Industrials
Gimv sells Brakel via trade sale
Gimv sells natural climate control and fire safety specialist Brakel to Kingspan
IK sells SVT Group to Ergon Capital
Ergon drew capital from its 2010-vintage €775m buyout fund to support the transaction
IK exits Ramudden to Triton
Transaction ends three-year holding period for IK, which acquired Ramudden in April 2014
Silverfleet sells CCC to Ardian
Management team, headed by Christian Legat, take a significant stake and remain in their roles
BPI France and French armed forces ministry launch fund
French armed forces ministry and state-backed BPI France launch the €50m Definvest fund
CD&R to buy 40% stake in Belron group
Clayton Dubilier & Rice plans to acquire 40% of vehicle glass repair provider Belron
Rubicon and Grovepoint support buyout of John Lawrie
Oilfield decommissioning and metal recycling company will look to expand across the UK and US
Partech leads €10m series-A for Shippeo
Existing investor Otium Venture also takes part in the latest round of financing
Paragon, Gimv team up on Wemas buyout
Paragon's involvement is announced eight weeks after Gimv's initial buyout
Wise's Tatuus acquires Autotecnica Motori
GP acquired Italian racing cars chassis producer Tatuus Racing in February 2017
Ardian's Italmatch bolts on Detrex
Offer values the listed US target at $42.5m, based on the offer price of $27 per share
H2 Equity Partners backs One Way Plastics
GP secures a majority stake in the Dutch disposable plastic bags developer
Omers PE to acquire Trescal in SBO
GP is in talks to buy French calibration services specialist Trescal from Ardian
Capital Partners to sell Gekoplast to K-Holding
K-Holding intends to wholly acquire reusable packaging business Gekoplast before 30 November
Paragon carves out Condecta from Arbonia
Arbonia announced it would sell Condecta in July 2017 after a strategic review
Triton-backed Akeab bolts on Kewab
Triton acquired Akeab in June 2017 from Swedish investor Priveq's Investment Fund IV
BPI France sells MR Cartonnage Numérique to trade
Diam International buys French packaging producer MR Cartonnage Numérique from BPI France
Star Capital exit Codyeco via trade sale
GP exits its 95% stake in the Italian dyes business after a four-year holding period
Aliter-backed Edwin James buys PEME
Aliter draws equity from its maiden ТЃ92m fund, Aliter Capital I, to finance the deal
Lone Star buys Stark Group in €1bn deal
US-based GP acquires the building materials distributor on a debt-free and cash-free basis
Astorg's Parkeon to bolt on Cale
French parking services provider Parkeon starts talks to acquire Sweden-based Cale
Alpha Private Equity buys Ipcom from Waterland
Acquirer uses Alpha Private Equity Fund 7, which closed on €903m earlier this year, to fund the acquisition
Cairngorm secures majority stake in Thornbridge Sawmills
Deal is the first for the Cairngorm Capital II fund, which closed in April 2017
Rutland reaps 2.6x on £69m sale of Brandon Hire to VP
GP was invested in the UK-based tool and equipment rental company via its second fund