Industrials
LDC backs MBO of TXM Plant
Business doubled its turnover to £45m over the last three years due to new contracts
Quadrivio’s Directa Plus to float on AIM
Company backer Quadrivio will exit the business after a seven-year holding period
Intuitis, BPI back ACM-ACR management buyout
Sheet metalwork specialist will keep developing its activity in France and abroad
Pamplona-backed Beacon acquires Ascendos
Portfolio build-up will enable Beacon Rail Leasing to expand its fleet of locomotives
Siparex backs Berkem with €10m of mezzanine
Vegetal chemicals specialist will use the funds to acquire a new industrial site
Capiton exits Nora to ICG
Capiton sells the business after nine years of ownership to ICG and management
Deal in Focus: Norvestor defies oil & gas downturn with HydraWell
Oil well integrity company, which will expand internationally, has enjoyed growth against a backdrop of oil price volatility and investor concerns
PE-backed Polynt and Reichhold merge
Investindustrial and Black Diamond will retain a combined majority stake in the new group
Steel pipes maker Vallourec raises €1bn from BPI et al.
Company will use funds to restructure and refinance activity after financial troubles in 2015
Orlando buys Innight from TNT Express
Spinout of German business Innight follows the acquisition of TNT Express by Fedex
Bridgepoint exits designer Christian Liaigre Group
Bridgepoint had acquired a majority stake in the company from Rothschild Capital in 2014
3i and Deutsche AM acquire TCR in €200m SBO
Both partners are acquiring the business from previous owners Chequers Capital and Florac
Metropolitan buys part of German Pellets
Metropolitan Equity Partners acquires German Pellets' headquarters in Wismar
IGI acquires 64% stake in Bracchi
SI2 and Siparex take part in the transaction, acquiring a combined 26% stake
Imperial in £30m funding round for Nexeon
Producer of renewable battery materials will increase its Asian operations
Bencis Capital acquires majority stake in BRB
Buyout is financed via Bencis's fourth buyout fund, the €408m Bencis Buyout Fund IV vehicle
Capidea in DKK 250m Klokkerholm Karosseridele exit
Exit comes five years after the Danish small-cap investor acquired 70% stake in the auto-parts company
Silverfleet acquires Sigma in £65m MBO
UK aerospace company has previously expanded through an acquisitive growth strategy
Norvestor acquires HydraWell
GP is hoping to tap into the growing market for oil well capping technology
Gimv backs €10m Arplas MBO
Management team acquires a minority stake in the welding technology supplier alongside the GP
Imperial leads £3.2m round for SAM Labs
Internet-of-Things company is to invest in new product development and recruitment
Perfectis exits Piscines Magiline in SBO
Investors including UI Gestion and BPI France will take over Perfectis's 70% stake in the company
PAI Partners in partial exit from Kaufman & Broad
Holding Financiere Gaillon 8 reaps €257m from the sale of a 39% stake in the business
Capidea acquires water treatment business Guldager
Buyout is brought on by succession and sees Steen Ulrik Madsen join the Danish company as CEO