Industrials
Synova backs Kinapse
Synova Capital has invested in UK-based consultancy services provider Kinapse.
IK takes over AXA PE's Unipex
IK Investment Partners has acquired a majority stake in French speciality chemicals business Unipex Group from AXA Private Equity.
Industrifonden et al. back Actiwave
Industrifonden and SEB Venture Capital have invested SEK 15m in Swedish audio technology developer Actiwave.
Blackstone closes $2.5bn energy fund
Blackstone has held a final close for its first energy-focused private equity fund, Blackstone Energy Partners (BEP), on $2.5bn.
NVM backs MBO of Silverwing Group
NVM Private Equity has backed the ТЃ7.5m management buyout of Welsh testing specialist Silverwing Group.
Foresight backs £21m organic waste facility
Foresight has committed ТЃ11m to special purpose vehicle TEG Biogas London.
Initiative & Finance exits Nomadvance in trade sale
Initiative & Finance has sold its stake in French tracking technology specialist Nomadvance in a trade sale to Hub telécom.
Demeter Partners and WMS invest in Dr. Födisch Umweltmesstechnik
Demeter Partners and CFH Beteiligungsgesellschaft's Wachstumsfonds Mittelstand Sachsen (WMS) have acquired a 26.5% stake in German cleantech business Dr. Födisch Umweltmesstechnik.
Penta Capital in £560m offer for Redrow
Listed UK house builder Redrow has received a takeover approach from its chairman, backed by a number of investment funds including Penta Capital.
Pinova invests in deconta
Pinova Capital has bought a significant minority stake in German decontamination specialist deconta as part of a succession solution for the company.
EQT's Munksjö to merge with Ahlstrom division
MunksjУЖ, a Swedish paper producer owned by EQT, is set to merge with Ahlstrom's label and processing business ahead of a planned IPO on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
SIP's PTF Holding acquires Heinz Kehl & Sohn
Silver Investment Partners' (SIP) portfolio company PTF Holding has acquired Heinz Kehl & Sohn, a German manufacturer of turned and milled parts, as part of its buy-and-build strategy.
Connection backs Scottish wind farms
Connection Capital and Riverside are raising ТЃ5.5m for a Scottish wind farm project managed by Burcote Wind Ltd.
ECI Partners takes minority stake in Clarke Energy
ECI Partners has invested in British energy solutions company Clarke Energy.
Atlantik acquires insolvent Pfleiderer
Luxembourg-based turnaround specialist Atlantik has acquired insolvent German wood laminate maker Pfleiderer.
Triton to sell Dematic
Triton has reportedly held a first round auction for German supplier of materials handling solutions for warehouses, Dematic, attracting bids from financial and strategic investors.
Ahlsell deal boosts construction sector value total
The construction & materials sector has seen €1.9bn worth of private equity deals being completed since January, exceeding the overall amounts invested in other industrial sub-sectors.
BaltCap backs Amateks with €800,000
Baltics-based private equity house BaltCap has invested €800,000 in Latvian metal components producer Amateks.
HitecVision and Converto Capital sell Naxys to GE
HitecVision and Converto Capital Management have exited oil and gas equipment company Naxys to a subsidiary of American NYSE-listed General Electric.
Albion injects £1.3m into Welsh hydropower project
UK-based VCT investor Albion Ventures has invested ТЃ1.3m to fund a hydropower project in Wales, in partnership with Welsh developer Dragon Hydro Limited.
Pamplona looking to buy Ruetgers from Triton
Pamplona Capital Management is in advanced talks to acquire German chemicals business Ruetgers from fellow private equity house Triton, according to reports.
HgCapital sells wind portfolio to Munich Re
HgCapital has sold its operating UK onshore wind portfolio to MEAG, the asset management arm of insurance group Munich Re.
Gresham's ICR Integrity bolts on MOSS
Gresham-backed oil and gas services provider ICR Integrity has acquired UK-based mechanical services provider MOSS.
H2 picks up paper businesses from Norske Skog
H2 Equity Partners has acquired Netherlands-based paper mill Parenco and recovered paper business Reparco from Norwegian paper producer Norske Skog.