Industrials
Axa PE sells Aixam Mega to Polaris Industries
Axa Private Equity has exited its majority stake in France-based commercial vehicles manufacturer Aixam Mega in a trade sale to US-based company Polaris Industries Inc.
Demeter and 123Venture back Cooltech Applications
Demeter Partners and 123Venture have joined existing investors in an €8m funding round for French magnetic refrigeration specialist Cooltech Applications.
Demeter et al. inject €7m into Ideol
Demeter Partners, Sofimac and Soridec have provided Ideol, a French developer of foundations for offshore wind farms, with €7m of funding.
N+1 receives dividend recap payout from Mivisa
Spanish GP N+1 has received €21.8m as part of a dividend recap from canning company Mivisa Group.
Axa PE sells Duplomatic Oleodinamica to Progressio
Axa Private Equity has sold Italian industrial supplier Duplomatic Oleodinamica in a secondary buyout to Progressio SGR.
TPG mulls listing of Grohe Group
TPG-backed Grohe Group, a supplier of bathroom and kitchen products, is considering an IPO after a lengthy nine-year holding period.
Nordic Capital buys Unifeeder from Montagu Private Equity
Nordic Capital has agreed to acquire Danish logistics company Unifeeder from Montagu Private Equity in a transaction believed to be worth around тЌ400m.
Sentica in Citec bolt-on
Sentica Partners portfolio company Citec Group has acquired French oil & gas engineering consultancy Akilea Engineering.
Principia and Vertis invest $6m in Jusp
Italian VCs Vertis and Principia have made a capital injection of around $6m into Jusp, a mobile payments systems provider.
Astorg seals Areva unit purchase
French GP Astorg Partners and energy company Areva have signed an agreement for the takeover of Canberra, Areva’s US-based nuclear measurement subsidiary.
Aledia raises €10m in first funding round
Sofinnova Partners, Braemar Energy Ventures, Demeter Partners and CEA Investissement have participated in a €10m funding round for French LED developer Aledia.
Caixa Capital Risc et al. invest in Pevesa Biotech
Caixa Capital Risc has led a €1.6m funding round for Spanish biotech firm Pevesa Biotech.
FSI Régions leads €2m funding round for Utilis
FSI Régions has led a €2m funding round for French temporary shelter manufacturer Utilis, injecting €1.6m into the company.
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG acquires Stephan Machinery
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has acquired German business Stephan Machinery, a manufacturer of food processing machinery, in an MBO valued at €40m.
Ace Management invests €10m in Duqueine
Ace Management has injected a further €10m into French aerospace-focused parts supplier Duqueine.
Abénex buys RG Safety from Salvepar
Abénex has agreed to acquire French protection equipment RG Safety from industrial holding Salvepar.
Platinum sells Contego to FIL International
Platinum Equity has sold packaging manufacturer Contego Healthcare Ltd to FIL International Ltd for around ТЃ160m.
LDC marks hat-trick with Ramco investment
LDC has backed the buyout of Scotland-based oil & gas services business Ramco, the third deal announced by the firm in quick succession.
Arlington backs MB Aerospace MBO
Arlington Capital Partners has backed the secondary management buyout of UK- and US-based aerospace engineering group MB Aerospace from LDC.
Greencoat Capital leads £6.75m round for Aveillant
Greencoat Capital has led a ТЃ6.75m funding round for UK-based radar technology developer Aveillant.
NVM exits Interlube Systems in trade sale
NVM Private Equity has sold British automated lubrication producer Interlube Systems to a subsidiary of The Timken Company, reaping a money multiple of 3x.
HTGF, eCapital et al. invest €3.3m in Saperatec
A consortium led by eCapital entrepreneurial Partners and including High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Gründerfonds Bielefeld-Ostwestfalen, NRW Bank and a business angel, has invested €3.3m in German recycling business Saperatec.
GCP backs Scopus Engineering with £13m
Growth Capital Partners (GCP) has invested ТЃ13m in Scopus Engineering, a Scottish provider of laser survey services to the global oil & gas industry.
Endless reaps 6x on Acenta Steel exit
Endless has sold its stake in UK-based steel bars processor Acenta Steel to the company's management, reaping a return of 6x its original investment.