Industrials
IDIA et al. invest €15m in Amarenco
Amarenco also purchases Macquarie Capital's shares in their solar project joint venture
BPE backs Dätwyler Sealing Technologies MBO
MBO is the first investment from BPE 4, which held a final close in March 2020 on €135m
VR Equitypartner-backed Kälte Eckert buys Gartner Keil & Co
Deal is the second add-on for the Germany-based cooling systems and cold storage specialist
Abac Capital exits Metalcaucho to trade
Sale ends a five-year holding period for the GP, which invested in the company via Abac Solutions
HCS sells AGO to RheinEnergie
Sale ends a six-year holding period for HCS and was conducted via a competitive auction process
Anders Invest buys 50% stake in Topvorm Prefab
GP sees a positive future for the residential construction sector in spite of short-term challenges
Paragon buys Castolin Eutectic
Acquisition of the industrial equipment protection and repair specialist is Paragon's first in 2020
Rhône Capital to increase stake in Maxam to 71%
Rhône Capital already owns a 45% stake in Maxam, which it acquired from Advent International in 2018
Maxburg Capital Partners buys stake in Saracus Consulting
GP deployed equity from its third fund to acquire the Germany-based IT consultancy
CGS-backed EoL bolts on BSM Maschinenfabrik
GP is seeking add-ons in the packaging sector since acquiring Germany-based A+F in 2017
F2i backs Compagnia Ferroviaria Italiana
GP invests via Ania F2i Fund, a vehicle launched in partnership with the Italian insurance association Ania
LGC acquire 36% stake in Kensa
Truro-based Kensa is a ground source heat pump manufacturer and installation company
Armonia to buy Arrigoni
Armonia will deploy equity from its Armonia Italy Fund, which held a final close on €280m in July 2018
Holland Capital exits Inno4Life
Holland Capital provided growth capital and took a stake in Inno4Life in July 2017
Bolster Investment buys 60% stake in Mark Climate Technology
Climate control systems company will seek add-on acquisitions following the investment
Investindustrial to buy minority stake in Guala for €91m
Offers is made via Special packaging solutions investments, which is controlled by Investindustrial VII
Neuberger Berman, NB Aurora exit Elco
Neuberger Berman sells its 16.5% stake in the company and NB Aurora its 13.3% holding
Family Trust Investor buys AlphaQuest
Investment in IT consultancy firm is the third from the Munich-based GP's debut fund
Ufenau buys majority stake in Ikor
Investment in the Hamburg-based digitalisation consultancy is the second from Ufenau VI
Quantum-backed Postcon sells subsidiary Pin
GP originally acquired the Germany-based postal service operator from PostNL in 2019
DBAG-backed Vitronet buys Telewenz
Bolt-on of cable installation market peer is subject to competition authority approval
Halder buys Sirag, Univer and Uniprod
Add-ons to the portfolio companies and Drumag and EPH will expand the buy-and-build Valeta Group
Ardian-backed Celli buys T&J Installations
Celli plans to consolidate its market position in the UK and further expand internationally
Lilium raises $240m in series- C funding round
Aviation startup has so far raised more than $340m