Official Record/Industrials
Avallon acquires 70% stake in EBS
Remaining 30% stake will be divided between the management team and the co-founders
Caphaven invests in Deutsche Prüfservice
Caphaven arranged expansion capital for DPS earlier in 2017 in the form of a convertible loan
Cottonwood in €2.6m series-B for Clear Flight Solutions
Clear Flight targets an expansion of the funding round up to a total of €6m
Fidelium buys Otto Knauf
First investment from Fidelium's new fund, which held a final close on €103m in June 2017
Alcuin sells Domus to Headlam for up to £35.4m
Sale of tile and hardwood floor business brings to an end a five-year holding period for the GP
Espira holds first close for debut fund
Prague-headquartered investor launches its debut fund with a target size of €30m
CM-CIC's SFPI acquires Silac
Deal is part of a consolidation strategy announced by CM-CIC at the time of the SFPI acquisition
Weinberg sells Climater to Sagard
Climater intends to pursue market consolidation in France with further acquisitions
Miura, Demeter sell Contenur to US PE firm Acon
Acon Investments takes over with management retaining a significant stake in the business
DeA sells Targetti to trade
Having completed a restructuring, DeA sells the light fixtures manufacturer to corporate 3F Filippi
Ascend et al. in €12m round for Canatu
Japanese corporate Denso and French autoparts maker Faurecia also take part in the round
Stirling Square buys Vernet
GP acquires a majority stake in French copper-wax thermostatic elements producer Vernet
Hg-backed Cogital buys Shelley Stock Hutter
Shelley Stock Hutter is the first acquisition made under the Blick Rothenberg brand
Ardian acquires majority stake in DRT
Individual shareholders and Tikehau Capital reinvest part of their proceeds alongside Ardian
Aurelius acquires Abelan Board Industrial
Packaging business will be merged with the GP's Netherlands-based portfolio company Solidus
Genesis acquires majority stake in Sanborn
Senior management and financial co-investor BDO Investment retains a minority stake
Litorina acquires Digpro
Deal is the first investment from Litorina V, which held a first close on SEK 2.5bn
Steadfast sells AVS Verkehrssicherung to Triton
Triton drew equity for the investment from its €3.3bn buyout vehicle, Triton Fund IV
Capital Partners acquires Ekoplast
Ekoplast plans to expand geographically in France and other regions of western Europe
Genesis acquires stake in D2G
GP draws equity from €80m Genesis Private Equity Fund III to finance the transaction
Main Capital backs GoConnectIT
Main Capital acquires a majority stake in Dutch cable and pipeline specialist GoConnectIT
Gimv sells Brakel via trade sale
Gimv sells natural climate control and fire safety specialist Brakel to Kingspan
IK sells SVT Group to Ergon Capital
Ergon drew capital from its 2010-vintage €775m buyout fund to support the transaction
IK exits Ramudden to Triton
Transaction ends three-year holding period for IK, which acquired Ramudden in April 2014