Industrials
German PE finds breath of fresh air in ventilation sector
Private equity practitioners in the country are looking to capitalise on increasing demand for cleaner air
Sun European Partners sells Elix Polymers for €195m
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Sun, which bought the company from Styrolution Group
GIC invests in EQT-backed NAC
Bringing in a new investor will enable NAC to continue its consolidation strategy
Inflexion-backed Huws Gray buys Ridgeons
Huws Gray adds an additional 40 stores and increases its turnover to almost ТЃ400m
Andera sells stake in Gris Group
Andera sells minority stake to management, Soc Gen Capital Partners and BNP Développement
Tikehau, BPI France inject €150m into GreenYellow
GPs back energy supply services provider GreenYellow to support its expansion abroad
CapAgro invests SEK15.6m in BoMill
CapAgro is currently investing via its Innovation fund, which held a final close on тЌ124m in 2017
Caledonia buys Deep Sea Electronics for £162m
Caledonia bought a 98.9% stake in the company for ТЃ117.2m and provided a short-term bridging loan
Hivest Capital Partners eyes Groupe STG
French GP to back transportation service Groupe STG via its €120m vehicle Hivest I
Tar Heel acquires Aludesign
Private equity firm wholly acquired Poland-headquartered Aludesign at the end of September
Egeria sells Jet to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Egeria, which acquired Jet via its fourth fund
Caledonia in exclusive talks to buy Deep Sea Electronics
Deep Sea is looking to grow through the introduction of new products and geographic expansion
DBAG-backed Gienanth buys SLR Gusswerk
Deal includes two companies located in Austria and one Czech metal-working business
InnovaFonds backs SPC Group's MBO
GP used Partenaire Croissance I fund to invest in the medical devices manufacturer
Triton-backed AVS Verkehrssicherung bolts on Plank
Deal will further strengthen the company's presence in Germany and consolidate its market position
PE-backed Trasporti Romagna bolts on Blue City
Deal is the second bolt-on inked by Trasporti Romagna, following the acquisition of AnRiTrans
Triton buys Norres Group
Norres owner and CEO Burkhard Mollen retains his management position and reinvests
PHD Equity Partners invests in Technikraft
Transaction for the Yorkshire-based chemicals business was carried out via a newco
Cairngorm acquires Helix Tool Company
Deal is part of the GP's plans to create a consolidated player in the UK full-service MRO space
Friuli Veneto Sviluppo backs CIB Unigas
GP deploys capital from its Fondo Sviluppo PMI, which targets SMEs based in the north-east of Italy
Paluel-Marmont buys minority stake in Snetor
GP and family office Sofival back Snetor, a chemicals merchant generating a €966m turnover
CIC buys printing machines manufacturer Hunkeler
Stefan and Michel Hunkeler will retain a joint majority stake in the family business
BNP Paribas Développement et al. back Amarris Groupe
Investors inject €5.5m in France-based accountancy firm Amarris Groupe, which bolts on peer
DBAG buys electronic components company Sero
Vendors are members of the family of the company's founder Armin Schröder, who will leave the firm