Industrials
GPF Capital buys freight transport firm Vicarli
Deal is the fifth acquisition for the Spanish private equity fund manager
Battery Ventures-backed PST buys Rotronic
Company will join Battery's existing process-measurement companies Analytical Industries and Michell Instruments
Ixo PE backs Air Support MBO
GP recently held a final close for the Ixo 3 fund on its hard-cap of €150m
Chequers buys Synergo's Bozzetto
Synergo sells its stake in the business after a 13-year holding period
EdRip takes majority stake in Sarawak
EdRip invested from small-cap fund Cabestan Capital II, closed on its €165m hard-cap last year
Ambienta acquires hydraulics manufacturer Safim
Deal is the GP's 25th investment since the launch of its maiden fund in March 2008
DPE sells Elevion to ČEZ group
Sale was based on EBITDA of €19m from €256.9m in sales for the financial year ending June 2016
Generationsskifte Invest takes majority stake in TCA Lift
GP takes 65% stake in the Odense-headquartered business while former owners maintain their position
Ardian's Italmatch buys Magpie Polymers
Magpie was previously backed by Emertec Gestion via the Fonds Lorrain de Materiaux
IK buys minority stake in Third Bridge
Growth capital investor Beringea first invested in Third Bridge in 2012 and will sell its stake to IK
AAC sells industrial water purifying firm Desotec to EQT
Media reports suggest the water and air decontamination business was valued at around 10x EBITDA
Progressio buys controlling stake in Garda Plast
GP buys a controlling stake in the bottle preforms manufacturer via its Progressio Investimenti II fund
EdRip invests in Studia
Transaction is the fourth closed with Cabestan Capital II, following Klaxcar last month
BGF sells Chemoxy stake to Eurazeo-backed Novacap
Sale of speciality chemicals manufacturer comes just two years after the GP first invested
PE-backed Global Bionenergies in €10m private placement
CM-CIC and Seventure Partners are among the company's shareholders, and are reducing their respective stakes
Deal in Focus: Ufenau reaps 6x on NRW sale
Divestment of building refurbishment company follows a tenure of less than three years
Eurazeo buys Magnum's Iberchem for €405m
French GP backs the third secondary buyout for the Spanish fragrance and flavour producer
Mid Europa lists Waberer's in Budapest
Largest Hungarian IPO since 1998, despite pricing at the lower end of the initial range
Findos sells Gabo to Bregal Unternehmerkapital
Bregal plans to work together with management to focus on internationalisation, sales and new products
ECI reaps 3.3x on sale of Kelvin Hughes to Hensoldt
Sale price has not been disclosed but ECI is reporting a return of 3.3x on its original investment
Cherry Ventures leads €4m funding round for Infarm
VC is joined in the round by Quadia, Localglobe, Atlantic Food Labs, Ideo and Demand Analytics
Argos Soditic's Valco acquires TCR Capital's D2FC
Second bolt-on completed by Valco since Argos Soditic became majority shareholder in 2014
CVC inks third Italian deal with Pasubio
GP acquires a controlling stake in the Italian business via CVC Capital Partners Fund VI
Livonia buys minority in CGates
Deal is the fourth for the GP's Baltic mid-cap-focused fund Livonia Partners Fund I