Infrastructure
Triton acquires part of Alstom in €730m deal
Alstom continues programme to dispose of non-core assets
KKR backs ELL with early-stage funding
Capital to be used for company's new rolling stock
Deal in Focus: Ardian backs €1.96bn Vinci Park buyout
France had not been home to a private equity transaction worth more than €1bn since the summer of 2011 – a dry spell broken in February, when Ardian entered exclusive talks with construction and concessions firm Vinci to back the buyout of its Vinci...
Ardian increases stake in CLH Group
Ardian has increased its holding in Spanish oil storage and transportation firm Compañía Logística de Hidrocarburos (CLH) to 15%.
Deal in focus: Seafort buys three firms from Auctus
Newly founded private equity house Seafort Advisers has kicked things off with a hat-trick of secondary buyouts from Auctus Capital Partners via a dedicated vehicle.
HIG Capital takes over Triton's Weru
HIG Capital has bought German windows and doors manufacturer Weru from fellow buyout house Triton.
Albion invests in GHR hydropower scheme
Albion Ventures has invested £9.3m in a hydropower scheme developed by Green Highland Renewables (GHR), a Perth-based hydro-electric specialist backed by Scottish Equity Partners (SEP).
NovaWatt secures €7m from XAnge et al.
Existing investors XAnge Private Equity, Alto Invest and Agregator Capital have contributed to a €7m investment in NovaWatt, a French independent electricity producer.
Albion invests £1.4m in Isis Renewables
Albion Ventures has backed Isis Renewables, a UK-based provider of commercial solar panels, with a £1.4m investment.
Impax to acquire two Finnish wind power projects
Impax Asset Management has agreed to acquire the Kuolavaara-Keulakkopää and Joukhaisselkä pre-construction-stage wind power projects from Fortum and Metsähallitus.
Varova’s Nordeon acquires insolvent Hess
Varova’s portfolio company Nordeon has bought German lighting manufacturer Hess out of insolvency.
Glennmont holds first close on €200m
Glennmont has held the first close of its second fund, Glennmont Clean Energy Fund Europe II, on €200m.
Mandarin Capital sells Gasket
Mandarin Capital Partners (MCP) has sold its shareholding in Italian valves components producer Gasket International to Hutchinson, a French thermoplastics firm.
Axa PE and Aena acquire London Luton Airport
Axa Private Equity, via its third infrastructure fund and alongside Spanish airport operator Aena, has acquired London Luton Airport from TBI, a company owned by CVC-backed Abertis, for £394.4m.
Axa PE-backed Saur in debt-for-equity swap
Saur, a French water company backed by Axa Private Equity and sovereign wealth fund FSI, will be taken over by its lenders later this month.
Triton acquires majority stake in Infratek
Triton has agreed to acquire a 76.3% stake in OSE-listed Infratek from its two largest shareholders Fortum Nordic and Hafslund.
Platina exits Mistral Windfarm 1
Platina Partners has sold the remaining assets in the Mistral Windfarm 1 fund, reaping an overall gross IRR in excess of 40%.
4D Global invests $17m in Aladdin Middle East
4D Global Energy Advisors has invested $17m in Aladdin Middle East, an oil and gas company with primary operations in Turkey, as part of a $20m funding round.
Pantheon appoints partner in infrastructure team
Pantheon has appointed Andrea Echberg as partner in charge of its European infrastructure business.
EQT Infrastructure II closes at €1.9bn
EQT Infrastructure II has closed its fundraising at the hard cap of €1.925bn after 11 months.
Greensphere Capital backs Greenlight
Greenlight AD Power, a holding company behind a proposed anaerobic digestion platform, has raised £16m from Greensphere Capital, the sustainable energy-focused private equity firm chaired by Jon Moulton.
Impax-backed Epuron buys wind project from Gamesa
Epuron, a renewable energy project developer backed by Impax Asset Management, has acquired La Souterraine, a French wind project, from wind energy technology firm Gamesa.
PE-backed Télédiffusion sells Finnish subsidiary
Télédiffusion de France (TDF), a French operator of broadcast towers backed by a private equity consortium, has sold its Finnish operation Digita Oy to First State Investments, the overseas investment unit of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
3i sells LNI stake for €36m
3i Group has sold its 5.7% stake in Lakeside Network Investments (LNI) to Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America for €36m.