Industrials
Bain's European Tyres Distribution acquires Reiff division
Deal for tyre distributor is the second acquisition for the pan-European buy-and-build platform
IK takes majority stake in Pinard Emballages
GP invests in the packaging business via the IK VIII fund, closed on €1.85bn last year
Towerbrook et al. buy Springwater's stake in Aernnova
Deal is the first acquisition in Spain for Towerbrook, which opened an office in Madrid in 2016
Mid Europa to float Waberer's
Trucking company's IPO price range has been set at €16.50-20.37
Apax and Altamir sell Altran share block
France-based Apax Partners took part in a €130m capital increase for Altran in 2008
Hannover Finanz purchases majority stake in Widos
German GP acquires an 80% stake while Finexx and the management team will retain a 10% holding each
Ufenau reaps 6x on NRW sale to Bregal Unternehmerkapital
Swiss GP fully exits the German refurbishment company following a 32-month ownership period
AAC Capital Partners acquires Verasol
Committed Capital acquired the veranda and garden room maker in 2009, investing through its first fund
DBAG acquires stake in Duagon
Deal is the GP's first MBO in Switzerland and the third deal via its DBAG Fund VII in six months
Cairngorm-backed Stevenswood bolts on Sameday
Cairngorm Capital's door and window distributor completes its fourth acquisition
Amundi takes minority stake in Groupe Bernadet
Amundi is taking over from previous investor Siparex, which first invested in Bernadet in 2007
Equistone acquires Willerby from Caird
Deal comes a year after the holiday home manufacturer partially refinanced its debt
AAC sells Dunlop Aircraft Tyres to Liberty Hall in $135m deal
Valuation was understood to be based on EBITDA of ТЃ12m, a figure adjusted based on future US growth
Main Capital takes majority stake in Inergy
Dutch data analytics and intelligence business will look to expand internationally
Pragma and Gimv exit Leyton & Associés
Pragma Capital and Gimv became shareholders in Leyton & Associés in 2009 when they backed the company's second MBO
Fortress backs aerospace components producer Norsk Titanium
Deal sees Fortress provide capital via its aerospace-dedicated investment company Triangle Holdings
Better Capital reaps 7x on £326m Gardner sale to SLMR
Aerospace components manufacturer was the GP's maiden investment and generated ТЃ254.1m in net proceeds
Juuri Partners invests in Hydroline
Hydroline is Juuri Partners' first investment in the industrial production sector
Wise sells further 2.4% stake in Openjobmetis
Following the transaction, the GP will still retain a 2.55% holding in the listed Italian business
Segulah exits Øglænd Industrier via trade sale
GP has fully exited its holding in the business after a two-year ownership period
Carlyle-backed Comdata buys Izium from IK Investment Partners
Deal sees Izium's minority holder IK Investment Partners and the company founder fully exit the asset
Ardian buys Dynamic Technologies
Ardian will acquire control of the business through its North America Fund II
LDC reaps 3.3x in sale of A-Gas to KKR
Refrigeration gas business has undertaken an acquisitive growth strategy under the vendor's tenure
Deal in Focus: Advent buys Faerch Plast from EQT
Financial details are undisclosed but Danish media reports the purchase price was between DKK 6.5-7bn