Industrials
KKR's Unzer buys Lavego
Unzer, formerly known as Heidelpay, was acquired by KKR in a €750m SBO from AnaCap in 2019
PE-backed Navico divests C-Map Commercial
Divestment will allow Navico to focus on its core business
Lakestar leads €75m round for Isar Aerospace
Micro-satellite launch developer also backed by investors including Earlybird and UVC Partners
Castik sells Acrotec to Carlyle
Precision parts producer was valued at CHF 280m when it was acquired by Castik in 2016
Investindustrial to take control of Guala
Investindustrial plans to launch a full takeover offer for Guala, at €8.20 per share
ArchiMed's Bomi bolts on Florence Shipping
Third add-on inked by Bomi, following its acquisition of Logifarma and its purchase of ILS
EQT acquires 30% stake in listed company Beijer Ref
GP buys $1.1bn stake from air conditioner manufacturer Carrier Global Corporation
VCs in CHF 20m funding round for H55
New investor Tippet Venture Partners leads the round alongside existing investor ND Capital
EQT sells Apleona to PAI for €1.6bn
Deal is PAI's first in the DACH region since appointing Ralph Heuwing as partner and head of DACH
Bain's Fedrigoni buys Industrial Papelera Venus
This is the third add-on inked by Fedrigoni, following its acquisition of Cordenons and its purchase of Ritrama
Mutares-backed Balcke-Dürr sells Rothemühle to trade
Industrial energy efficiency equipment producer sold its Poland-based operations in April 2020
EQT-backed Recover bolts-on SWE Skadeteknikgruppen
Deal is Recover's 23rd acquisition since it was established six years ago, and the third since being acquired by EQT
Carlyle buys Officine Maccaferri
Maccaferri filed for the bankruptcy protection procedure known as "concordato preventivo con riserva" in May 2020
AEA aquires majority stake in Battery-backed PST
PST is a group of seven companies in Battery Ventures XI fund, which closed in 2016
Duff & Phelps appoints Bretag
Frank Bretag joins from Georgieff Capital Advisors and focuses on the industrial goods sector
PAI-backed Stella Group buys BPE's DuoTherm Rolladen
Exit ends BPE's three-and-a-half-year holding period; the add-on is Stella's second under PAI
LDC sells Panther Logistics to trade
LDC's Midlands team originally invested in 2016 as part of a ТЃ17m management buyout
Alcedo buys Friulair
This is the ninth investment made by the GP via its Alcedo IV fund, which closed on €195m in May 2016
VR Equitypartner's Kälte Eckert buys SOS Kältetechnik
Refrigeration systems business has made three add-ons since VR Equitypartner's investment in 2017
Via Equity sells EnviDan to Waterland
Via Equity acquired the water and wastewater consultancy in 2015 through Via Venture Partners Fond II
Blackstone exits De Nora in €1.2bn deal
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, which owned a minority stake in the company
Bregal leads $53m series-C for Paack
Previous investors Unbound, RPS Ventures, Rider Global and Fuse Ventures also take part in the round
Inven Capital leads $50m round for Forto
Also participating in the round for the freight software platform were VCs including Iris Capital
Mutares exits Nexive in €60m deal
Mutares and Dutch mail company Postnl sell the entire share capital of Nexive to Poste Italiane