Industrials
Capzanine backs EOS Corrugated in MBO
Capzanine secures a majority stake from Capzanine 4 and also invests mezzanine debt
Alantra, Magnum acquire Roq from Explorer Investments
Deal ends a five-year holding period for Explorer Investments, after acquiring the company in 2013
Apollo, PGGM partner in bid for AkzoNobel's chemicals arm
Apollo and Dutch pension fund PGGM join forces to bid for AkzoNobel's chemicals arm
BPI France et al. invest in Enygea
Nord Croissance backs French portable toilets rental service provider Enygea for the first time
Simmons' ICG bolts on Step Change Engineering
Acquisition of the UK-based oil and gas services company is the second bolt-on for the group
Nordic Capital submits cash offer for shares in Nordax
Bid comes four months after Nordic Capital bought a 9.96% stake in Stockholm-listed Nordax
Pragma Capital buys GSRI in MBO
GP buys a majority stake in the French infrastructure inspection engineering group
ETF leads £70m funding round for E-Leather
Hermes GPE also takes part in the financing round for the composite leather manufacturer
NVM makes first deal from maiden LP-backed fund with Dale MBO
GP's first institutionally backed fund has held a first close and has a target of £150m
DPE sells Elatec to Summit
DPE acquired its stake in Elatec in January 2016, drawing equity from the €575m fund DPE III
Navigator buys ENA Guss Albbruck
ENA filed for insolvency in October 2017 and generates revenues of approximately €10m
Balderton leads $25m series-A for Infarm
TriplePoint Capital and Mons Investments also take part alongside previous backer Cherry Ventures
Capidea acquires 55% stake in Budweg Caliper
Deal marks first investment from the PE firm's latest investment vehicle, Capidea Kapital III
GPs bid for AkzoNobel's chemicals arm
GPs are in the auction process for the carve-out, said to be valued in the region of €10bn
EQT-backed Piab acquires Feba Automation
Deal marks the second bolt-on in three months after Piab acquired SAS Automation in 2017
Cairngorm acquires MJ Wilson
Acquisition of the industrial components distributor is the first phase of a buy-and-build strategy
Capitem invests in MPI to finance Scaelec bolt-on
Capitem-backed MPI bolts on French electronic devices production subcontractor Scaelec
Aurelius sells AH Industries back to management
Kim Kronborg Christiansen and Adrian Roy Willetts will head up the management team
Inflexion backs Calco in MBO
Deal marks Inflexion's first investment outside of the UK, according to Unquote Data
Universal Partners and Parkwalk in £15m round for Yasa
Electric and hybrid motor manufacturer will open a new manufacturing facility in Oxford
Isatis Capital backs Pure Trade Worldwide in MBO
GP invests in the French manufacturer of luxury retail equipment and promotional packaging
Cinven-led consortium sells €142m stake in Jost Werke
Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and Commerzbank place the shares in an acclerated offering
Epiris acquires Portals from De La Rue for £68m
Deal for the substrate manufacturer is the first investment made by the GP as an independent manager
Mentha Capital exits Fri-Jado in SBO
Dutch manufacturer of food service equipment is sold to GP Torqx Capital Partners