Industrials
Capitem Partenaires backs Gaeau MBO
Gaeau represents the seventh investment for the Capitem 2 fund, which closed on €40m in 2018
Sagard to acquire Sterimed in SBO
During Meeschaert Capital Partners' ownership, Sterimed expanded internationally
Hannover Finanz-backed Biesterfeld buys Lindberg & Lund
Hannover Finanz first invested in Biesterfeld in 2011 in the form of a silent partnership
Montefiore invests €18m in Digilinx
GP will help the France-based B2B networking events organiser with international expansion
Aurelius Growth Capital acquires Marcus Transport
Acquisition of the family-owned business was made as part of a succession agreement
Ardian files fraud complaint against Weber family shareholders
Ardian has filed a fraud complaint against the Weber family, who are shareholders in Weber Automotive
Apollo and BPI France-backed Verallia announces IPO
IPO document of glass packaging producer Verallia attains regulatory approval
Advisory firm recommends Advent's £3.9bn offer for Cobham
BlackRock, M&G and Legal & General each hold more than 2% of shares in the aerospace company
Andera exits Star Service in SBO
Exit is the 14th sale of Andera's Winch Capital 2, out of a portfolio of 17 companies
Andera buys 99 Group in SBO
Développement & Partenariat Finance sells the French consultancy services group that it acquired in 2016
Endless exits James Briggs to trade
Endless acquired the chemicals company in 2013 and provided a capital injection in 2016
Comhar backs Fabriweld in debut investment
Comhar supports incoming managing director Joe Martoccia in a management buy-in of Fabriweld
Aurelius carves out YouBuild and MPRO
Carve-out of YouBuild and MPRO marks the maiden deal for Aurelius's Benelux team
Abénex, Cathay Capital to sell Surys to trade
GPs sell anti-counterfeiting technology company Surys, which they delisted in 2013
Naxicap exits Acolad in management buy-back
Management buys back a majority stake in France-based Acolad, investing alongside Qualium
Doen Participaties, Bamboo in $50m series-D for BBoxx
Mitsubishi Corporation led the funding round for the solar powered battery pack manufacturer
Waterland buys majority in IE Group
Buyout sees Waterland appoint Thorsten Oelgart as the new CEO of Belgium-based IE Group
Azulis Capital carves out Cegid Public
Division dedicated to the public sector generates the majority of Cegid's turnover
Star Capital invests in Windhoist
Windhoist Holdings is Star Capital's sixth acquisition from its Strategic Assets III vehicle
DBAG buys Cartonplast from Stirling Square
GP deploys capital from its DBAG Fund VII, which held a final close on its €1bn hard-cap in 2016
Palatine-backed CET bolts on Esseltest
Palatine has backed two bolt-ons for infrastructure and property assurance services provider CET UK
Kernel Capital leads £2m round for Silform
Funding will be used to establish a pilot plant in Northern Ireland and scale the R&D team
Morpheus et al. invest $40m in Starship series-A
Shasta, Matrix TDK and MetaPlanet also invested in the autonomous delivery company
Mayfair buys 20% stake in Ultrahaptics from Woodford
Company's most recent funding round in 2018 valued it at £150m, according to press reports