Industrials
DPE sells Ziegler to trade for €125m
GP makes the divestment from DPE Deutschland II, a €350m buyout fund that closed in 2012
Endless-backed Brabant Alucast files for bankruptcy
Dutch car component manufacturer was bought by Endless via Endless Fund IV in 2016
Exponent-backed Enva bolts on GP Green Recycling
Transaction comes 15 months after the buyout house acquired Enva in a ТЃ219m all-equity deal
BPE buys Greif-Velox
CEO Ralf Drews and the management team will acquire a minority stake in the business
BPI France, Latour buy Plastic Omnium Environment
Latour Capital is currently investing via its Latour Capital II vehicle that closed on €306m
Parcom backs biofuel maker Simadan
Parcom agrees with shareholders that it will take over the Rotie and Noba divisions of the business
Stargate carves out automotive divisions from Robert Bosch
Stargate owns another automotive business, Italian car equipment distributor Werther
Baird acquires majority stake in Collingwood
GP is currently investing via its $310m global fund, which was 50% deployed across six deals in May
Initiative & Finance invests in Proferm
GP buys a minority stake in French carpentry specialist Proferm, CEO Dejonghe retains majority
Three Hills backs WPI
Deal is structured as a combination of debt and equity, with the GP taking a minority in the company
Elaghmore acquires Alucraft
Deal marks the fifth and largest acquisition to date made by Elaghmore from its debut fund
Turkven-backed Alpha Flexibles to invest in Elif
Alpha Flexibles is controlled by a group of international investors that are advised by Turkven
BNP Paribas, BPI France back BEG Ingénierie MBO
Six managers join the capital structure of French real estate construction company BEG
Amundi acquires stake in Altix
Altix plans on expanding globally in the consumer electronics and automotive electronics markets
Capiton sells EMS Schwanenmühle
Sale ends a holding period of almost six years for Capiton's €350m fourth buyout fund
Accent sells S:t Eriks to trade
Volati will wholly acquire the company from the Accent Equity 2012 vehicle and management
OpenGate carves out Gunnebo's France and Benelux operations
Divested divisions include two production sites and the France and Benelux sales companies
Avedon sells Robidus to trade
During Avedon's three-year ownership, social security service Robidus doubled its revenues
VC firms back £30m funding round for Orbex
Capital will be used to launch orbital vehicles from the UK's newly announced spaceport
HIG exits Kondor in trade sale to DCC Technology
Kondor is HIG's first investment from its тЌ825m HIG Europe Capital Partners II fund
Paragon buys stake in Asic Robotics
Shareholders STS Management and Renaissance Anlagenstiftung will remain invested alongside Paragon
Active Capital's FTNon sold to trade for €32m
US-based JBT Corporation acquires Dutch FTNon, the industrial food equipment provider
Pechel backs Vernicolor
Pechel buys a minority, while founding CEO François Champier and management retain the remainder
BWK buys Rasselstein Raumsysteme
Two unnamed private investors co-invested alongside BWK, taking 20% and 10% stakes