Industrials
Priveq sells Sydtotal
Priveq Investment has sold its 57% stake in Swedish climate specialist Sydtotal AB to Imtech Nordic AB.
MTI leads investment in Oxford Photovoltaics
MTI Partners has led a ТЃ650,000 investment round in UK cleantech company Oxford Photovoltaics Limited (OPV).
HIG Europe buys Hanlo Group
HIG European Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in prefabricated house construction company Hanlo Group.
Ventizz reaps 5x money on QSIL sale
Ventizz Capital Partners has sold its 60% stake in QSIL AG Quarzschmelze Ilmenau to a consortium led by QSIL's CEO Stephan Behr, which now holds 100% of the company.
Accent Equity acquires Corvara Industri & Skadeservice
Accent Equity has acquired a 70% stake in Swedish industrial cleaning and damage control service provider Corvara Industri & Skadeservice.
Cognetas divests KSM Castings to CITIC Dicastal
Private equity house Cognetas has divested automotive industry supplier KSM Castings to CITIC Dicastal for an amount thought to be more than €300m.
Gresham backs buyout of Walker
Gresham has acquired composite repair services company Walker Technical Resources in a secondary buyout from Maven Capital Partners and its founder shareholder.
Ratos receives SEK 290m dividend from Inwido
Ratos has received SEK 290m from a dividend payment, totalling SEK 301m, from Swedish window manufacturer Inwido.
Consortium invests $6.7m in myFC AB
A consortium, including KTH Chalmers Capital and the Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund, has invested $6.7m in Swedish fuel cell technology company myFC AB.
Alpha sells Mecatherm to Wendel for €170m
Alpha has agreed to sell Mecatherm, a French manufacturer of production lines for bakery products, to industrial holding Wendel.
Advent buys Mondo Minerals in SBO
Advent International has entered exclusive talks to acquire Mondo Minerals in a secondary buyout from HgCapital.
CapMan's Eastway merges with AVAB CAC
CapManтs portfolio company Eastway has merged with Norwegian AVAB CAC AS and AVAB CAC Bergen AS.
Industrifonden et al. invest in Sol Voltaics
Industrifonden and other investors have injected SEK 40m in Swedish solar cell company Sol Voltaics AB.
Eurazeo invests another €15m in Fonroche
Eurazeo has invested a further €15m in French renewable energy producer Fonroche.
Triton takes over Compo
Private equity house Triton has invested €205m in the buyout of garden-fertiliser distributor Compo.
Triton acquires Europart
Private equity house Triton has acquired commercial vehicles parts distributor Europart from the Pederzani family for an undisclosed amount.
PE firms bid on Oberthur partial sale
Buyout houses including PAI partners, Advent International, Bain Capital and One Equity are believed to have made offers for part of French secure technologies specialist Oberthur.
Nordwind Capital plans to float SHW
Private equity house Nordwind Capital is planning to list automotive supplier SHW Automotive AG on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Accent and Ahlström merge portfolio companies
Accent Equity and AhlstrУЖm Capital have merged their investments in the packaging industry to form Arch Packaging Group AB.
Carlyle set to acquire SagemCom from Gores
Carlyle is in advanced negotiations with The Gores Group for the acquisition of SagemCom, a French manufacturer of network equipment and television set-top boxes, according to French daily Les Echos.
Priveq acquires stake in El-Björn
Priveq Investment has acquired a 70% stake in El-BjУЖrn AB, a Swedish supplier of equipment for the construction and electricity sector.
IK-owned Moventas files for bankruptcy
IK Investment Partners' portfolio company Moventas Oy, a Finnish manufacturer of gears for wind turbines, has filed for bankruptcy.
AC Desarrollo acquires 21% of Postigo
AC Desarrollo, the private equity arm of banking group Ahorro Corporación, has acquired a 21.28% stake in Spanish road safety firm Grupo Postigo via a capital increase.
PAI sells SPIE in €2.1bn SBO
A private equity consortium led by Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has acquired French engineering group SPIE from PAI partners for a total consideration of €2.1bn.