Industrials
Crédit Mutuel Equity buys stake in CF Group
Minority investment aims to boost growth of the swimming pool equipment and materials supplier
BNP Paribas Fortis PE backs JAC
GP buys substantial minority in Belgium-based industrial bread-making machinery specialist
Lindsay Goldberg in talks to sell Schur Flexibles
GP bought the plastic packaging company in 2016 and the exit is expected to complete in Q1 2020
Cross Equity-backed WDM buys Midrahtec Drahtwaren
Cross Equity Partners acquired a majority stake in WDM in January 2018
Acorn Growth buys Aerospares 2000
Company's founder, Adam Nemenyi, will remain CEO and retain a significant minority stake in the business
NVM invests £11.6m in King Construction
NVM drew equity from its third-generation fund, which closed on ТЃ142m in November 2018
Chequers Capital buys air conditioning specialist MTA
Management team reinvests alongside the GP and retains a minority stake in the business
WestBridge invests £12.8m in Aptus Utilities
Aptus Utilities has also received financing from OakNorth Bank as part of this transaction
Palladio acquires tanks manufacturer Santi
In additon to the equity deployed by Palladio, a debt package was provided by Intesa Sanpaolo
Carlyle's Saverglass carves out MD Verre from Vidrala
Saverglass intends to invest €50m over the next three years to convert MD Verre's production
Jet Investment exits MSV Metal Studenka
Sale ends a six-year holding period for the GP, which bought the company via its Jet I fund
Green Arrow buys Poplast from EOS
Green Arrow invests via its third fund, which held a final close on €230.6m in September 2018
Arlington Capital acquires Firth Rixson
Arlington typically invests $25-75m in companies with enterprise values of $50-500m
Elysian to reap at least 3.2x on Pebble IPO
Listing results in a 3.2x return, with the remaining stake currently representing an extra 1.1x
Apax France sells Sylpa to ActoMezz-backed management
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Apax France, which owned a stake in Sylpa via Apax Development
Lone Star in talks to acquire BASF's chemicals division
Final stage of the auction process comes after BASF began looking for a buyer at the end of 2018
EV Private Equity-backed EWT acquires IKM
EV Private Equity is currently investing from Energy Ventures IV, which closed on тЌ247m in 2011
VR Equitypartner-backed Kälte Eckert acquires Günther Kältetechnik
VR Equity Partner is following a buy-and-build strategy with the cooling systems company
Carlyle-backed Logoplaste buys Masterchem
With this add-on, Logoplaste expects to expand its product offering and accelerate its growth
Adcuram-backed Vitrulan acquires Ahlstrom-Munksjö business
Vitrulan has acquired the business for its broader product range and to expand internationally
EQT exits EIS Aircraft to Hannover Finanz
Exit follows the 2018 sale of the group's Aircraft Operations division
Macquarie acquires Biocow stake
BioCow uses anaerobic digestion to create energy from agricultural waste
Investindustrial closes seventh buyout fund on €3.75bn
Fund targets European companies operating in the consumer, industrial and healthcare services sectors
H2 Equity Partners buys Mill Panel
H2 will help the Dutch wooden exterior door panels specialist expand internationally