Industrials
ARGUS acquires Calucem in SBO
ARGUS Capital Partners has acquired the Croatian supplier of calcium aluminate cement Calucem from Mid Europa Partners.
Naxicap injects €1.5m into Diamoco
Naxicap Partners has invested €1.5m in French oil equipment and services group Diamoco.
Private equity-backed AZ Electronic plans $700m IPO
AZ Electronic Materials Group, the chemicals manufacturer co-owned by Carlyle Group and Vestar Capital Partners, is to be listed on the London stock market.
Turenne Capital backs Plastifrance MBO
Turenne Capital has backed the management buyout of plastic cards manufacturer Plastifrance with a €700,000 investment.
Ibersuizas looking to sell Maxam
Market rumours suggest Madrid-based private equity firm Ibersuizas is considering the sale of civil explosives specialist Maxam.
Nordic Capital makes cash offer for Munters
Nordic Capital has made an offer to acquire all shares in Munters AB through the company Cidron Intressenter AB, which is wholly owned by Nordic Capital VII Limited.
Doughty Hanson sells Impress for €1.7bn
Doughty Hanson & Co has exited its investment in metal packaging producer Impress Coöperatieve U.A. in a €1.7bn trade sale to Ardagh Glass.
3i and TCR Capital acquire Trescal from Astorg
3i and TCR Capital have acquired a majority stake in French measurement services specialist Trescal from Astorg Partners.
AXA Private Equity set to sell Eliokem to Omnova Solutions
AXA Private Equity has entered into an exclusive agreement with US listed company Omnova Solutions for the sale of its majority stake in French chemicals company Eliokem for a total valuation of €227.5m.
Avenir Entreprises leads €1m round for Benne SA
Avenir Entreprises, Midi-Pyrénées Croissance and Nord Midi-Pyrénées Développement have invested €1m in French diversified industrials company Benne SA.
OFI-backed Gault & Frémont acquires BioFoodPack
OFI Private Equity portfolio company Gault & Frémont has acquired French food containers specialist BioFoodPack for an undisclosed amount.
Paluel-Marmont Capital acquires Finipar from LBO France
Paluel-Marmont has backed the management buyout of French cleaning products manufacturer Finipar from LBO France.
Portuguese funds back La Seda plant
ECS Capital, Caixa Capital and InovCapital have acquired a 59% stake in a construction project to build a new plastics plant for Barcelona-based company La Seda.
Consortium invests NOK 16m in Memfoact
A consortium consisting of Viking Venture, Alliance Venture and industry investors have injected NOK 16m in Memfoact.
Litorina acquires leading wallpaper manufacturer
Litorina Capital has acquired a majority stake in ECO-BorУЅstapeter, the leading Nordic manufacturer of wallpaper, in a management buyout.
3i exits Panreac via trade sale
3i has completed the exit of its Spanish chemicals business Panreac via a trade sale to Illinois Tool Works Inc (ITW).
Valbart sale brings first exit for 21 Investimenti II
21 Investimenti, the Franco-Italian mid-market later stage investor, has sold Italian oil and gas engineering firm Valbart to listed US business Flowserve.
Alto Invest backs TXCOM with €1m
French private equity house Alto Invest has injected €1m into logistics information chain specialist TXCOM.
AXA Private Equity backs JIT Solaire with €3m
AXA Private Equity has provided French photovoltaic energy specialist JIT Solaire with €3m of funding.
Siparex and Cogerfi back JST Transformateurs MBO
Siparex and Cogerfi have backed the management buyout of French electric transformers specialist JST Transformateurs (JST) from AIAC.
3i mulls over possible GES sale
3i Group has hired Citigroup to conduct a strategic review of Spanish wind farms builder Global Energy Services (GES).
Nextstage backs Groupe TCV MBO with €2.8m
Nextstage has backed the management buyout of French ventilation specialist Groupe TCV with a €2.8m investment.
Avenir Entreprises invests in logistics company Bomex
Avenir Entreprise has invested an undisclosed amount in Bomex, a Saint-Géréon-based logistics business.
Rabo leads €3.6m round for Voltea
Voltea Limited has received тЌ3.6m from a group of investors led by Rabo Ventures.