Buyouts
BC to acquire VetPartners from August
Proposed deal for the veterinary business would come three years after the vendor founded the group
Capidea invests in FlexoPrint
Firm plans on growing its customer platform as GP leads the generational succession of the group
Connection leads £8.1m investment in £20.5m Mode MBO
GP led the deal for the printing company with capital provided by its private investor clients
NPM acquires stake in Ploeger Oxbo
New funding is intended to bolster Ploeger Oxbo's innovation and product development
Adcuram buys MEA Group
Corporate finance house Raymond James acts as exclusive financial adviser to MEA's shareholders
GPF Capital acquires Grupo EDT
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its expansion, especially in Latin American
Risk Capital makes 5x on sale of Neilson to LDC
Sale of the holiday provider brings an end to a five-year holding period for the vendor
Alpha buys Calligaris
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its growth and expand further internationally
Charterhouse acquires Funecap
Management equally reinvests in funeral service Funecap, which posts an EBITDA of around €40m
Paine Schwartz sells Meadow Foods to Exponent
Divestment of the dairy group brings to an end a holding period of just two years for the vendor
LitCapital acquires Audimas
Newly raised capital will enable the company to implement growth plans investing in manufacturing
Sponsor Capital acquires Duell Bike Center
Duell's strategic goal is to strengthen relationships with both customers and suppliers
Cinven agrees to acquire ALE from Axa for €925m
Deal comes weeks after the GP transferred another life insurance business into its sixth fund
Rhône acquires 45% stake in Maxam from Advent
Deal closes seven-year holding period for Advent, during which the company expanded internationally
Finatem buys GfS
Fourth investment Finatem has made in 2018 and the sixth from its latest buyout fund
YFM backs DSP in £10m MBO
YFM deploys capital from its YFM Buyout Fund I, which closed in April 2017 on £45m
Cobe acquires Façades & Glazing Solutions from Saint-Gobain
GP carves out the facade installation and glass replacing divisions of Saint-Gobain's Glassolutions
Paragon buys Innere Medizin from UCB
Paragon draws equity from its €412m buyout fund, which held a final close in 2017
Pollen Street acquires BIK from Syntaxis
Deal sees Pollen Street Capital acquire a majority stake in insurance provider BIK from Syntaxis
Bowmark sells Nexus to Phoenix in £142m deal
Bowmark exits the B2B vehicle rental business after less than three years at the helm
Exponent acquires Dennis Publishing
Deal reportedly values the UK-based publishing company in the £150-200m size bracket
Advent rejects offers for Unit4
Netherlands-based software developer Unit4 was acquired by Advent for €1.17bn in 2014
Unigrains acquires Mecatherm in €120m deal
With acquisition of Mecatherm, Unigrains plans to strengthen is agricultural network
MCH buys Altafit
GP plans to support the company’s expansion with both organic roll-out and acquisitions