in Agar Scientific
Stanstead-based Agar manufactures electron microscopy products
Inflexion reaps 7x money on CP Electronics trade sale
GP has sold the business to French corporate Legrand after a two-year holding period
Ambienta sells Spig to US-listed B&W
Deal leads to the withdrawal of the company’s intention to float, published in April 2016
Cevotec raises €1.75m from HTGF et al.
Software business span out of Technische Universtität München last year
BPI France launches €505m Eiffage share sale
Following the sale, BPI's remaining stake in the group will amount to 5.67%
Quadrivio and Aksìa score 1.3x on Emmeci trade sale
Private equity houses Quadrivio and Aksìa have sold the company after a nine-year holding period
Isatis reinvests in SPPP group alongside BPI France
Both investors had backed the plastics coating business in an MBO in 2012
Verdane acquires wind power portfolio from Pentaco
Portfolio consists of wind turbine industry suppliers JSB Group, Polytech and Jupiter Group
Cast adrift: What next for PE-backed oil & gas companies?
Exit opportunities for funds exposed to the oil & gas market have been severely impacted by the drastic drop in oil prices over the past two years
Ardian to acquire farming hygiene firm Hypred from Roullier
Agri-food hygiene specialist Hypred represented 3% of Roullier Group's activity