Industrials
MB Funds acquires Pohjolan Energia
Solar energy firm intends to bolster its growth plans in Finland and internationally
Odewald acquires Langer & Laumann Ingenieurbüro
Odewald invests via its second fund, Odewald KMU II, which closed on its hard-cap of €200m in 2015
NorthEdge reaps 3.5x on £70m sale of DW3 to Masonite
Divestment of the window and door manufacturer results in a 59% IRR following a 40-month tenure
Finint & Partners invests in Spraytech
Deal is the ninth investment for NEIP III, the investment vehicle managed by Finint & Partners
Parkwalk leads £6m series-A for Bodle Technologies
Low-powered video display producer will use the funding to scale up its operations
Perusa buys Secura Industrial holding company
Secura's portfolio currently comprises two German businesses, Müpro and UBB Umformtechnik
Intel Capital et al. in series-C for Aledia
Braemar Energy Ventures, Demeter, BPI France, Ikea GreenTech and Sofinnova Partners also take part
BGF injects £6.4m into Northern Escalator Installations
Escalator installation, repair and removal business will expand its range of services
Blackstone Energy backs Blue Water's Mime Petroleum
Blackstone Energy, along with Blue Water, has agreed an initial investment of up to $1bn
BPI France et al. back Groupe Transparence in MBO
Mickael Labrosse and Gilles Delpierre are appointed as CEOs as a result of the transaction
EPS buys Industrie Chimiche Forestali for €69m
PEP and Equita signed a joint venture agreement to launch the SPAC in August 2017
BCIMC, PAI kick off Refresco offer
Unless extended, the €20-per-share offer for the bottles business will expire on 19 March
Torqx buys Diamond Tools Group
DTG manufactures diamond cutting and printing tools, and diamond wire dies
Demathieu & Bard in partial secondary buyout
Euro Capital, Eurefi, Alsace Croissance and Etoile ID are among the new investors
Triton's WernerCo buys Zarges from PE backers
Baird Capital and VR EquityPartner both made an exit in the sale after a 12-year holding period
Investindustrial acquires Benvic Europe from OpenGate
Deal closes a four-year holding period under OpenGate, which acquired the firm in 2014
Litorina-backed Fresks acquires Färingsö Trä
Fresks Group was acquired by Litorina Capital Advisers in January 2016 via the Litorina IV fund
Partners Group makes 6x return, 74% IRR on VAT Group final exit
GP originally acquired a joint majority stake alongside Capvis Equity Partners in December 2013
HIG buys Beinbauer from Orlando
Management team, headed by Tobias Lührig and Patric Meeth, will continue to lead the group
NCI backs Factem in SBO
NCI replaces Ciclad as backer alongside the CEO of French acoustic cells manufacturer Factem
Triton-backed Seves exits Vitrablok
Seves makes a strategic move with the Vitrablok sale to focus on its core insulator business
Waterland invests in Gas Tag
First investment made by Waterland's UK team since opening an office in Manchester
Cross Equity Partners buys WDM
Cross draws equity from its second fund, which was announced in 2015 with a hard-cap of CHF 175m
Triton-backed OptiGroup completes bolt-ons in Romania, Finland
Acquired businesses are expected to post a €50m combined turnover, according to OptiGroup