Industrials
Eurazeo to buy majority stake in Utac Ceram
BPI France-backed FCDE II bought a majority stake in the transport services company in 2017 for €50m
Gilde Equity Management acquires HC Groep
Gilde has acquired the climate technology and building ventilation company from Airvance Group
Madison Dearborn acquires IPLP for C$981m
CDPQ, the companyтs largest shareholder, will retain 24.9% of shares through a subsidiary
BC Partners backs Ima in €3.6bn deal
BC Partners and Sofima will launch a mandatory tender offer to acquire all remaining Ima shares
Signals Venture Capital leads €34m round for Everphone
B2B mobile phone rental startup expects to benefit from increased home working due to the pandemic
Waterland buys majority stake in Leupold
GP plans to assist the company with add-on acquisitions in the folding packaging sector
Ace Aero Partenaires reaches €630m first close
Fund is dedicated to supporting the aerospace sector in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic
Suma invests in Gestcompost
GP deploys capital via Suma Capital Efficiency & Environment fund, which closed on €150m in 2018
V4C-backed Kom-Eko buys Lubelska Agencja Ochrony Srodowiska
Value4Capital acquired Kom-Eko from Royalton Partners in November 2018 via its V4C Poland Plus Fund
Auctus Capital Partners invests €30m in BlinkLane
Deal is a combination of a buyout plus growth capital and aims to support add-on acquisitions
Talde backs Engineered Fire Piping
GP intends to consolidate the company's market position in Spain and boost its international expansion
Cadman's Backs Enterprises acquires Norpol, Burbridge
Louth-based companies are specialist operators in the printing and packaging sector
Talde, Oquendo exit Rotecna to Solix-backed Skiold
Rotecna becomes part of Skiold's existing pig business unit and continues to be led by ts management team
Planet First Partners acquires stake in Polymateria for €16.5m
Polymateria is expected to reach sales of тЌ33m in 2021, according to a report
Capidea sells FlexoPrint to IK Investment-backed Optimum
Danish GP sells the company two years after acquiring it
Bridgepoint sells Rovensa to Partners Group in €1bn deal
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Bridgepoint, which bought Rovensa from Sapec Group
UI Gestion backs packaging manufacturer Sopac Medical
With the support of its investors, Sopac plans to further expand in France and internationally
Riflebird-backed Piller Entgrattechnik acquired by SFO
SFO specialises in the takeover and further development of mechanical and plant engineering companies
Bridgepoint's Miya attracts offers from EQT, IFM, KKR, BlackRock – report
Miya is a portfolio company of Bridgepoint Europe VI, a €5.7bn fund that invests in companies with EV of €200m-1bn
Sandton invests £10m in Nextbase
Sandton's investment will be used to accelerate the implementation of new technologies
Borromin's ProFagus completes refinancing
Charcoal and natural additives company saw final bids from two banks and one direct lender
Moira invests in logistics operator Goi
Moira intends to support the company's growth and expansion both in Spain and internationally
Arcadia-backed Favillini bolts on Idea Grafica
Following the merger, the combined group will generate revenues of €25m and employ a staff of 130 people
Wise Equity buys Fimo from IGI
This is the first deal inked by the GP via Wisequity V, which closed on its €260m hard-cap in July 2019