Industrials
Gimv increases majority stake in VCST
Gimv has acquired LRM's stake in VCST and increased its majority holding to 79.8% of the company.
Norvestor backs Marine Aluminium
Norvestor has acquired a majority stake in aluminium structure engineering company Marine Aluminium.
ACE Management injects €7m into Le Piston Français
ACE Management has invested €7m in French aerospace parts supplier Le Piston Français (LPF).
Sun European Partners acquires Elix
Sun European Partners has acquired plastics business Elix Polymers for an undisclosed amount.
ACE Management's Mecachrome buys Mecahers
Mecachrome, a portfolio company of ACE Management, has wholly acquired aerospace supplier Mecahers.
Carlyle acquires The Sniffers
The Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in the Belgian emission monitoring company The Sniffers.
Litorina Capital acquires SKT
Litorina Capital Advisors has bought a majority share in Swedish pressure sewage systems provider SKT in a secondary buyout.
Aksia reaps 35% IRR on Robuschi exit
Aksia Group and minority shareholders, comprised of the management team and founding family, have sold 100% of Robuschi SpA to NYSE-listed Gardner Denver Inc for €152m.
EQT buys energy businesses from Fortum
EQT has acquired energy businesses Fortum Energiaratkaisut in Finland and Fortum Termest in Estonia.
Key Capital acquires Midland Industrial Glass
Key Capital Partners has acquired specialist glass processors Midland Industrial Glass from Midven for an undisclosed sum.
Fondo Italiano invests €10m in IMT SpA
Fondo Italiano d'Investimento, a public-private fund backed by the Italian government, has invested €10m for a minority stake in hydraulic drill rigs and grinding solutions company IMT SpA.
Dublin BIC et al. invest €900,000 in RED-T
Dublin BIC, manager of the AIB Seed Capital Fund, and Enterprise Ireland have taken part in a тЌ900,000 funding round for RED-T, a developer of flow battery technology.
Aurora Capital acquires Alltub
US-based investor Aurora Capital Group has acquired Alltub, a French producer of collapsible aluminum tubing, from Naxicap in a transaction reportedly worth €55m.
LDC-owned MB Aerospace buys Gentz
LDC-backed MB Aerospace (MBA) has completed the bolt-on acquisition of US-based Gentz Industries.
BaltCap exits Tallinna Pesumaja
BaltCap has exited textile rental and laundry service provider Tallinna Pesumaja.
ISIS buys DiGiCo from Matrix
ISIS Equity Partners has acquired digital sound-mixing console manufacturer DiGiCO from Matrix Private Equity Partners.
STAR buys ThyssenKrupp's marine systems business
STAR Capital Partners has signed an agreement to acquire Blohm & Voss's civil business from ThyssenKrupp.
LDC backs MBO of PJD Group
LDC has backed the management buyout of mechanical engineering company PJD Group.
Ventizz-backed Exceet acquires Inplastor
Ventizz portfolio company Exceet Group has acquired Austrian loyalty card and ID security company Inplastor
AXA PE exits KTP in management buy-back
AXA Private Equity has sold its majority stake in German transport packaging business KTP Kunststoff Palettentechnik to the company's management.
Vaaka Partners' EMC Talotekniikka buys Arealtec
Vaaka Partners' portfolio company EMC Talotekniikka has acquired Finnish building automation company Arealtec.
Afinum acquires Schlotterer rollcom
Afinum Management GmbH has acquired Schlotterer rollcom from its founders for an undisclosed amount.
Credit Agricole Private Equity raises cleantech fund
Credit Agricole Private Equity has raised €120m for its Capenergie II Renewable Energy Fund.
Sentica backs Treston MBO
Sentica has backed the MBO of Finnish industrial furniture producer Treston.