Industrials
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.
Maven and Simmons back £8.5m energy services buyout
Maven Capital Partners and Simmons & Company have acquired UK energy services companies Roberts Pipeline Machining and Wellclad for £8.5m.
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.
Nordic Capital latest to pull IPO
Nordic Capital has delayed the planned flotation of Swedish auto parts manufacturer FinnvedenBulten, according to reports.
DBAG acquires Romaco
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG has backed the MBO of industrial machinery manufacturer Romaco group with €61m.
Carlyle circling Gores-owned Sagem
Carlyle is in talks with The Gores Group to acquire Sagem Communications, a French manufacturer of network equipment and television set-top boxes, according to media reports.
Maven and Simmons back £8.5m energy services buyout
Maven Capital Partners and Simmons & Company have acquired UK energy services companies Roberts Pipeline Machining and Wellclad for £8.5m.
Fondo Italiano invests in Comecer
Fondo Italiano d'Investimento, the Italian government backed fund has invested €7.5m in radiochemistry specialist Comecer in return for a minority stake.
Barclays PE and LBO France exit Converteam in $3.2bn trade sale
Barclays Private Equity and LBO France have sold 90% of French power conversion and engineering company Converteam to General Electrics for $3.2bn - around 13x EBITDA.
CVC looking to sell DSI
Private equity firm CVC is in negotiations about the sale of building firm DSI.
PAI in exclusive talks to buy Kiloutou
PAI partners is set to acquire French construction equipment rental company Kiloutou from Sagard.
3i sells Pilatus stake to IHAG Holding
3i has sold its stake in Swiss-based aircraft manufacturer Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG to IHAG Holding.
3i to float Norma Group
3i has announced its plans to list auto parts supplier Norma Group on the Frankfurt stock exchange.
3i looking to offload Azelis
3i has hired Bank of America Merrill Lynch to run the auction process for Belgian chemicals distributor Azelis, according to media reports.
Doughty Hanson prepares Avanza for sale
Doughty Hanson has hired investment bank JP Morgan to explore options for a possible exit from bus company Avanza.
Ludgate also exits agri.capital
Ludgate Environmental Fund - a listed vehicle managed by Ludgate Investments - has fully exited German biogas energy producer agri.capital GmbH, reaping a €16.3m cash return.
Crédit Agricole PE backs Ikaros Solar
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) has provided Belgian photovoltaic solutions manufacturer Ikaros Solar with growth capital of an undisclosed amount.
Endless fully exits Amco
Turnaround specialist Endless has fully exited UK engineering business Amco, by selling its Drilling and Developments branches back to management for £14m.
Advent hires operating partner
Advent International has appointed Christopher Fraser to its operating partner programme.
Oaktree’s Beluga Group companies file for insolvency
Oaktree Capital Management’s portfolio company Beluga Group has filed a number of its subsidiaries for insolvency, according to reports.