Industrials
Comment: Change creates the future
Grant Thornton's Charles Toosey discusses how to attract graduates and investment into a reawakening industrials sector
Tado raises €20m from Inven Capital
The startup raised €15.2m from Siemens, Statkraft and other backers in October 2015
Lone Star initiates Forterra exit with £360m London IPO
Flotation gave the UK-based brick-maker a total market value of £360m
Collins Capital buys 40% of Energy House
Deal marks the maiden transaction of recently founded Spanish GP Collins Capital
Hélicéo raises €1.5m in first round of funding
The drone-maker will aim to commercialise its products internationally
Carlyle sells 10% of Applus for €111m
Carlyle-backed Azul has reduced its stake in the business to 13.97%
Konux raises $7.5m from US VCs
Munich-based Konux produces sensor solutions for industrial companies, including Deutsche Bahn
CataCap takes majority stake in Casa
Founder Michael Mortensen completes second sale to PE after exiting HusCompagniet to Axcel
Kerogen injects £44m into listed Hurricane
Investment into UK oil exploration company will fund the drilling of two wells
DeA’s SMRE floats 11% stake on Italian stock exchange
Trading of shares will bring €5.33m to shareholders and could lead to an exit for Idea
Avantium raises €20m in round led by PMV
The funds will be used to commercialise Avantium's bio-based packaging material
Cathay's SeaOwl acquires Wellstaff
Cathay secured a minority stake in oil & gas services company SeaOwl in 2015
Ambienta completes tertiary buyout of Calucem from Argus Capital
The GP will become the third private equity owner of the Croatian cement maker after Argus and Mid Europa
DBAG and Redwood exit Clyde Bergemann
Sale of Clyde Bergemann marks the last exit for DBAG's fourth vehicle
Arx reaps 4.1x on Tomplast exit
Sale to Finnish asset manager KJK Capital nets Arx a 20% IRR over its nine-year investment
Eurazeo sells €281m stake in professional clothing firm Elis
Sale represents a third of Eurazeo's stake in the company, which listed in 2015
Capvis buys Hennecke from Adcuram
Investor Adcuram acquired the company in 2008 in a spinout from Bayer
Segulah takes majority stake in Sandbäckens
Deal is the fifth investment for the Swedish GP’s recently-closed fifth fund
KKR invests €100m in Next Wave's keg maker Petainer
GP's hybrid investment will enable the packaging company to refinance
Capvis, Partners Group list VAT with CHF 1.56bn market cap
Vacuum valves producer lists on Six Swiss Exchange at a CHF 52 opening price
Finatem sells WST Präzisionstechnik to Cathay Capital
Finatem acquired the company in 2012
CapMan exits Suomen Lämpöikkuna to Inwido
Inwido’s bolt-on is the first acquisition for the company after Swedish GP Ratos's full exit
Herkules makes 3.5x on Micro Matic exit
Norwegian private equity firm exits nearly a decade after acquiring the systems maker
Private equity continues to shy away from renewables
Declining dealflow confirms the industry's move away from alternative energy, despite two large deals inked in 2015