Industrials
Avedon acquires VanRiet
Deal reportedly worth around €30m
KKR buys cement and paper business of Alfonso Gallardo
Capital commitment exceeds €225m
Rabo Capital acquires Kipp & Zonen
Deal marks Rabo's first acquisition of the year
Mercia, Finance Wales in $1m series-A round for Thalia
Firm also receives grant from Welsh government
SLM Solutions opens offering period for IPO
Price range per share to be between €18-23
Arle raises ad-hoc funding for Innovia buyout
GP buys asset from Candover Fund, which it has managed since 2009
Qualium sells Agro-Service 2000 to Naxicap
Company's president and managing director invest alongside Naxicap
BGF backs Task Geoscience and Fronterra merger
BGF takes minority stake in combined geoscience consultancy
Rutland sells Laidlaw division Tufwell Glass
Tufwell supplied glass for Shard construction
Bridgepoint sells CABB International to Permira
German chemicals manufacturer changes hands in secondary buyout
VR Equitypartner takes majority stake in Piller Entgrattechnik
DZ Bank and WGZ Bank subsidiary VR Equitypartner has taken a majority stake in Piller Entgrattechnik alongside investment company Süd Beteiligungen.
Eurazeo's Vignal bolts on 21 Partners' ABL Lights
Eurazeo provides additional €15m to finance the deal
Newion exits Resato
Newion Investments has sold its shareholding in Resato, a Dutch developer and manufacturer of high-pressure components, to local trade player Verder Group.
Triton acquires GEA division for €1.3bn
Heat exchanger business recorded €1.5bn turnover in 2013
HeatMatrix raises €2.4m in series-B
Funding is provided by consortium of German and Dutch investors
3i, Baring exit Derprosa Film
Exit comes after 14-year holding period
CVC exits Flint Group
Goldman Sachs and Koch Equity Development to form newco
Rhone Capital buys ASK Chemicals
Deal values company at approximately €250m
Aheim acquires W.AG Funktion + Design
Founder will continue to serve as managing director during transition
Nazca Capital buys Gestair
Acquisition was completed via Fund Nazca III
Qualitas makes 3.7x money in Garnica sale
More than 20 investors expressed interest in sale
PE-backed Spie confirms IPO plans
Flotation could reportedly value company at €3-4bn
DPE's SLM Solutions plans IPO
Aims to generate proceeds of €75m before issue costs
Epi-V and Energy Ventures acquire DWC
Venture funds pick up Norwegian sand-removal specialist