Industrials
Accel leads $22.5m series-D for GoCardless
VC firms Balderton Capital, Notion and Passion have also taken part in the round
Brockhaus sells J&S Automotive to Seafort Advisors
GP made the divestment from its third fund, which has a €175m target and held its first close in 2014
Invest AG buys TTI Personaldienstleistung
Deal sees Invest AG and OÖ Betfonds acquire a controlling stake in the business
BPI France, Socadif and Nord Capital invest in Alvène
Nord Capital provides further funding after first investing in the firm in 2013
CM-CIC provides Manuloc with €85m of follow-on funding
GP first invested in the company in 2000, making a follow-up investment in 2010
Spectrum injects €26m into Digital Marketing Institute
Digital marketing training company will undertake international expansion following the deal
Redalpine in €8m series-A for Zenjob
Acton Capital Partners, 500 Startups and Atlantic Labs also took part in the round
Omnes acquires minority stake in Aero Negoce
Distributor of fastening hardware for the aerospace industry will undertake international expansion
NextStage backs Steel Shed Solutions with €11.5m
Funding will be used to ramp up the company’s sales growth and development in Europe and Africa
Towerbrook carves out Schweighofer Fiber
Towerbrook draws equity from its fourth fund, which closed on its $3.5bn hard-cap in 2013
3i-backed Atesteo buys Straesser
Straesser will continue to operate under its own name and Rolf Strässer will remain managing partner
Norvestor buys 60% stake in Wexus
Norway-based lower-mid-market GP is the majority shareholder, with management also investing
NB Renaissance buys machinery producer Comelz
Fourth acquisition since the GP launched its €620m maiden vehicle in March 2015
Foresight injects £3m into Onfab
Deal is the seventh investment from the ТЃ38m Foresight Regional Investment Fund
CVC sells down Ahlsell stake
Partial divestment comes less than a year after the company listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm
Silverfleet buys Pumpenfabrik Wangen
Fifth investment from Silverfleet's second fund, which closed on its €870m hard-cap in June 2015
Investec leads £8m investment in Propelair
ECP and Universal Partners also took part in the round for the water-efficient toilet producer
Prolimity sells Rigdon to Hörger Group
Sale ends a three-year holding period for the turnaround and restructuring specialist
Torqx buys Hoco Parts
Company's directors will take a minority stake in the business alongside management
Fountainvest buys BMTS from Bosch and Mahle
Turbochargers business BMTS generated sales of €373m in 2016 but made a loss of €129m
Argos Soditic buys Zodiac Milpro in SBO
Equity for the transaction comes from Argos Soditic's seventh fund, closed on £248m in 2016
RCapital backs SciChem MBO
Special situations GP acquired the laboratory equipment and supplies business from its family owners
Pragma Capital sells CNN MCO to Endel Engie
Transaction marks the first exit for the Paris-based GP's Pragma III fund, which closed in 2015
Activa's Mecadaq bolts on Armoa
Deal represents the second bolt-on for the aerospace manufacturing business since Activa came on board