Industrials
Wise sells 30.48% stake in Openjobmetis
Fund manager reaped €34.5m from the sale and will retain a 4.97% stake in the business
PAI bidding to acquire CD&R's Exova
Two other suitors are also eyeing the laboratory testing business, which has a market cap of ТЃ550m
Wendel-backed Stahl acquires BASF leather chemicals activity
Group has undergone several refinancings since Wendel's first investment in 2006
Vertis buys packaging manufacturer Selematic
According to local press reports, the GP acquired the business in a €20m deal
Idinvest, BPI, Ouest Croissance support Segex SBO
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, UI Gestion and Socadif have fully exited the group
Epiris sells remaining Allflex stake for £70.3m
GP held an 11% stake in the animal identification and monitoring business prior to the deal
Artá Capital buys a minority stake in Alvinesa
Deal reportedly is the second investment for the GP's second fund, Deyá Capital II
Encore sells UK Heating to Irsap
Sale of radiator business comes 10 years after Encore supported its management buyout
Elysian acquires Fastflow
Deal for utility maintenance company is the third transaction made from the GP's second fund
Capidea backs Westpack
Buyout will allow for succession at the company, with one member of the founding family exiting his shareholding entirely
Ixo acquires Alpha Services Group
Marseille-based roofing and building construction company generates a turnover in the region of €18m
Mentha Capital acquires Aethon
Mentha recently completed its latest fundraising, having closed Mentha Capital V on €143m
Omnes Capital in €3.5m round for MultiX
Previous investors, including Kreaxi, Thales, Helea Financiere and Alto Invest reinvested in the group
Lonsdale-backed portfolio companies bolt on two firms
Global Yachting Group and Avalon acquire ACA Marine and Plan My Funeral
Endless acquires C&F from trade vendor SIG
Deal for the carpet and flooring company is the 14th investment from the GP's fourth fund
Sofinnova's Avantium launches IPO with €277m market cap
IPO brought the renewable energy specialist a capital increase of €103m
Alcedo backs Duplomatic's €27m SBO from Progressio
Company's private-equity-ownership history started in 2008, when Ardian acquired an 85% stake
Wise's Primat bolts on IEB
Deal marks second bolt-on acquisition for the business during its private equity ownership period
Cairngorm's Stevenswood bolts on Truemans
GP provided extra capital to support the acquisition of the doors and windows distributor
Arve Industries Capital, BPI in €5m round for AlpenTech
GPs join previous backers Crédit Agricole des Savoie Capital and BP Aura to support the precision engineering group
Bain Capital buys BlueGem's Fintyre
London-based mid-cap private equity house BlueGem sells the asset after a nine-year holding period
Bain sells down 12% stake in Ibstock for £97m
Partial divestment of shares comes 27 months after the GP first invested in the business
Argos Soditic acquires Revima group
Deal for aerospace business sees previous investor CM-CIC exit the company six years after its initial investment
Aliter acquires majority stake in Calm
Deal is the second investment made with capital drawn from the GP's ТЃ92m maiden fund