Industrials
Equistone-backed TOM Vehicle Rental acquires Transflex
Deal is the first bolt-on by TOM since Equistone invested in the company in December last year
Hannover Finanz sells Koller to Nanjing Nangang
Deal ends a three-year holding period for Hannover Finanz, which acquired a 75% stake in 2014
NBRP, Chequers back Biolchim's SBO from Wise
Deal sees Wise fully exit the fertiliser producer after a four-year holding period
VR Equitypartner acquires Kälte Eckert
Start of a buy-and-build strategy in the industrial cooling system sector for VR Equitypartner
Waterland divests Ranger Marketing
Acquirer plans to support Ranger's focus on dialogue marketing and will add a new sales channel to its subsidiary
Bridgepoint acquires Miller Homes from GSO in £655m deal
Under the vendor's tenure, the business disposed of its heavy construction and mining divisions
Ardian buys Imes-Icore
Fifth investment from Ardian Expansion Fund IV, which held a final close on €1bn in June 2016
Livingbridge-backed Carousel buys LSI Logistik
Both companies will continue to operate under their own brands but will share client networks
Verdane sells Exensor to Bertin Technologies
Verdane NVP II invested in Exensor in 2013 along with minority shareholders
Maj Invest exits JKF Industri
Groupe SFPI acquires a 98% stake from Danish fund Maj Invest and minority shareholders
Mobeus backs Arc Specialist Engineering MBO
Mobeus deploys equity via its first institutional fund, with RBS supplying invoice finance
PE-backed Hydro Holding buys Raccorfer
Build-up platform Hydro Holding is backed by Mandarin Capital Partners and Imi Fondi Chiusi
Equistone to acquire Bruneau
GP will invest through Equistone Partners Europe V, closed on its hard-cap of €2bn in 2015
CVC sells Ista to Cheung Kong Property for €4.5bn EV
Cheung Kong Property is entering into a joint venture with CK Infrastructure Holdings Limited
LBO France acquires Serapid
LBO France draws equity from its small-cap buyout vehicle Hexagone III, closed on €154m in 2010
Nem exits Energon Esco
GP sells its 37% stake in the business after a three-year holding period
Lyceum invests in Churchesfire
Fire safety company will look to expand via acquisitions following the transaction
Clessidra sells Bitolea to Stirling Square's Viscolube
Deal sees the GP exit the Italian chemicals producer after a five-year ownership period
Carvest and Loire-Centre Capital back ATER MBO with €2m
Siparex and Sodero Gestion, which previously held a 37.5% stake, are fully exiting the company
Triton buys Unica
Management and the van Vliet family will hold 49% of the new company, while Triton will take 51%
IK acquires Bretèche Industrie from Equistone
IK is investing through the IK VIII Fund, closed on its €1.85bn hard-cap last year
CM-CIC, Unexo and Capitem exit Martin Calais
Three GPs acquired a 37% stake in the company for an undisclosed amount back in 2014
Parquest takes over Accès Industries
GP closed its second buyout fund, Parquest Capital 2, on its €310m hard-cap last year
EdRip takes minority stake in G3S Alyzia
EdRip invests through ActoMezz arm, acquired from ACG Capital in July last year