Industrials
LDC's Ramco acquires Pipetech
LDC acquired Ramco in March 2013
Corpfin Capital sells Cunext Copper
GP sells its 80% stake after 10-year holding
Finnish Industry Investment et al. back Mekitec
Maiden investment from Inventure's тЌ50m second fund
Halder exits Gealan for second time
Second exit occurs 10 years after original divestment
Nordic Capital makes full FinnvedenBulten exit
Business was taken private in 2005, relisted in 2011
VC-backed McPhy to float on Euronext
Company could raise up to €24.2m
Altor-backed OW Bunker plans flotation
Altor finds exit after seven-year holding
TCR buys Locabri from Ekkio
Siparex and Carvest to co-invest in SBO
CPE sells Orège stake to Eren
VC makes final exit from the listed business
BGF invests £5m in Spex Group
Investor's fourth deal in Scotland this year
Ratos-backed Inwido completes add-ons
Ratos-backed Inwido, a European supplier of windows and doors, has acquired Danish businesses JNA Vinduer & DУИre and Spar Vinduer.
Springwater buys 30% of Aernnova
Deal values firm at €500m
BGF energises 3sun with £10m investment
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested ТЃ10m in 3sun Group, a provider of products and services to the global energy industry.
HitecVision sells Valco Group France to Argos Soditic
Divestment from HitecVision's fourth fund
Electranova Capital leads Sunfire series-B
Electranova Capital has joined forces with Total Energy Ventures to invest in Sunfire, a German developer of high-temperature fuel cells and electrolysers.
Argos Soditic sells Alkan to TCR, IDI
Argos Soditic has sold Groupe Alkan, a French manufacturer of equipment for the aeronautical defence industry, to TCR Capital and IDI.
Norwegian oil & gas industry looks north
New discoveries in the Barents Sea have caused the Norwegian oil & gas market to increasingly look north for new opportunities. Karin Wasteson asks how the private equity industry can benefit from this shift
RCapital invests in ITMsoil
Turnaround house RCapital has invested in instrumentation and monitoring specialist ITMsoil.
Polaris acquires Louis Poulsen Lighting
Polaris Private Equity has agreed to acquire Danish architectural lighting supplier Louis Poulsen Lighting and its subsidiaries from Italy-based Targetti Sankey Group.
LDC unpacks £100m from Benson sale
LDC has sold its stake in packaging company Benson Group for ТЃ100m to NYSE-listed Graphic Packaging International.
Wheb makes first investment from new fund
Wheb Partners has completed its maiden investment from Green Growth Fund 2, taking a significant stake in UBC.
Riverside exits Vokes-Air Group
Riverside has divested Swedish air filtration company Vokes-Air Group to German trade buyer Mann+Hummel.
Hellman & Friedman's GTT launches IPO
Hellman & Friedman-backed Gaz Transport & Technigaz (GTT), a French marine technology and engineering company, plans on raising up to €675m in an IPO on the Euronext Paris.
Omnes divests Melkonian in SBO
Omnes Capital has sold Melkonian Group, a French provider of mining equipment, to BPI France, Amundi Private Equity Funds and Sofipaca.