Industrials
Ardenton invests in Shaftec Automotive
Deal for the automotive spare parts supplier is the Canadian GP's third UK investment
Bain's Italmatch bolts on BWA Water Additives
Acquisition is financed by a combination of Italmatch debt and a fresh equity injection
NB Renaissance Partners buys Hydro from Mandarin
GP buys the firm from Mandarin Capital Partners, Atlante Private Equity and minority shareholders
Palatine-backed Forrest enters into administration
Development comes 21 months after the construction company underwent a refinancing
PAI's Perstorp sells Capa to trade
Perstorp, a Swedish chemicals business, sells its Capa division to Ingevity for тЌ590m
RJD reaps 92% IRR on Barber of Sheffield exit
RJD Partners acquired a majority stake in Barber of Sheffield just two years ago
Brockhaus buys Palas
CEO Maximilian Weiß, who is also a minority shareholder, will continue to hold a significant stake
Ciclad backs VitrineMedia OBO, Siparex exits
Previous backer Siparex sells its minority stake in the business, having invested €1m in 2013
French PE investment in aerospace soars to new heights
Asset class is fuelling growth in the industry, with aggregate value in France picking up pace in recent years
Arkéa et al. buy Malherbe from Siparex, NCI
Consortium of backers buy a minority stake in the logistics and transport specialist
Nazca Capital buys Terratest from Platinum Equity
Company plans to use the fresh capital to further expand internationally, especially in the US
Investors acquire BGF-backed Canburg
Development comes a week after the fitted furniture maker announced it was to appoint administrators
LDC sells Amberon to H2 after 17-month holding
Temporary traffic lights and roadworks signage provider Amberon acquired Barrier Services in November
Premium sells ATBB to trade
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Premium, which acquired the business on deal-by-deal basis
Mayfair leads £35m round for Ultrahaptics
Deal for the touch-related ultrasound company is the final investment from the GP's maiden fund
Cross buys Boes Group
Cross is currently investing from its second buyout fund, which closed on CHF 100m in August 2017
Xenon's Tecnopool bolts on Logiudice Forni, Mimac Italia
Deals are part of the GP's strategy to create a pool of companies specialising in the bakery sector
EQVenture backs $20m round for USound
Fresh capital will be used to support the global roll-out of USound's micro speakers
Arkéa, Sofimac back Decortiat Estelle MBI
Dominique Bidaut buys a majority stake in Decortiat, a perfumes and luxury cosmetics packaging company
Xenon buys Emmeti, Sipac, Mectra, Logik to create EMS Group
Following the acquisition, the four companies will be merged in a new entity called EMS Group
Egeria to sell stake in CleanLease
Active Capital is about to buy Dutch laundry services provider CleanLease says report
Accent sells Nordic Traction Group
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Accent, which acquired the firm via Accent Equity 2012
BGF invests £6m in Evoke Creative
BGF said the self-service checkout manufacturer had demonstrated impressive international growth in recent years
Investindustrial's Benvic bolts on Alfa PVC
Company will continue to be managed by its current CEO and co-founder Andrzej Trebicki