Industrials
Seafort Advisers buys three businesses from Auctus
Newly founded private equity house Seafort Advisers has bought packaging recycling company Noventiz, business services provider DialogFeld Communication and lighting manufacturer Dieter Braun from Auctus Capital Partners via a dedicated vehicle.
EQT buys Aker's well intervention services business
EQT has acquired the well intervention services business of listed international oil service group Aker Solutions for NOK 4bn.
KKR reaps €461.6m in Tarkett flotation
KKR has received €461.6m from the flotation of portfolio company Tarkett, a French flooring and sports surface maker, after the company priced its IPO at €29 per share.
KKR picks up LBO France's Winoa through recap
KKR has acquired French steel manufacturer Winoa Group from LBO France through a debt restructuring.
Northstar's Applied Graphene raises £11m in IPO
Northstar Ventures-backed Applied Graphene Materials (AGM) has raised ТЃ11m in its flotation on the AIM, giving the company a market cap of ТЃ26.2m.
21 Partners backs Synerlab
21 Partners has acquired Synerlab Group, a French drug manufacturing and packaging company, from Ardian in a management buyout.
Ardian and Consilium sell Rollon
Ardian and Consilium have sold Rollon, an Italian manufacturer of liner rails and actuators, to French GP Chequers Capital and Italian private equity firm IGI.
H2 Equity Partners sells Eska
H2 Equity Partners has wholly divested Eska Graphic Board, a Dutch graphic boards manufacturer, to private investment firm Andlinger & Company.
Steadfast Capital acquires AVS Group
Steadfast Capital has bought a majority stake in traffic safety provider AVS Group from the firm's owner.
Buy-Out Central Europe sells Chemson Group
Buy-Out Central Europe has sold Chemson Group, an Austrian producer of polymer additives, to Ordu Yardımlaşma Kurumu Industry Group (OYAK).
NorthEdge invests £25.5m in Fine Industries
NorthEdge Capital has invested ТЃ25.5m in Teesside-based Fine Industries, a manufacturer of fine chemicals.
Adelis closes fund and acquires Logent
Adelis has agreed to acquire Logent, a Nordic logistics services provider, alongside the companyтs existing management shortly after closing its maiden fund on тЌ420m.
ECI sparks Harvard Engineering deal
ECI Partners has acquired a minority stake in Harvard Engineering, a developer of control systems for the lighting industry.
KKR to reap up to €564m in Tarkett IPO
French flooring and sports surface maker Tarkett, backed by KKR, has set an indicative price range of €27.75-33.90 for its upcoming IPO on the NYSE Euronext Paris.
Equistone makes 2.5x on sale of Allied Glass to CBPE
Equistone Partners Europe has sold Allied Glass back to previous owner CBPE Capital in a deal understood to be worth between ТЃ120-130m, generating a money multiple in excess of 2.5x.
DirectPhotonics raises €3.3m in second venture round
Deutsche Effecten- und Wechsel-Beteiligungsgesellschaft (DEWB), Falk Strascheg Holding and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft (IBB) have backed laser solutions provider DirectPhotonics Industries with €3.3m.
CGS Management sells Schöttli to Husky
CGS has sold injection mould maker Schöttli to injection moulding equipment manufacturer Husky Injection Molding System.
AEA Investors buys Siemens' water technology division
AEA Investors has acquired the Siemens subsidiary Business Unit Siemens Water Technologies (BUSWT) for €640m.
Nordwind sells SHW stake
Nordwind Capital has sold its remaining 58% stake in listed German automotive supplier SHW for €132.6m, according to reports.
Seraphim et al. back Pyreos
Seraphim Capital, Robert Bosch Venture Capital (RBVC), the Scottish Investment Bank (SIB) and Siemens Technology Accelerator (STA) have invested $4m in Scotland-based Pyreos.
3i acquires Allianz's Scandlines stake
3i Group has agreed to acquire co-investor Allianz Capital Partners’ stake in ferry operator Scandlines.
Nord II's Rapp Marine adds on Statech
Nord Kapitalforvaltningтs portfolio company Rapp Marine has wholly acquired Statech, a Norwegian design and engineering company for the oil and gas industry.
Insignia raises £865,000 from Equity Gap et al.
Smart packaging company Insignia Technologies has received ТЃ865,000 in a transaction led by Equity Gap.
Blackstone and N+1 Mercapital sell Mivisa for €1.2bn
Blackstone and N+1 Mercapital have sold tinplate packaging manufacturer Mivisa to Crown Holdings in a €1.2bn transaction.