Industrials
Carlyle buys Forgital in €1bn deal
GP deploys capital from its two funds, Carlyle Europe Partners V and Carlyle Partners VII
Industri Udvikling buys minority stake in Wila
Investment will be drawn from Industri Udvikling IV, a 2013-vintage DKK 500m fund
Steadfast backs Wilvo MBO
GP buys a substantial majority stake in metal parts and assemblies manufacturer Wilvo
Segulah sells Zengun
Segulah makes the divestment from its SEK 2.4bn, 2016-vintage buyout fund Segulah V
Sofindev backs WVT Industries MBO
Transaction represents the eighth investment for Sofindev IV, which closed on €107m
Gimv acquires Smart Battery Solutions
Gimv typically invests between €5-50m in companies with enterprise values of up to €200m
Bravo Invest sells Eurochiller to trade
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Bravo Invest, which owned an 85% stake in the company
Sponsor Capital sells Plastiroll to trade
Sale ends a seven-year holding for the GP, which made the divestment from Sponsor Capital III
Naxicap's Stelliant to buy GM Consultant
TGS, a subsidiary of Stelliant, will merge with insurance consulting firm GM Consultant
Egeria acquires majority stake in MAAS Aviation
Aircraft painting business is growing due to the continuing global growth in demand for air travel
Greybull-backed British Steel in liquidation
British Steel reported £1.4bn in revenues and an EBITDA of £68m in 2018, up from losses of £100m
Towerbrook exits Metallo in €380m deal
Sale ends a six-year holding period for the GP, which bought the company from Groupe Alpha
BM-T exits Hasec in trade sale
Scanfil has wholly acquired Hasec for €10.25m worth of Scanfil shares and liquid assets
Triton-backed Unica buys Brainpact
Triton acquired industrial technology and process management group Unica in 2017
Baird Capital exits Clearwater in £11m deal
Sale ends a four-year holding period for the GP, which bought the company via its BCPE Fund II
Montagu sells Covidence to EMK
Sale ends a four-year holding for the GP, which acquired the company using capital from Montagu V
Charme Capital exits Atop in €380m deal
Sale ends a two-year holding period for Charme, which acquired the company via its third fund
Horizon-backed Wireless Innovation bolts on Ground Control
GP provides equity to support the acquisition of the US-based telecommunications firm
Segulah sells Gunnebo to KKR-backed Crosby
KKR owns a majority stake in Crosby Worldwide via its KKR North American Fund XI vehicle
Consortium invests in seed round for Kiutra
High-Tech Gründerfonds writes equity tickets of €500,000-3m and Apex Ventures invests €500,000
Bencis sells BRB International to trade in €163m deal
GP sells Dutch petrochemical business BRB to Malaysia-based peer Petronas Chemicals Group
Unexo, BPI France, NCI, Nord Capital back Sofrino
France-based Sofrino manages the brand Sofrilog, a specialist in the storage of cold products
CapMan sells Komas to trade
Capman was compensated with 60 million new shares, which equates to approximately €6.6m
MIG in $25m series-C for Cynora
Investors include family office Wecken & Cie, SBI, Dboled and SRF Partners Group