Industrials
EQT Ventures, NordicNinja lead $25m series-A for Einride
Ericsson Ventures, Norrsek, Plum Alley Investments and Plug and Play Ventures also take part
Livonia-backed Thermory buys Siparila
Latvian private equity firm Livonia backed the bolt-on via its first fund, Livonia Partners Fund I
Initiative & Finance backs L'Anneau Securus Sesam
GP buys minority stake in France-based security services provider L'Anneau Securus Sesam
Livingbridge invests £15m in Nationwide Hire
Livingbridge drew equity from its Enterprise 2 fund, which closed on £220m in 2015
UVC takes part in €15m round for Fazua
European Investment Bank has led the round by providing the company with €12m of venture debt
BPI France, Carvest back Toutenkamion
President Girerd will remain the majority shareholder of France-based Toutenkamion
PE-backed Verallia floats with €3.2bn market cap
Verallia, having set a €26.50-29.50 indicative range, has listed at €27 per share
Torqx invests in Sonic Equipment
Dutch PE firm Torqx is currently investing via its maiden fund, closed on €150m in 2017
Bregal Unternehmerkapital sells Gabo to trade for $310m
Upon completion, Gabo will become part of Aptiv’s signal and power division HellermannTyton
Bain’s Italmatch invests in FRX Polymers
Italmatch expects to further strengthen its position in the flame retardant additives segment
LDC acquires ELE from Albion and Maven
Albion and Maven valued their stakes in ELE at more than 4x and 5x original cost, respectively
Battery-backed PST to acquire SST
Battery Ventures-backed PST has made more than seven bolt-on acquisitions since 2017
Advent buys Industria Chimica Emiliana
GP intends to further strengthen the company's market position and boost its international expansion
Radial to acquire Knorr-Bremse' Powertech business
Radial Capital Partners has agreed to acquire the loss-making Powertech division of Knorr-Bremse
Bain-backed Italmatch buys Water Science Technologies
Firm plans to strengthen its presence in the North American water treatment and oil & gas markets
KKR's Pillarstone sells 50% stake in Manucor to trade
Manucor and Biaxplen expect to expand their market presence and further develop their R&D capabilities
B & Capital backs Steliau Technology SBO
Deal values electronic components specialist Steliau Technology in the €50-75m range
Pinova buys Sill Optics
Sill Optics managing director Christoph Sieber has taken a minority stake in the transaction
Down2Earth backs The House of Marketing
GP invests in Belgium-based marketing agency alongside previous owner Quanteus Group
Egeria backs Tuindeco Group MBO
Company's management team acquires a minority interest and will lead the business
EQT Credit moves in to take over Charterhouse's Bartec
EQT Credit II and EQT Credit Opportunities III have notified the Austrian regulator
CD&R to back Socotec in €1.8bn deal – report
Five Arrows and BIP Investment Partners sell minority stakes in Socotec, report says
InvestIndustrial's Benvic Europe buys Dugdale
Dugdale acquisition marks the sixth add-on investment for Benvic in just over 18 months
Ambienta exits Safim to trade
Deal ends a two-year holding period for Ambienta, which acquired Safim via its second fund