Industrials
Mobeus invests £14m in Geotech
GP's buyout team led the deal for the UK-based provider of ground stabilisation services
Palatine reaps more than 3x on Westleigh sale to Countryside
Transaction values the home builder at up to ТЃ135.4m, two years after the GP invested at a ТЃ65m EV
Lindsay Goldberg sells VDM to trade for €596m
GP was represented in the sale by its European subsidiary Lindsay Goldberg Vogel
PE-backed Varo shelves IPO
Fuel supply company, backed by Carlyle, announced its intention to float in March
Alantra acquires Hiperbaric
GP deployed capital from its Alantra Private Equity Fund III to support the acquisition
Alliance Entreprendre et al. sell Safir to trade
GPs sell the French manufacturer of automatic garage doors to corporate Accedia Group
Ixo PE et al. back Groupe RYB
GPs inject €16.5m into the French polyethylene piping producer to finance a bolt-on
CapMan exits Walki Group to One Equity Partners
Company intends to form a platform for buy-and-build opportunities following the buyout
LFPI et al. invest €50m in Bioline by InVivo
LFPI, Idia and Unigrains back French agricultural products manufacturer Bioline by InVivo
Triton acquires Chevron in debut UK deal
Deal marks the GP's third investment in the European work-zone safety services market
DBAG-backed Duagon buys MEN from HQ Equita
DBAG Fund VII will invest €50m and the GP will contribute €11m from its balance sheet
EQT invests in BBS Automation
Deal is in partnership with the co-founders to support the further expansion of the business
Elaghmore acquires Priden Engineering
Third acquisition made by Elaghmore from its debut private equity fund, Elaghmore I
Waterland sells Attero to 3i Infrastructure
GP sells stake in Dutch waste management company Attero to 3i and DWS
Arx makes 11.8x on €53m Vues trade sale
Divestment of Vues generates an overall 11.8x cash-on-cash return multiple and an IRR of 30%
Hg launches automotive buy-and-build with Mobility Concept deal
GP will merge the company with online car marketplace Meinauto.de, creating Mobility Holding
Holland and Dolfin sell Esdec to Gilde
Under the vendors' tenure, Esdec has invested in a new R&D facility and international sales activity
Odewald buys Heizkurier
GP draws equity from Odewald KMU II, a €200m buyout fund closed in November 2015
VR-backed Hör Technologie buys Pichler & Strobl
Second bolt-on in quick succession after the acquisition of Neustadt-based Fischer CNC-Technik
Carlyle acquires AkzoNobel's chemicals arm in €10bn deal
Deal for the AkzoNobel division is the largest European PE-backed buyout recorded since 2007
Entrepreneur Venture, Carvest back VM Constructions
Entrepreneur Venture and Crédit Agricole Régions Investissement inject €4.3m for a minority stake
3i sells Scandlines to First State and Hermes in €1.7bn deal
Vendor reinvests for a 35% stake in the Danish-German ferry operator after an 11-year holding
Juuri Partners buys Esa Kuokka
GP deployed capital from its Juuri Rahasto I Ky fund, which held a final close in October 2015
Sunstone divests stake in Asetek for NOK 150m
VC firm intends to distribute the proceeds of NOK 150m to VУІkstfonden, the Danish growth fund