Industrials
Triton to exit Ruetgers
Triton has sold German chemicals business Ruetgers to Indian industrial group Rain Commodities (Rain CII) for €702m.
KKR, CVC, Carlyle and Apax looking into bid for Urenco
Four of the world's largest private equity houses are thought to be considering bidding for British nuclear fuel provider Urenco, according to The Sunday Times.
DBAG exits Coperion to US trade player
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) and its co-investment fund DBAG Fund V have sold German mechanical engineering group Coperion to US trade buyer Hillenbrand in a deal understood to be worth €400m.
Naxicap takes majority stake in IMX France
Naxicap Partners is understood to have backed the management buyout of French delivery services company IMX France.
Enterprise Ventures invests in Powelectrics
Enterprise Ventures (EV) has invested in UK-based sensors and telemetry business Powelectrics.
Notion and e.ventures lead $3.2m funding for Shutl
Notion Capital and e.ventures have led a $3.2m financing round for British delivery company Shutl.
Paine acquires stake in Eurodrip from Global Finance
Paine & Partners has acquired a 67% stake in Athens-listed Eurodrip from Global Finance's Aquanova and another shareholder in a deal valued at €100m.
3i-backed SLR acquires GSS Environmental
3i-backed environmental consultancy SLR Management has acquired Australian consultancy GSS Environmental (GSSE).
3i-backed Azelis in €30m capital increase
3i has taken part in a €30m capital increase for its portfolio company Azelis, a Belgian speciality chemicals distributor.
vR and CBG Commerz back VELOX
vR Equity Partners and CBG Commerz Beteiligungskapital, the mezzanine arm of Commerzbank, have provided mezzanine funding for commodities distributor Velox.
Kernel Capital invests in IHG
Kernel Capital has led a тЌ400,000 financing round for Irish embedded audio player company In Hand Guides (IHG).
LDC's A-Gas buys US-based Coolgas
LDC-backed A-Gas International has bought Coolgas, a US-based refrigeration supplier and distributor.
KKR leads buyout of Acteon from First Reserve
KKR and White Deer Energy have acquired a 52% stake in British oil and gas exploration services provider Acteon Group from First Reserve Corporation.
BPE exits TSK to trade buyer
BPE has sold German electrical components quality controller TSK Beteiligungs GmbH and its operating company TSK Pruefsysteme to Swiss trade buyer Komax.
AXA PE buys 70% stake in Bruni Glass
AXA Private Equity has acquired a 70% stake in Italian glass containers producer Bruni Glass.
Onex acquires KraussMaffei for €568m
Onex Partners has acquired German processing equipment manufacturer KraussMaffei for €568m.
Egeria invests in Hitec Power Protection
Egeria has acquired Dutch power supply systems provider Hitec Power Protection, according to reports.
LBO France completes Diam SBO
LBO France has finalised the acquisition of French point-of-purchase display manufacturer Diam International from HIG Capital.
French PE players miss out on Gefco
French automotive constructor PSA Peugeot Citroen will sell its subsidiary Gefco, tipped as a potential LBO candidate, to Russian rail company RZD.
FSI Régions invests in Altec MBI
FSI Régions and venture capital firm MPcroissance have backed the management buy-in of French agricultural equipment manufacturer Altec.
HIG combines US and European metallised paper firms
HIG Capital has acquired Belgium-based ARMetallizing (ARM) and US-based Vacumet Paper from their corporate parents, and will merge the businesses following the transaction.
Carlyle gets extension on Chemring bid talks
Carlyle has been granted an extension on its deadline to make an offer for British military supplier Chemring.
HIG acquires Rio Tinto's speciality alumina business
HIG Capital has completed the acquisition of the speciality alumina business of listed company Rio Tinto.
Ciclad takes majority stake in Inovelec SBO
Small- and mid-cap focused GP Ciclad has acquired French electronic equipment manufacturer Groupe Inovelec alongside the group's founders and managers.