Industrials
FSN acquires Impreg from BWB Partners
Existing management team will reinvest alongside FSN and continue to own a stake
BGF injects £11m into Molson
BGF previously invested £6.3m in 2018 to fuel growth and potential acquisitions
Lindsay Goldberg sells VDM to Acerinox for €532m
GP acquired the German metal alloy business in 2015 and had made one previous exit attempt
Ambienta backs machinery manufacturer Amutec
GP is investing via its third fund, which held a final close in May 2018 on €635m
Entangled Capital launches €150m buyout fund
Fund is dedicated to Italian small and mid-market companies operating in the industrial sector
Naxicap acquires Alwitra
French GP will expand Alwitra's international presence via French portfolio company Onduline
Seed Partners backs DDI Projects
Seed Partners paid several million pounds for a 50% stake in the construction fit-out specialist
Nordic Capital aiming for further Munters sell-down
Nordic Capital already made a partial sell-down earlier in the year, selling 25 million shares at SEK 44 apiece
Isatis backs Secal
GP will help the France-based travelling cranes specialist to expand internationally
Denso et al. in €15m round for Canatu
New investor 3M Ventures and existing investor Faurecia also participate in the round
KCK acquires Dukosi
Scottish Enterprise and Par Equity have sold their stakes in battery technology developer Dukosi
Ardian-backed Celli buys MF Refrigeration
Following this acquisition, Celli expects to reach revenues of around €130m in 2019
TDR-backed Algeco acquires Buko businesses
TDR Capital acquired Algeco in 2004 and has since bolted on a number of companies
DBAG to acquire Leinberger Bau
GP will also acquire three further companies owned by the Leinberger Group
CMP to acquire Selux
Transaction remains subject to approval from the German Competition Authority
Bridgepoint's Bee2link buys Agence K
Bee2link buys IT and business support services firm serving the automobile sector
Rhein Invest acquires majority stake in CVS
Durch GP aims to enable the German engineering company to expand to new markets
Halder acquires majority stake in Suvema
Further growth is expected to come from the production of CNC high-precision tools
Blue Water Energy, Nixon Energy acquire Varel
Sandvik will retain the company's mining supply operations, a 30% stake and a board seat
Livonia Partners to acquire Klaasimeister
Transaction will close subject to Estonian Competition Authority approval
Omnes, Irdi Soridec invest €4m in Solvionic
Fresh capital will help the French fine chemistry startup to increase its sales teams
Mutares acquires Q-Logistics
Listed private equity company Mutares has acquired a division of Austrian Federal Railways
PHD invests in AMC
PHD Equity Partners has acquired its sixth investment from its second-generation fund
PE-backed Groupe Blondel buys Transports Regis Martelet
Historical backers Picardie, BPI France and CM-CIC reinvest in the logistics company business