Industrials
FF&P and Nova reap 3.5x on EIS Optics exit
FF&P Private Equity and Nova Capital management have exited Chinese optical manufacturing company EIS Optics to US NYSE-listed Materion Corporation.
Sullivan Street acquires Taylor Continental for £15m
Sullivan Street Partners, alongside Oakfield Capital, has acquired Taylor Continental Group for ТЃ15m from ECI Partners.
Sun European carves out Kobusch-Sengenwald
Sun European Partners has acquired German packaging business Kobusch-Sengewald from its parent Pregis.
Europe et Croissance invests in Cellutec
Europe et Croissance has backed French foam manufacturer Cellutec.
Argos Soditic acquires BMF
Argos Soditic has acquired industrial company Bartholet Maschinenbau.
Chequers Capital acquires Cordenka
Chequers Capital has acquired Cordenka group from private equity house CVC, chemical producer Akzo Nobel and Acordis-Management.
PPM Oost invests in Dutch transmitter technology company
PPM Oost has invested and undisclosed amount in Ferm RFID, a technology company focused on radio frequency identification (RFID).
Gimv buys Walkro International
Gimv has acquired Walkro International, together with Monaghan Mushrooms, for an undisclosed amount from Bencis Capital Partners.
Aksia reaps 35% return on Robuschi exit
Italian private equity firm Aksia Group has achieved an IRR of more than 35% and a money multiple in excess of 4x on its sale of Robuschi, a manufacturer of blowers and pumps, to Gardner Denver.
Gresham-backed ICR Integrity makes first acquisition
ICR Integrity, a Gresham Private Equity-backed specialist in engineered composite repairs, has acquired North East Corrosion Engineers (NECE).
Industrifonden invests in Heliospectra
Industrifonden has invested SEK 10m in intelligent lighting developer and manufacturer Heliospectra.
EQT exits VTI Technologies
EQT has sold Finnish motion sensor manufacturer VTI Technologies to Japanese electronics company Murata Manufacturing.
Afinum takes minority stake in Vacufol
Private equity house Afinum has taken a minority stake in packaging provider Vacufol.
Elysian backs Tekmar Energy MBO
Elysian Capital has backed the MBO of UK-based offshore wind industry supplier Tekmar Energy from its parent group Tekmar.
AtriA Capital Partenaires sells LPR
French mid-market firm AtriA Capital Partenaires has sold portfolio company La Palette Rouge (LPR) to Euro Pool System.
Atlante Ventures leads €1.5m YOGITECH round
Atlante Ventures, one of Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo’s venture funds, has led a €1.5m capital increase for semiconductor company YOGITECH.
CapMan backs Walki acquisition of Meuwissen
CapManтs portfolio company Walki Group has acquired Dutch packaging materials producer Meuwissen Industrie and construction materials distributor Meuwissen Bouwprodukten from family-owned Meuwissen Holding.
BC Partners and Electra exit BDR Thermea
BC Partners and Electra Partners have sold their 40% stake in heating products manufacturer BDR Thermea Group to its parent company, Remeha Group.
North East Technology backs Clarizon with £615,000
North East Technology Fund has invested ТЃ615,000 in technology firm Clarizon Limited.
Polaris joins Accent as co-lead investor in Bergteamet
Polaris Private Equity has joined Accent Equity Partners as a lead investor in mining contractor Bergteamet.
Samsung backs Novaled
Samsung Venture Investment Corporation has invested in German technology company Novaled AG.
DPE invests in First Sensor
DPE has invested in developer and manufacturer of individual sensor solutions First Sensor Technology, providing a capital increase of €33m.
Vision acquires Speyside Equity portfolio
Secondaries investor Vision Capital has acquired a two-company portfolio from Philadelphia-based private equity group Speyside Equity.
Pamplona Capital Management exits TMD Friction
Pamplona Capital Management has sold automotive supplier TMD Friction to Tokyo-based Nisshinbo Hodings for €600m.