Industrials
Pamplona backs Loparex SBO
Mergermarket reported in June that packaging company Loparex posted an $80-90m EBITDA
HIG Capital buys Metalprint
GP deploys capital from its fund HIG European Capital Partners II, which closed on on €825m
Tar Heel Capital acquires 60% stake in TMR Plastics
Management will retain the remaining stake and continue to lead the Poland-based manufacturer
CapMan invests in Picosun
Finnish state-backed industrial investment fund Tesi also takes part in the round
Equistone to back SBO of Sateco from Naxicap
Naxicap Partners backed Sateco, a France-based metal formwork manufacturer, in 2016
Aurelius sells Solidus to Centerbridge for €330m
Aurelius acquired the packaging company in 2015 and merged it with Abelan in 2018
H2 invests in Siderise
Manufacturer of insulating materials used in construction made an operating profit of £2.6m in 2017
Enterprise Investors sells 3S to trade in €96m deal
Polish fibre-optic and data centre service 3S is sold after a four-year holding period
DI Mittelstand acquires Loibl from B&W
Loibl's management team and its 140 employees will stay with the company following the transaction
Apax and Altamir to sell stakes in Altran to trade
GPs will sell their entire interest in the share capital of Altran for €14 per share
Hg- and TA-backed Access acquires Eazy Collect
Eazy Collect acquisition follows Access's purchase of direct debit processing company Rapidata
NPM Capital buys majority stake in Rooftop Energy
Founders will retain a stake in the Dutch developer and operator of solar power plants
Parquest invests in Adit SBO – reports
Adit is valued between €130-140m, according to the French publication Capital Finance
EQT sells AutoStore to THL
AutoStore was originally acquired for an estimated price of €500m and the sale values the firm at €1.6bn
Cobepa buys Italian plastic caps producer Enoplastic
GP intends to further strengthen the company's market position in Italy and internationally
Gimv backs Alro Group
Gimv takes over the majority stake in Belgium-based Alro Group from the Thijs family
IK acquires Lap in SBO
IK is using equity from IK VIII, a fund that targets deals with enterprise values of €100-500m
Arx makes 3.3x on Anwis trade sale
Business will be integrated into the Warema Group as an independent company and will retain its brand
Investindustrial buys Spanish stone surface producer Neolith
GP invests from its €2bn fund Investindustrial VI, which targets European mid-market companies
Cairngorm-backed Parker Building Supplies buys Stamco
GP said that the acquisition is the 19th proprietary transaction it has sourced since July 2016
HIG carves out polyurethane systems business from Covestro
GP plans to develop the business into a leading independent polyurethane systems company
Triton sells Cobex in €825m deal
Triton has expanded Cobex's operations in China during its holding period and grown its headcount
Andera exits Europ Net in management buy-back
Management buys cleaning services provider Europ Net, five years after spinout from Samsic
Rockpool backs MBO of Datum Alloys
GP has acquired a majority stake in the UK-headquartered steel stencil foil manufacturer