Industrials
ECI backs Make It Cheaper
Fresh capital will be used to scale up the company's customer acquisition and increase its depth of service
Total Capital in £20m MBO of Walkers Transport
Hybrid deal sees the GP invest £13.5m for a 60% equity stake in the logistics company
Dunedin reaps 3x on £280m sale of Kee Safety to Investcorp
Sale of safety equipment manufacturer ends a four-year holding, representing an IRR of 35%
CM-CIC Investissement, BNP Paribas back Taranis
CM-CIC Investissement invests €3.3m, while BNP Paribas Développement injects €1.9m
H2 Equity Partners acquires Poultry Machinery Joosten
Firm buys a majority stake in the developer and manufacturer of poultry processing systems
Turkven buys majority stake in Vansan
GP signs a share purchase agreement after eyeing the firm for two and a half years
Folmer acquires 60% stake in Finnsiirto
Following the transaction, the owners of the company will retain a 40% stake in the firm
Abénex Capital acquires Groupe Square in MBO
GP acquires the business consulting company alongside president Jérôme Boucheron
Apex buys Wiegmann
Apex has two unnamed co-investors in the transaction, which is the start of a buy-and-build
Cinven sells CeramTec to BC-led consortium
Consortium of BC, PSP and Ontario Teachers' acquires the company for a 13.2x entry multiple
Capiton backs wind turbine engineering firm BWTS
Capiton aims to boost the company’s growth domestically and internationally
Avedon buys saw manufacturer Wilhelm Altendorf
Managing directors Joerg Mayer and Wolfgang Ruhnau retain a minority stake
Altor sells Constructor to Gonvarri in trade sale
GP is selling the firm after a 10-year holding period via its Altor Fund II
Afinum invests in IT Works
GP draws equity from its €410m buyout fund, Afinum Achte Beteiligungsgesellschaft
Triton's Befesa announces intention to float in Q4
Fund manager aims to float the business on the Frankfurt stock exchange after a four-year ownership
Segulah-owned Balco lists in Stockholm
Swedish GP lists the balcony maker in Stockhom with a market cap of SEK 1.2bn
BGF invests £1.5m in NWC for Reflekt Cleaning acquisition
Acquisition strengthens NWC's presence in the Midlands and its capabilities in high-level cleaning
Amundi buys minority stake in RCF Group
Deal is the first acquisition in the Italian market for the French fund manager
Arx exits KVK in trade sale to Sika
Warsaw-based private equity house acquired KVK and its subsidiary, Parabit Technologies, in August 2010
Deal in Focus: PE backers sell Euro-Druckservice to DPE
Consortium of PE-backers advised by Kartesia has sold EDS to Deutsche Private Equity
Activa's Alliance Etiquettes bolts on Applic'Etains
Deal will be Activa's fourth bolt-on for the label manufacturing group, which it formed in 2015
Capzanine backs MBO of CBE Group
Capzanine acquires a stake in the group and also arranges a senior mezzanine facility
Wise sells 2.43% stake in Openjobmetis
Two years after the IPO, the GP will retain a 0.12% stake in the Italian recruitment business
Argos Soditic backs Fabbri Vignola SBO
French GP acquires the business from its peers Lincolnshire Management and Igi