Industrials
Azulis Capital buys Jordenen
GP acquires a 67% stake in the French designer and producer of promotional products
CM-CIC Capital Privé divests Celeste
GP sells its stake in French B-to-B internet provider Celeste to owner Nicolas Aube
Inflexion acquires minority stake in Huws Gray
GP invested in the builders' merchant with capital drawn from its £400m partnership capital vehicle
DBAG mandates GCA for Cleanpart sale
DBAG partially exited Cleanpart in November 2017, selling the group's healthcare division
Naxicap buys European Cargo Services in SBO
Naxicap Partners acquires French outsourced airfreight operations service ECS from Alpha
Actera, Esas exit UN Ro-Ro in €950m trade deal
Danish ferry company DFDS Group is acquiring a 98.8% stake in UN Ro-Ro on a debt-free basis
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 £135.4m, two years after the GP invested at a £65m 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