Buyouts
Nordic Capital acquires, merges Sambla and Advisa
GP will become the majority owner and will actively support the new company in the next expansion phase
Vendis acquires Dutch company Ecostyle
Deal is Vendis's third investment from Vendis Capital III, which held a first and final close on €300m in July 2019
Harwood takes stake in PLT alongside Firmament
Founder Peter Flanagan will continue to lead the business alongside Brian Connolly
Azulis backs business training specialist Orsys
Azulis is currently investing its sixth fund, Middle Market Fund 6, which recently held a first close on €200m
Ignite acquires NTG
Debt for the investment, as well as the company's growth strategy, has been provided by Arbuthnot
ECM buys majority stake in YellowFox
GP is investing in the telematics software company via its €325m German Equity Partners V vehicle
Rigeto Unternehmerkapital buys majority stake in Crusta Nova
GP plans to support the Germany-based seafood and fish retailer in growing its B2B and B2C channels
Latour sells Sogetrel to Andera-led consortium
Consortium includes Luxempart, Capza, BNP Paribas Développement and Idia Capital Investissement
Comhar acquires Bazaar for £10m
Cramlington-based Bazaar is expecting revenues approaching ТЃ15m in 2021, according to a statement
Omikron buys Polish company Dagat ECO
GP invests in Polish SMEs, particularly production-based and services companies with scalable business models
Mutares buys Ericsson Services Italia
GP intends to boost the company's growth, consolidate its market position in Italy and accelerate its expansion
Erisbeg invests in Chris Mee Group
Managing director Chris Mee will continue in his current role, alongside his management team and staff
Blackstone to acquire Bourne Leisure
Blackstone Capital Partners and Blackstone Real Estate Partners will acquire the company together
Capital Croissance buys majority stake in Cathay's Smart AdServer
Cathay will retain a minority stake as part of the deal, having acquired the business in 2015
Endless acquires Evolutions TV
Evolutions CEO Simon Kanjee will continue to lead the business, alongside Darren Musgrove and Owen Tyler
WestBridge invests £10m in Channel 3 MBO
CEO John Howard leads the MBO alongside colleagues Eleanor Rollason and Lucy McLintock
Equip Capital buys IT consultancy Miles
GP is currently deploying its first fund, which was launched in December 2018 and held a final close last month on its hard-cap of тЌ180m
Equistone buys majority stake in Kusters Beheer
GP invests in the precision components manufacturer via Equistone Europe Partners VI
Nordic Capital launches $2bn take-over for Advanz
Advanz Pharma initially hired Jefferies to advise on a sale process in October 2020
HQIB, Cadence Growth back merger of Horn & Cosifan, PK Office
GPs intend to support a buy-and-build growth strategy for the IT service companies
Foresight sells FFX to H2 for 4.3x return
H2 focuses on mid-sized companies in the UK, Ireland and the Benelux region
Tenzing invests in MetaCompliance
MetaCompliance generated ТЃ6m in revenues in the year ending on 31 March 2020
Sagard buys Nutrisens from Evolem, Unigrains
Nutrisens management team, led by CEO Georges Devesa, retains a significant stake in the company
Sponsor Capital acquires and merges Likeit, Nepton
Merged company will have combined revenues of around тЌ8m in 2020, and employ over 50 staff.