Industrials
DeA sells Targetti to trade
Having completed a restructuring, DeA sells the light fixtures manufacturer to corporate 3F Filippi
Ascend et al. in €12m round for Canatu
Japanese corporate Denso and French autoparts maker Faurecia also take part in the round
Stirling Square buys Vernet
GP acquires a majority stake in French copper-wax thermostatic elements producer Vernet
Hg-backed Cogital buys Shelley Stock Hutter
Shelley Stock Hutter is the first acquisition made under the Blick Rothenberg brand
Ardian acquires majority stake in DRT
Individual shareholders and Tikehau Capital reinvest part of their proceeds alongside Ardian
Aurelius acquires Abelan Board Industrial
Packaging business will be merged with the GP's Netherlands-based portfolio company Solidus
Genesis acquires majority stake in Sanborn
Senior management and financial co-investor BDO Investment retains a minority stake
Litorina acquires Digpro
Deal is the first investment from Litorina V, which held a first close on SEK 2.5bn
Steadfast sells AVS Verkehrssicherung to Triton
Triton drew equity for the investment from its €3.3bn buyout vehicle, Triton Fund IV
Capital Partners acquires Ekoplast
Ekoplast plans to expand geographically in France and other regions of western Europe
Genesis acquires stake in D2G
GP draws equity from €80m Genesis Private Equity Fund III to finance the transaction
Main Capital backs GoConnectIT
Main Capital acquires a majority stake in Dutch cable and pipeline specialist GoConnectIT
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
Lafayette carves out five steel companies from Wuppermann
Wuppermans says sheet metal production and processing are no longer core areas of competence
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
Equistone acquires BFT Mastclimbing
Mast-climbing platforms provider will invest in its fleet and expand nationwide
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