Industrials
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
CapMan exits Finland-listed Harvia
Shares are sold by shares were held by CapMan Buyout X Fund A and CapMan Buyout X Fund B
Advent's £3.9bn Cobham take-private likely to go ahead
Advent made a takeover offer of 165 pence per share in cash, which represents a 34% premium in July
Arlington acquires Doncasters' forging business
Arlington expects to put fresh capital into the business and grow it through acquisitions
Oaktree to acquire RAFI
Investment is expected to support the company's growth and international expansion
Cairngorm acquires Grant & Stone
Cairngorm partners with the company's management team, led by chief executive Nick House
Mentha Capital to buy Van Vulpen
GP plans to buy the Dutch cables specialist, according to a filing with the competition authority
Argos Wityu to de-list EPC Groupe in take-private
Argos will back the France-based manufacturer and distributor of explosives for civil use
HQ Equita acquires stake in Wolf Verpackungsmaschinen
GP will combine Wolf with existing portfolio company The Packaging Group
Siparex, EMZ back Jacky Perrenot Group
GPs invest in the French freight transportation service alongside management
Equistone to buy Amadys from Vectis
Management team of the Belgian utilities equipment distributor retains a minority stake
Elysian's Pebble Group formalises intention to float
Elysian bought Brand Addition from HIG in 2017, acquiring US-based Facilis Group a year later
CM-CIC backs Formes & Sculptures MBO
GP invests €7.3m in the France-based point-of-sale merchandising equipment provider
Inflexion-backed Radius acquires Pure Telecom
Radius first acquired a telecommunications company in October 2018 with Adam Phones
Andera sells Groupe Bacacier to trade
GP sells its stake in the metallic cladding specialist, ending its two-year minority ownership
Alcuin acquires Marsden
Marsden's current managing director, Richard Black, will continue to lead the company
Halder acquires Anker Kassensysteme
Opportunities for growth expected to come from increasing demand for point-of-sale products
Keensight to buy Sogelink from Naxicap
GP returns to the French software provider, which it owned from 2013 to 2016
NEIP III's Altanova buys Intellisaw
With this add-on, Altanova expects to increase its revenues and further expand across the US market
Quadrum invests in Royal Sens
Netherlands-based producer of food and non-food packaging labels aims to expand abroad
Xenon buys steel specialist CBG Acciai
GP intends to boost the company's organic growth and further strengthen its market position
Adcuram acquires majority stake in Steinel
Acquisition of the family-owned company adds to the GP's industrial portfolio
Lindsay Goldberg acquires Bilcare Research
GP will pursue a buy-and-build strategy and invest in the company's R&D