Industrials
Capvis holds final close on €1.2bn
Significant increase on Capvis IV, which launched with a €600m target in February 2013
Aretex Capital Partners acquires Building Energy
Announcement marks the recently formed GP's third investment from its inaugural fund
De Hoge Dennen buys Eszet Handelsgroep in MBO
Dutch GP buys majority stake in Netherlands-based wires, cords and cables supplier Eszet
RPC confirms early takeover talks with Apollo, Bain
GPs now have until 8 October to either announce a firm intention to make an offer or walk away
Talde backs Burdinberri
Company's management team will continue to lead the business in this new phase of expansion
Summa Equity acquires Lakers
GP's funding will support the company's growth and development in the water infrastructure market
Castik-backed Alpega bolts on WTransnet
Ardian provides additional financing to Alpega to support the bolt-on of WTransnet
Afinum buys Ventomaxx
Founder Hans Schorsch and his sons Philipp and Florian remain invested alongside Afinum
Via Equity, PFA acquire 30% stake in Advania
Deal marks the first time Advania has partnered with PFA, an LP in its current fund
Falcon Private Holdings buys Halcón Cerámicas
Banco Santander and CaixaBank are providing debt financing to support the transaction
Generis Capital et al. back Naskeo
Consortium of investors injects €12m into France-based Naskeo, a biogas plants developer
Onex-backed SIG to float in €1bn IPO
Primary offering would target proceeds of approximately €1bn, going towards deleveraging
Maven completes £20m MBO of UAP
PE firm invests £8.7m alongside reinvestment from the senior management team
Siparex, Arkea exit Nadia Group
Previous backer Unexo and management reinvest in the France-based industrials group
Axcel-backed Frontmatec buys stake in Aira
Target company's founder, Xavi Jané López, will stay on with the business and retain a majority stake
Juuri Partners acquires minority stake in Flowplus
Deal is a growth equity transaction for Juuri with plans to acquire players across Finland
Quantum carves out Gianetti from Accuride
GP appoints Goran Mihajlovic as CEO and chair of the board to lead Gianetti's management team
LDC-backed Pelsis bolts on Curtis Gilmour
UK pest control products business has acquired its US competitor from PE house Harwood Capital
Nordian Capital backs Codema
Nordian is currently investing via its Nordian Fund II vehicle, closed in 2014 on €300m
Quadriga's Ipsen in dividend recap
In total, 20 banks and 12 debt funds were involved in the auction process for the recap
Abry-backed Vehco acquires Groeneveld ICT
Vehco is part of Abry-backed Swedish communications systems developer AddSecure, trading as MSI Holding
Benelux industrials booming and primed for internationalisation
Sector soars past consumer in terms of aggregate value of H1 buyouts, having historically attracted similar levels of PE backing
Active's Hendrik Veder bolts on Universal Inspection
Hendrik Veder acquires Scotland-based testing and lifting supply specialist Universal
Maki backs Altum in series-A funding round
Existing investor Lifeline Ventures also takes part after backing a seed round in 2016