Industrials
PE-backed Vitale Assistance buys Groupe 3iD
Vitale bolts on provider of emergency assistance and renovation services Groupe 3iD
Jet Investment buys Tedom
GP draws capital from Jet II Fund, which held a final close on CZK 4bn (€153m) in November
Agilitas-backed Recover Nordic buys L&T Korjausrakentaminen
Division employs 350 people and will now operate under the name Recover Nordic Korjausrakentaminen Oy
Graphite's ICR acquires MMC-backed Sky-Futures
Deal for the drone inspection company brings to an end a three-year holding period for MMC
Oaktree's Agro Merchants buys Cool Pak
Netherlands-based Agro Merchants buys Cool Pak for its facilities on the US west coast
Gradiente exits Coldline
Sale ends a holding period of only one year for Gradiente, which bought the company via its second fund
Quartum Kapital acquires Polywest
Quartum Kapital focuses on companies with turnovers of less than €50m in the DACH region
Alkemia exits Taplast to trade
US-based Trimas also acquires the majority stake owned by Taplast CEO Paolo Santagiuliana
Bain's Autodistribution bolts-on AD Bosch
France-based Autodistribution buys a 75% stake in Spanish family-owned AD Bosch
Gilde Equity Management sells Chemogas to trade
GP backed Belgium-based specialty gases specialist Chemogas via GEM Benelux III in 2014
Capiton Acquires GPE Group
GPE Group is the ninth company in Capiton V's portfolio, which includes BWTS and Ispin
VC firms in $30m series-B for logistics specialist Freighthub
Maersk Growth, Northzone, Unbound, GFC and Cherry Ventures also take part in the investment
Kirk Kapital invests in Catacap’s TPA
Both Catacap and the company’s management team will remain invested in the business
PE-backed Walkers Transport buys MTH Express Services
Enlarged UK-based Walkers Transport group will generate a combined turnover of £48m
Steadfast eyes Wilvo
Backing of metal parts manufacturer Wilvo would be second Dutch deal for Steadfast
Artá Capital exits Mecalux in €122m deal
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for the GP, which backed the company alongside Corporación Alba
Triton-backed Glamox buys Luxonic
Triton acquired a 75% stake in Glamox for a consideration of NOK 2.8bn in December 2017
Bencis-backed Abriso eyes Airpack
Abriso plans to buy at least 50% of Italian peer Airpack according to a regulatory filing
Nord Capital sells Expert Habitat & Industrie to trade
Minority investor Nord Capital exits French construction company Expert Habitat in trade sale
DPE invests in Massenberg
DPE is currently investing from DPE Duetschland III, which held a final close on €575m in 2017
3i's Valorem bolts on Force Hydraulique Antillaise
PE-backed Valorem will support the conversion of FHA's pipeline into operational plants
Intera sells Trafotek to trade for €28m
Sale ends a nine-year holding for Intera, which made the investment from the €125m Intera Fund I
Smaller buyouts escalate in UK industrials sector
PE-backed buyout investments in both the industrial engineering and the construction and materials spaces have soared in the past year
Capzanine to sell Pierre Guérin to trade
GP bought a stake in Pierre Guérin in 2017, after being a shareholder from 2006-2012