Industrials
Trigon aquires 50% of PKM Packaging
Trigon Equity Partners has acquired a 50% stake in German packaging business PKM Packaging from company director Deniz Cevikalp, who retains the remaining shares.
HitecVision sells Spring Energy Norway to Tullow Oil
HitecVision has sold its 87.6% stake in Spring Energy Norway to London-based exploration company Tullow Oil for approximately $326m.
DBAG buys Plant Systems & Services PSS
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has invested €5.6m for a 49% stake in German newco Plant Systems & Services PSS, with a further financing slated for the short- to medium-term.
Mobeus quadruples dough on garlic
The sale of Brookerpaks Ltd back to its management after a 10-year courtship sees Mobeus generate a 26% IRR.
One Equity Partners considers Turkish chem business
One Equity Partners and the Turkish army pension fund Oyak have been bidding to buy a stake in Turkish chemicals firm Akdeniz Kimya, according to reports.
Verdane exits TeamTec to IMS
Verdane Capital has reaped a 4x multiple on the sale of its entire stake in Norwegian shipping company TeamTec Invest to local steel manufacturer Industri & Montasjeservice AS (IMS).
CVC and Charterhouse mull Ista exit
CVC and Charterhouse have hired Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs to advise on the sale of German utilities metering firm Ista, according to reports.
Biffa: A rubbish buyout?
A rubbish buyout?
LBO France buys Alvest off AXA PE and Equistone
LBO France has acquired French industrial group Alvest from AXA Private Equity and Equistone.
DBAG increases Homag stake
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has increased its stake in listed German portfolio company Homag Group AG from 33.1% to 39.5%.
Odewald & Compagnie sells mateco stake to TVH
Odewald & Compagnie (O&C) has sold its stake in German aerial platform provider mateco Gruppe to Belgian trade buyer TVH.
Dunedin backs £34.5m MBO of Premier Hytemp
Dunedin has supported the MBO of Scottish oil and gas exploration equipment manufacturer Premier Hytemp from Murray International Holdings.
Silver Lake buys friedola Tech stake from WHEB
Silver Lake Partners has taken over WHEB Partners' majority stake in German recycled plastics processor friedola Tech, through its energy investment initiative Silver Lake Kraftwerk.
PE-backed Eco Eridania buys Team Ambiente
Waste management firm Eco Eridania, backed by Fondo Italiano di Investimento, has acquired Team Ambiente.
Finance Yorkshire et al. back Magnomatics
Finance Yorkshire, IP Group and Fusion IP have backed Magnomatics, a UK-based developer of magnetically geared motors, with £2.5m.
Innova and EBRD invest in EnergoBit
Innova Capital and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have taken over Romanian electrical engineering services company (ESCo) EnergoBit.
Brockhaus takes over eyevis
Brockhaus Private Equity has taken over German supplier of large screen systems eyevis Gesellschaft für Projektions- und Großbildtechnik as part of a succession solution for outgoing founder and CEO Michael Schuster.
MMC Ventures et al. invest £1m in Breathing Buildings
MMC Ventures, the Berti Green Accelerator programme and Adapt Low Carbon Group have invested £1m in British ventilation specialist Breathing Buildings.
EdRCP backs Artedist in Alpem acquisition
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners (EdRCP) has supported the acquisition of French paper specialist Alpem by its portfolio company Artedist.
Quilvest exits recycling firm Paprec
Quilvest Private Equity has sold its stake in French recycling business Paprec to the firm's CEO, sovereign wealth fund FSI (Fonds Stratégique d'Investissement) and Arkea.
Fjord Capital's BioGasol secures €5m equity funding
Danish alternative fuel provider BioGasol ApS has secured €5m in equity financing from existing investors including Fjord Capital Partners, alongside a €10m grant from the Danish Energy Agency.
Perusa buys Opcon division for SEK 218m
Perusa has acquired the engine efficiency division of Opcon, a Swedish energy and environmental technology group, for SEK 218m.
NVM finances CGI International bolt-on
CGI International, a manufacturer of fire resistant glazing backed by NVM Private Equity, has acquired France-based Interver.
HTGF et al. invest in Synapticon
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Seedfonds Baden-Wuerttemberg (SFBW) and private investor Günter Lang have invested €1m in German robotics company Synapticon.