Columna Capital, a pan-European private equity investor, has completed a significant investment in Physidia SAS, a French specialist in home haemodialysis solutions. Existing shareholders, the Plowiecki family and founders Cyril Balas and Michel Houdou, will remain as minority shareholders.

Global investment firm Carlyle has agreed to acquire Meopta Optika (Meopta), a manufacturer of optical, opto-mechanical, and opto-electronic solutions founded in 1933 and headquartered in Prerov, Czech Republic. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Meopta is a vertically integrated developer and manufacturer of high-precision specialised industrial and handheld optical, opto-mechanical, and opto-electronic solutions.  Carlyle will seek to support Meopta’s growth in partnership with its management team through an increased focus on R&D, expanding the range of end markets, expanding its international presence through the creation of a direct sales network, and improving its company operations.   Equity

DCP Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in Greater China led by former executives from KKR and Morgan Stanley, is to acquire agribusiness giant Cargill’s poultry business in the country, according to a report by Reuters. The acquisition of Cargill Protein China, which is expected to close this year, is subject to regulatory approvals and includes chicken farms in Chuzhou in eastern Anhui province and related manufacturing sites. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed Cargill started its China poultry operations in 2011 and added a $48.8 million plant to its operations in 2019.

Apollo’s Impact platform, which makes private equity-like investments aimed at creating positive, measurable social and/or environmental impact as well generating attractive risk-adjusted returns, is to acquire United Living Group.

IK Partners, via the IK IX Fund, is to acquire a majority stake in GoodLife Foods BV, a European manufacturer of frozen snacks, from Egeria Capital Management, alongside senior management who will be reinvesting. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

SGT Capital, a global private equity firm that invests in mid-sized companies, is to acquire Elatec GmbH, a specialist in physical and digital access solutions from growth equity investor Summit Partners, in ideal valued at €400 million.