OpenGate Capital
Bregal kickstarts ATP sale process; Morgan Stanley advises
Tapes specialist is expected to generate EUR 45m in EBITDA from EUR 175m in sales this year
GP Profile: OpenGate pushes ahead with intensive buy-and-build plans
Carve-out specialist is eyeing a number of bolt-ons for assets including Fichet and Jøtul, and plans to launch a new fund soon
OpenGate heads for third fund launch targeting up to $700m
GP is currently investing its second fund, which held a final close on $585m in November 2019
OpenGate to buy Solvay subsidiaries in Europe and US
Solvay sold its Belgium-based strontium carbonate production unit to Latour Capital in November 2020
OpenGate-backed SMAC to sell Axter to trade
OpenGate last year carved out SMAC from French road construction company Colas
OpenGate closes Capital Partners II fund on $585m
Registered in September 2018, the new fund surpasses its $305m predecessor
OpenGate carves out SMAC from Colas
US-based OpenGate also carved out the silicon carbide division of Saint-Gobain last month
OpenGate Capital's EverZinc bolts on GHC
Belgium-based EverZinc acquires GHC, a zinc oxide products manufacturer and exporter
OpenGate carves out Saint-Gobain's silicon carbide division
Carve-out is part of Saint-Gobain's plan to divest businesses with sales of €3bn
Ambienta exits Aico
Sale ends an eight-year holding period for Ambienta, which bought the company via its first fund
OpenGate sells Nakan to trade
Buyer Westlake Chemical Corporation is expected to pay around $265m in cash for the asset
OpenGate sells NorPaper to trade
Lebanon-based Gemayel Freres & Chaoui Industriel buys the French paper specialist
Ratos exits Jøtul to OpenGate in NOK 360m deal
Deal ends a 12-year holding period for Ratos, after first acquiring shares in 2006
Investindustrial acquires Benvic Europe from OpenGate
Deal closes a four-year holding period under OpenGate, which acquired the firm in 2014
OpenGate buys EverZinc in €142.4m EV deal
German lender Deutsche Bank provided a unitranche debt facility to support the transaction
OpenGate acquires B&M
Deal completion comes after US buyout house OpenGate secured exclusivity in November last year
OpenGate pulls Kem One out of administration
Global buyout house OpenGate Capital has acquired European PVC producer Kem One out of administration.
OpenGate buys Zodiac Recreational
OpenGate Capital has acquired French inflatable boats manufacturer Zodiac Recreational from its parent Zodiac Marine & Pool, a Carlyle portfolio company.
OpenGate adds Réponse à Tout! to Fleurus Presse
OpenGate Capital has acquired French consumer publication Réponse à Tout! as a bolt-on to its portfolio company Fleurus Presse.
Kelso Place backs Nicole Farhi
Kelso Place Asset Management has acquired a majority stake in fashion brand Nicole Farhi from OpenGate Capital.