Industrials
CapMan invests in B&B Tools
CapMan has invested in Nordic industrial tools producer B&B Tools AB to hold 6% of the outstanding shares.
CVC to take Delachaux private for €1.08bn
CVC has agreed to acquire a stake in French industrial group Delachaux, with a view to delist the company at a later date.
PE firms team up for Spie auction
Axa Private Equity and Clayton Dubilier & Rice will make a joint bid for PAI's engineering company Spie, according to media reports.
Apollo offers €400m for Ascometal
US firm Apollo is looking to acquire French steel producer Ascometal from its parent company Lucchini, according to media reports.
CVC looking to float Evonik
CVC Capital Partners is planning to list chemical company Evonik on the Frankfurt stock exchange.
Carlyle and Advent considering HC Starck IPO
Carlyle and Advent International have appointed banks to investigate investor appetite ahead of a possible flotation of HC Starck.
Gala in talks to sell Núcleo
Gala Capital is in advanced talks with engineering group Duro Felgueras about a possible sale of its portfolio company Núcleo de Comunicaciones y Control.
Cinven-backed Avio to launch IPO
Italian aerospace engine maker Avio, a portfolio company of London-based private equity firm Cinven, is said to be keen to launch an initial public offering “as soon as possible”.
DZ Equity acquires WKF
DZ Equity Partner has acquired Austrian refrigerated warehouse operator Wiener Kühlhaus WKF from industrial holding company B&C and Dutch ProLogis European Developments.
Nordic Capital's FinnvedenBulten IPO back on track
Nordic Capital has got its IPO plans back on track for Swedish auto parts manufacturer FinnvedenBulten.
Bancroft et al. sell Standard Profil
A consortium led by Bancroft Private Equity has fully exited its investment in Standard Profil, a Turkish rubber profile and weather-strip producer for the automotive industry, to Ruia Group.
Global Equity Partners exits Adcon
Global Equity Partners (GEP) has sold its 85% stake in telemetry specialist Adcon in a trade sale to Ott Hydromet.
AAC Capital Partners buys Desotec
AAC Capital Partners has acquired water-and air-purification company Desotec from the company’s founders.
Ratos-backed Inwido acquires Pro Tec Vinduer
Ratosт portfolio company Inwido has acquired Danish window supplier Pro Tec Vinduer.
Emerald sells inge watertechnologies
Venture capital firm Emerald Technology Ventures has sold water treatment provider inge watertechnologies to chemical company BASF for an undisclosed amount.
KKR and Advent circling Lafarge gypsum arm
KKR and Advent are among the potential private equity buyers circling cement maker Lafarge's European gypsum division, according to media reports.
DBAG acquires Romaco
Private equity firm Deutsche Beteiligungs AG has backed the MBO of industrial machinery manufacturer Romaco group with €61m.
DBAG sells Preh
Private equity firm Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has sold automotive supplier Preh to US supplier Joyson Automotive Electronic Holding.
ALMI Invest et al. inject SEK 15m into I-Tech
ALMI Invest, Volvo Technology Transfer, Mintage Scientific and Aquamarine Ltd have invested SEK 15m in Gothenburg-based I-Tech AB, a developer of paints for marine use.
Investinor and BW Ventures back OceanSaver
Investinor and BW Ventures Ltd have invested in OceanSaver AS, a ballast water management system provider.
Clessidra eyes Metroweb buyout
Buyout firm Clessidra is one of several investors in talks to buy Milan-based fibre-optic network operator Metroweb from Stirling Square Capital Partners.
Trilantic and MCH prepare Talgo IPO
Trilantic Capital Partners and MCH Private Equity are preparing to float the Tren Articulado Ligero Goicoechea Oriol (TALGO), a train manufacturer they acquired in 2006.
EQT-backed Skykon bankrupt
EQT has had to write off its investment in Danish portfolio company Skykon A/S after it filed for bankruptcy in late 2010.
Stirling Square exits Microtecnica via trade sale
Pan-European private equity firm Stirling Square Capital Partners has sold its portfolio company Microtecnica to security systems supplier Goodrich Corporation.