Industrials
Fondo Strategico buys Ansaldo Energia
Italian state-supported fund Fondo Strategico Italiano has acquired 84.55% of Ansaldo Energia in a deal that values the firm at more than €1bn.
Isis backs Carousel with replacement capital
Isis Equity Partners has acquired a stake in logistic service provider Carousel Logistics through replacement capital.
I2BF backs Dauria Aerospace with $20m
I2BF Global Ventures has supplied Dauria Aerospace, a Russian satellite manufacturer and services provider, with $20m for its series-B funding round.
One Equity Partners et al. acquire Voltyre-Prom
One Equity Partners, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and trade player Titan International have acquired Voltyre-Prom, a Volzhsky-based agricultural tyre manufacturer.
Almi Invest backs CamCoil
Almi Invest has agreed to invest in CamCoil Systems Sweden, a company producing reels for the metal industry, together with a private investor.
KKR-backed Tarkett to float
French flooring and sports surface maker Tarkett, backed by KKR, has announced its plans to float on the NYSE Euronext Paris.
Brockhaus exits ATT Systems in trade sale
Brockhaus Private Equity has sold Advanced Temperature Test Systems (ATT) to Cascade Microtech for €8.4m.
Rutland engineers Millbrook deal
Rutland Partners has acquired Millbrook Proving Group from parent company General Motors (GM).
North West Fund sorts £500k PVC Recycling deal
The North West Fund for Energy & Environmental has invested ТЃ500,000 in plastic waste recycling company PVC Recycling.
VR Equitypartner and BayBG buy Hör Technologie in MBO
VR Equitypartner and Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft (BayBG) have bought auto parts manufacturer Hör Technologie Gruppe in a management buyout.
Spanish investors pump €3.5m into Fast Drinks
Clave Mayor, Ade Gestión Sodical and Caixa Capital Risc have injected €3.5m into Fast Drinks, a producer of self-heating drinks cans.
Constellation sells Häsler in management buy-back
Constellation has sold heating systems manufacturer Häsler Group in a management buy-back, reaping a 2.6x money multiple.
Omnes invests €1m in Prodealcenter
Omnes Capital has backed Prodealcenter, a French online retailer of agricultural parts, with a €1m investment.
Doughty sells part of HellermannTyton stake
Doughty Hanson has sold a 20.9% stake in listed cable management products manufacturer HellermannTyton for ТЃ119m.
BGF injects £4m into VTL
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested ТЃ4m into VTL Group, a manufacturer of car components.
Riverstone to list new £550m energy fund on LSE
Riverstone is planning to list its new energy fund Riverstone Energy Limited (REL) on the London Stock Exchange, with a view to raise up to ТЃ550m.
HitecVision's Oyster Petroleum in bolt-on
HitecVision-backed Oyster Petroleum has agreed to acquire a package of licence interests in an area of the West of Shetlands basin from Ithaca Energy.
Triton-backed Befesa invests €30m in new facility
Recycling and industrial waste disposal company Befesa, backed by Triton, is developing a €30m smelting plant in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
EdRCP sells Mediascience to Siparex
Siparex has led a consortium to wholly acquire Mediascience Group from Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners (EdRCP).
VC-backed Sol Voltaics raises $9.4m
Sweden-based Sol Voltaics has raised a further $9.4m from Norwegian investment company Umoe and a private investor.
H2 Equity Partners acquires Eurocell
H2 Equity Partners has wholly acquired Eurocell, a UK manufacturer and distributor of PVC-u profiles and roofline products.
3i to take over Scandlines from Allianz
3i has entered exclusive talks to take over ferry operator Scandlines from fellow co-owner Allianz Capital Partners (ACP).
Enterprise Ventures et al. back Knight Warner
Enterprise Ventures, Turning Point and management have invested in UK-based process automation equipment manufacturer Knight Warner.
Accel leads $18m round for Calastone
Accel Partners has led an $18m funding round for Calastone, a UK-based fund transaction network.