Industrials
HTGF et al. sell Comnovo to Linde MH
Company's founders are the majority shareholders and will also sell their stakes in the transaction
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
Enterprise Investors exits Elemental Holding
Enterprise sells 9.22% stake through a secondary transaction on the Warsaw Stock Exchange
Ardian's Italmatch buys Magpie Polymers
Magpie was previously backed by Emertec Gestion via the Fonds Lorrain de Materiaux
EnBW New Ventures in €7m round for Theva
ECapital, Bayern Kapital, Target Partners and Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft also invest
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
Oaktree takes majority stake in Groupe SAF
BPI France, BNP Paribas Développement and Crédit Agricole des Savoies retain a minority stake in the company
Mid Europa lists Waberer's in Budapest
Largest Hungarian IPO since 1998, despite pricing at the lower end of the initial range
Alpha's Savio issues €85m note
HIG WhiteHorse, the credit affiliate of HIG Capital, and Tikehau Capital invest in five-year notes
Findos sells Gabo to Bregal Unternehmerkapital
Bregal plans to work together with management to focus on internationalisation, sales and new products