Industrials
Graphite Capital sells U-Pol in £428m trade sale
GP first bought the business in 2002, exiting in 2005 before acquiring it again in 2010
Towerbrook clinches Bruneau auction – report
Towerbrook reportedly beat competition from private equity firms Lone Star and Platinum
LBO France's Groupe RG completes impact refinancing
Reinancing for the PPE distributor includes ESG criteria that will affect the debt repayment
Gimv sells Summa to Ergon
Gimv acquired a majority stake in the Belgium-based digital cutting machines producer in 2016
Bridgepoint backs PharmaReview
GP is investing via its first Growth fund, which makes investments of up to ТЃ15m
HIG sells Weru to trade
Sale comes more than seven years after HIG acquired the windows and doors producer from Triton
Apollo makes first deal from Impact strategy
Apollo will launch a take-private bid for the recycled cardboard producer on completion of the deal
Investindustrial exits Polynt-Reichhold in buy-back
Asset was expected to fetch around тЌ2.5bn, with Lone Star previously thought to be in exclusivity
Capiton buys majority stake in Axxence Group
GP is backing the natural aroma chemicals firm via Capiton VI, which is on the road targeting €550m
Phoenix nets 4.3x return on sale of Rayner Surgical to CVC
CVC will deploy equity from its Fund VIII, which held a final close on ТЃ21.3bn
Klar to acquire Finnish installation company QMG
GP will merge QMG with its recently acquired Swedish portfolio company Sandbackens to create a new group
Altor, Goldman Sachs sell Navico to trade in €880m deal
Altor exits the company 15 years after creating the company by merging Simrad Yachting and Lowrance Electronics
Graphite Capital sells Performance Timber to trade
Acquisition by Bergs Timber values the company at SEK 140m and ends a 12-year holding period
High-Tech Gründerfonds to launch fourth seed fund
Fund expects to launch its official fundraising process in September 2021, subject to BaFin approval
Priveq sells Scanmast to trade buyer for €24m
As part of the acquisition, Scanmast CEO Ann-Charlotte Andersson also acquires shares
LBO France hires Ethica for Vetroelite exit
Auction for the Italian specialist containers manufacturer is expected to kick off in September
PAI buys Pasubio from CVC
CVC bought Pasubio in 2017 through its CVC Capital Partners VI fund
ABN Amro launches €425m Sustainable Impact Fund
Fund will make PE and VC investments in the Netherlands and neighbouring countries
Waterland to acquire Norwegian company Bano
Waterland is currently deploying equity from its eighth fund, which held a final close on тЌ2.5bn
One Equity Partners acquires Brush Group
OEP has also supported Brush in its acquisition of electrical engineering company Aprenda
IK to sell Veritas Petroleum Services to Fremman Capital
Fuel testing company was reportedly marketed off EBITDA between €18-20m
Ardian acquires NetCo from IK
IK's exit comes two years after it acquired a majority stake in the company via its IK Small Cap II Fund
Paragon acquires KME's Specials business
Paragon Partners will own a 55% in the newly formed entity following the carve-out
Altor acquires Multi Wing Group
Company was reportedly marketed based on EBITDA of тЌ16m