Industrials
Fondo Italiano invests €10m in Eco Eridania
Fondo Italiano d'Investimento, a public-private partnership which is backed by the Italian government, has subscribed €10m to the capital increase carried out by Eco Eridania.
IK acquires Doedijns in SBO
IK Investment Partners has acquired a majority stake in Dutch engineered solutions provider Doedijns International from Friesland Bank Investments.
Private equity ‘at risk of outbidding by trade’
Financial buyers such as private equity funds are leaving themselves exposed to being outbid by strategic trade purchasers, corporate finance lawyer Garrett Hayes said today.
GCRPV leads €750,000 Goialde round
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has led a €750,000 funding round for Basque firm Goialde.
GCRPV leads €750,000 Goialde round
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has led a €750,000 funding round for Basque firm Goialde.
GCRPV injects €1.1m in GMTK
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has injected €1.125m into Basque company GMTK.
GCRPV invests €1m in Sagola
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has invested €1m in Basque business Sagola.
Sun European Partners buys Unterland Flexible Packaging
Sun European Partners has acquired Unterland Flexible Packaging GmbH from parent company Mondi.
3i sells Mosaicon stake
Private equity house 3i has sold its 58.37% stake in leather goods distributor Mosaicon to Antichi Pellettieri for €7.5m.
Fondo Italiano invests in Sanlorenzo
Fondo Italiano di Investimento (FII) has participated in a €30m capital increase for Italian yacht builder Sanlorenzo SpA.
Advent buys part of Oberthur for €1.15bn
Advent International has agreed to acquire the Card Systems and Identity divisions of French secure technologies specialist Oberthur for €1.15bn.
One Equity sells Vacuumschmelze for €700m
One Equity Partners (OEP) has sold its stake in manufacturer of advanced magnetic materials Vacuumschmelze for approximately €700m to US-based industrial firm OM Group.
Investindustrial and Alpha exit Permasteelisa for €600m
Private equity firms Investindustrial and Alpha Group have sold Italian architectural and engineering business Permasteelisa to JS Group for €573m, or 7.6x EBITDA.
Ergon acquires Fundició Dúctil Benito
Belgium mid-cap firm Ergon Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Catalan company Fundició Dúctil Benito in its first transaction in Spain.
Barclays PE sells Martek Power to Cooper Industries
Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has sold French energy conversion specialist Martek Power to Cooper Industries for €130m.
Halder exits VAG Armaturen
Halder has sold tap manufacturer VAG Armaturen to drive system and components specialist Rexnord LLC for €175m.
GCRPV invests in four Basque firms
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has invested €4m in four Basque businesses.
Private equity considering takeover of Bintons Carpets
UK-based Bintons Carpets is reportedly in talks with an unnamed private equity firm over a potential sale.
OMERS acquires V.Ships from Exponent
OMERS Private Equity has acquired V.Group, better known by its brand V.Ships, a third-party manager of vessels in the cargo and leisure sectors, from Exponent Private Equity for an enterprise value of $520m.
EQT considering Leybold sale
EQT has put German vacuum technology specialist Leybold Optics up for sale, according to Reuters.
PE firm lose out on Lafarge gypsum arm
The European and South American gypsum division of cement maker Lafarge has been sold to trade buyer Etex for close to €1bn.
Perusa Partners acquires Dynasafe
Private equity firm Perusa Partners has acquired explosion containment equipment supplier Dynasafe International AB.
Waterland invests €100m in Sarens
Waterland Private Equity has agreed to invest €100m in Dutch crane hire company Sarens Group.
HIG Europe carves out Haltermann Products
HIG Europe has acquired Haltermann Products and its two production sites from The Dow Chemical Company for an undisclosed amount.