Industrials
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 £254.1m 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
Synergia takes majority stake in Van Wamel
Trio of Dutch entrepreneurs, Kees, Max and Fred Liet, also invested alongside the GP
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
Baird acquires aircraft components company CAV
Baird partners James Benfield and Dennis Hall will take a seat on the CAV board as part of the deal
Siparex, EdRip back Minafin
Company CEO and founder Frédéric Gauchet stays in control of the business following the deal
HgCapital exits The Parts Alliance in £205m trade sale
Sale delivers a 2x investment multiple and 19% gross IRR after five years of ownership
Afinum sells Alfmeier stake to Elber
Turnover increased by 35% to €269.9m and EBIT quadrupled to €16.9m since Afinum's investment in 2012
Capital Grand Est and Agro Invest back MBI of TSA Inox
TSA's current CEO Eric Vinay will be replaced by Philippe Jeannot but retains a minority shareholding
FII sells Antares back to founders
After five years of PE support, the business reverts to complete control by its founders
Diana Capital buys minority stake in Lappí
Company's chair and sole returning investor, Antonio Lappí Perea, retains a controlling stake
Active Capital takes majority stake in Arnold Suhr
Amsterdam-based GP recently closed its third buyout fund with €45m in commitments
Charme Capital buys Atop
Deal sees the GP purchase a controlling stake alongside listed industrial machinery producer IMA
Axcel begins investing from fifth fund with Nissens buyout
Axcel V is still fundraising and has so far raised €440m against a hard-cap of €600m
Sioen acquires AAC's James Dewhurst for £44m
AAC had been backing James Dewhurst since 2008, when it acquired a majority stake in the group
YFM invests in TEV management buyout
Deal for air conditioning business is the third investment made by the GP's maiden LP-backed fund
NPM's De Boer Structures to be acquired by Gilde's Losberger
NPM Capital acquired De Boer from 3i and the De Boer family in 2005