Portfolio management
LDC's Onecom bolts on Glamorgan Telecom Group
Add-on is the first since LDC and Ares provided financing of £100m to the telecoms company in 2019
NorthEdge-backed Catalis acquires Whyttest
Marius Potirniche, the founder of Whyttest, has become a senior executive within the Testronic team
NPM Capital's Bergman Clinics buys Van Linschoten Specialisten
Add-on comes after Mergermarket reported that the sale of Bergman had been suspended in March 2020
BGF-backed Hobs sells Anexsys
Trade buyer Xact was acquired by JLL Partners from Clearview Capital in 2018 in an MBO
EQT's Saur bolts on Derichebourg Aqua
Saur secures a 51% stake in the French water utilities management company as part of a strategic partnership
Aquiline-backed ClearCourse buys Practice Point
Practice Point's management team will stay on with the business, which will continue to operate independently
PE-backed Nylacast acquires Supergrip
Deal is Nylacast's second add-on transaction since the GP acquired it in 2018
Triton's All4Labels buys GPS Label, Rotomet
Following the acquisition, GPS-Rotomet will operate under All4Labels, which Triton acquired in 2019
Partners Group-backed Civica acquires InfoFlex
Omers Private Equity sold Civica to Partners Group for an enterprise value of £1.055bn in 2017
Synova-backed Fairstone acquires Chiltern House
Synova committed £25m to the development of Fairstone in 2016, drawing equity from Synova III
Cathay, BPI-backed AD Education bolts on Ces
Add-on shortly follows the acquisition of Italian university Accademia Italiana Arte Moda e Design
Wise's Innovery bolts on Obiectivo
Innovery is a portfolio company of Wisequity IV, which closed on €215m and is currently 92% deployed
LDC-backed Ensek acquires NrgFin
LDC acquired a significant minority stake in Ensek with HSBC providing leverage in October 2017
NorthEdge-backed Orbis acquires Optosafe
Current Optosafe CTO John Robertson has joined Orbis as managing director of the Optosafe division
Astorg’s IQ-EQ buys Conseil Expertise & Synthèse
Add-on is the company's second of 2020, having bought US-based Blue River Partners in March
Armonia-backed Biodue buys Farcoderma
Following the deal, the combined group will employ a staff of 200 and generate revenues of c€60m
PE-backed Visma acquires Dutch firm Yuki
Deal is Visma's third acquisition in the accountancy software market
YFM-backed DSP acquires Explorer
Acquisition of Explorer is expected to see group revenues boosted to more than £20m
Investindustrial’s Italcanditi buys Ortofrutticola Del Mugello
Deal is part of a buy-and-build strategy pursued by the GP to strengthen Italcanditi's market position
Bregal’s SHD bolts on Tesy
Deal is the third add-on since Bregal invested in the kitchen and furniture design software company
Equistone’s Rena buys Hirtenberger Engineered Surfaces
Chemical surface treatment equipment manufacturer is continuing to seek add-ons in niche sectors
Blackstone-backed Superbet acquires Lucky 7
Blackstone acquired a minority stake through its Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund I in 2019
VC-backed Pricehubble buys Checkmyplace
Pricehubble has received investment from VCs including BtoV and Helvetia Venture Fund
Lea Partners' Landwehr acquires Prosoft
Acquisition is part of Landwehr's buy-and-build strategy in the HR and recruitment software space