Industrials
Motion and FSI inject additional €80m into Tokheim
Motion Equity Partners (formerly Cognetas) and Fonds Stratégique d'Investissement (FSI) have provided French fuel distribution solutions company Tokheim with an €80m equity injection as part of a larger refinancing operation.
Ambienta backs FoundOcean
Ambienta Sgr has acquired a 35% stake in UK-based sub-sea and offshore foundation grouting services firm FoundOcean.
Market volatility threatens Evonik IPO
The RAG Foundation, which owns a majority stake in CVC-backed German chemicals maker Evonik, could cancel the company's IPO in light of the current market environment.
MML sells Industrial Acoustics to AEA
MML Capital Partners has sold noise control products manufacturer Industrial Acoustics to AEA Investors.
Polaris-backed STG acquires Dalaspår
Polaris Private Equity portfolio company Scandinavian Track Group (STG), a Swedish provider of railway construction and maintenance services, has acquired its competitor Dalaspår.
Comecer acquires Brita Trade
Fondo Italiano portfolio company Comecer has acquired Brita Trade, a Czech glass processing firm.
Bain Capital sells FCI division for €765m
Bain Capital Europe has sold the motorised vehicles division of FCI, an automotive and electronics connector company, to NYSE-listed Delphi for €765m on a cash and debt-free basis.
CVC-backed Evonik announces IPO
CVC Capital Partners-backed German chemicals maker, Evonik Industries, has confirmed plans to float in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt stock exchange.
Norvestor backs Sortera MBO
Norvestor Equity has backed the MBO of Swedish waste handling business Sortera Skandinavien.
Terra Firma in partial exit from Phoenix Group
Phoenix Group, a portfolio company of Terra Firma, has agreed to sell subsidiary Phoenix Supply to Northern Irish gas supplier Airtricity.
PEQ backs Inläsningstjänst MBO
PEQ has backed an MBO of educational services provider Inläsningstjänst.
Baird acquires e2v technologies spin-off for £15m
Baird Capital Partners Europe has acquired the instrumentation solutions business of listed UK firm e2v technologies for £15m.
HgCapital completes financing for Wandylaw wind project
HgCapital has completed the financing for a 20.5MW wind project in Northumberland, England, in cooperation with its portfolio company RidgeWind.
Bain Capital buys Bravida in tertiary buyout
Bain Capital has bought Swedish technical installation and services solutions company Bravida from Triton Partners in a tertiary buyout.
Omnes et al. inject €12m into EXOSUN
Omnes Capital (formerly Crédit Agricole Private Equity) has taken part in a €12m funding round for French renewable energy business EXOSUN.
Omnes and Demeter exit Methaneo
Omnes Capital (formerly Crédit Agricole Private Equity) and Demeter Partners have sold their joint 60% stake in Methaneo, a French developer of bio-methanisation solutions, to trade player Séchilienne Sidec.
Litorina exits Tolerans
Litorina has divested Swedish stitching systems company Tolerans to CEO Jan Melin and a consortium of investors.
Argos Expansion backs Vectis group MBI
Argos Expansion has taken a 33.3% stake in the buyout of French industrial equipment rental company Vectis.
eCAPITAL invests in HTGF portfolio firm Smart Hydro Power
eCAPITAL has led a €2.7m capital increase for High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) portfolio company Smart Hydro Power.
Terra Firma's Infinis acquires three UK wind farms
British renewable power generator Infinis, a portfolio company of Terra Firma, has acquired a portfolio of three onshore wind farms from Broadview Energy Limited.
Altor exits Meyn to Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary
Altor Equity Partners has divested Dutch food equipment producer Meyn to US-based CTB, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway.
Caixa Capital Risc raises third fund
Caixa Capital Risc has raised its third fund, according to reports in the Spanish press.
LDC-backed A-Gas acquires SA Rural
LDC portfolio company A-Gas International has acquired Australian fumigation products company SA Rural Agencies.
HgCapital acquires Qundis Group for €160m
HgCapital has acquired a majority stake in Qundis Group, a German provider of submetering devices and systems for consumption-dependent billing of heat and water, alongside other institutional clients of HgCapital.