Industrials
Equistone acquires TOM Vehicle Rental
Acquisition of the commercial vehicle rental business marks the 17th investment from the GP's fifth fund
Argos Soditic buys Sasa Demarle from Weinberg Capital
Weinberg took a majority stake in the group in a deal valued at €92.6m in 2007
Elaghmore acquires SB Components
Deal for the automotive components business marks the first investment from the GP's maiden fund
Elaghmore holds £60m final close for maiden fund
Industrials-dedicated vehicle will make investments in UK-based businesses, and will consider turnaround deals
Astorg sells Kerneos to Imerys for €880m
Entreprise value represents an 8.8x EBITDA multiple and is expected to close in summer 2017
CVC in exclusivity over acquisition of Advent's Corialis
Proposed deal for the aluminium profiles manufacturer comes just two years after Advent's acquisition
OpenGate buys EverZinc in €142.4m EV deal
German lender Deutsche Bank provided a unitranche debt facility to support the transaction
DBAG buys Dieter Braun from Seafort
GP acquired its stake via the DBAG Fund VI vehicle, which reached a €700m final close in 2012
Foresight invests in Ekkosense
Deal for the software and sensor business marks the fifth investment made by the GP in the space of a month
Blackstone acquires Acetow from Solvay for €1bn
Sale, representing a 7x EBITDA multiple, should help Solvay reduce debt with €150m capital gain
Afinum acquires Hoffmann Fördertechnik
GP acquired a stake in the business via its Afinum Siebte Beteiligungsgesellschaft vehicle
BGF in £10m round for RSK Group
RSK received ТЃ33m of debt funding from Permira Debt Managers in 2015
BC-backed Keter buys ABM Italia from Clessidra at c€400m EV
Clessidra reaped a 3x money return following a 17-month holding period
Polaris in €91m Avanti Wind trade sale
Exit by Danish GP was made to listed Swedish industrial business Alimak Group
Advent acquires V Group from Omers PE
Divestment of shipping management and support company marks the first European exit for Omers PE
Atomico signs €10m series-A for Lilium Aviation
Deal saw the GP act as the only investor in the round for the Germany-based business
Xenon's Eco Eridania bolts on Mengozzi
Deal marks the last of several acquisitions for the private-equity-backed business
Maven reaps 5x on £23.3m Nenplas sale to Surteco
Exit comes four years after the plastic extrusion company demerged from its tile accessories division
EQT buys Norwegian automated storage company AutoStore
Local media suggests an entry multiple for EQT of 19x projected 2016 EBITDA
360 Capital, Breega in €3.3m series-A round for Exotec
New round follows a €340,000 seed round raised in December 2015
PAI Partners sells Xella to Lone Star for €2.2bn
GP's have sold their portfolio company after an eight-year holding period
Deal in Focus: Finint bets on green with BP-CVS merger
An in-depth look at the GP’s strategies to cope in a highly fragmented sector following the merger of BP and CVS
Abris to de-list Graal from Warsaw bourse
Following a bidding process begun in August, CEE-focused Abris will take the Polish fish processor private
Advent makes £221.5m bid for Brammer
Industrial components company's board recommends approval of the offer valuing shares at 165 pence