BDT Capital Partners and Mubadala Acquire Majority Interest in Culligan International

Culligan International Combines with Waterlogic Group Holdings

December 22, 2021

Consumer Products

Culligan International and Waterlogic Group Holdings have completed a combination to create a global leader in clean and sustainable drinking water solutions. The combined company, headquartered under the Culligan name and majority owned by funds affiliated with BDT Capital Partners, expands product range, global reach and service capabilities across consumer and commercial end markets.

Culligan Acquires AquaVenture; Divests Seven Seas Water to Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners

March 30, 2020

Environmental Services

Culligan International Company completed its acquisition of AquaVenture Holdings Limited and simultaneously divested the Seven Seas Water operating segment to Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners. Culligan will retain the Quench business (bottle-free, point-of-use water systems) to expand its consumer and office water-as-a-service offerings.

New Water Capital Acquires Bulk Lift International and Bagwell Supply

November 1, 2022

Manufacturing

Private equity firm New Water Capital completed acquisitions of Bulk Lift International LLC and Bagwell Supply Ltd., combining two North American designers, manufacturers and distributors of flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs) and complementary packaging products. The transactions expand the combined company's manufacturing and distribution footprint across the United States, Canada and Mexico and mark additional platform/add-on activity for New Water Capital Fund II.

IK Investment Partners Acquires Majority Stake in ALBA Baving Group

November 6, 2020

Environmental Services

IK Investment Partners' IK Small Cap II Fund has agreed to acquire a majority stake in ALBA Baving Group from the founding Baving family. ALBA is a German provider of municipal infrastructure cleaning and maintenance services (street sweeping, sink-box cleaning, highway maintenance, winter and greenspace services); IK will support management to accelerate organic growth and expand the company's service offering. Financial terms were not disclosed and the transaction remains subject to regulatory approval.

Mubadala Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Bugaboo Group from Bain Capital

July 21, 2024

Consumer Products

Mubadala Capital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Bugaboo Group, the Dutch maker of premium strollers and parenting products, with Bain Capital retaining a minority position. The deal, which remains subject to works council consultation and customary regulatory approvals, is intended to support Bugaboo's expansion into growth markets and to accelerate consolidation in the juvenile products sector.

Crescentia Capital Invests in C&D Industrial Maintenance

August 27, 2025

Industrial Services

Crescentia Capital, the equity buyout arm of Calvert Street Investment Partners, has made a strategic growth investment in Bradenton, Florida-based C&D Industrial Maintenance LLC to support organic growth and strategic acquisitions. The capital will help C&D expand its commercial door and loading dock services across the Southeast as it builds a regional service platform.