Deals
Consilium's GMM bolts on Techni Waterjet
Company plans to bolster its growth outside its traditional markets following the deal
Syncona leads £88.4m series-B for Freeline
Gene therapy company will undertake clinical trials and look to bring its therapies to market
PE-backed Nets acquires Dotcard in €73m SBO
Investor MCI Management and insurance company Saltus TUW sell their joint asset
BC- and GIC-backed Acuris bolts on SparkSpread
US-based energy trade publication is the company's first acquisition since GIC invested last year
Ergon buys Beltaste-Vanreusel
GP draws equity from the €775m Ergon Capital Partners III fund, which held a final close in 2010
Gilde acquires Elcee Group
Gilde will further support the company's acquisitive growth strategy and international expansion
Polaris acquires ProData Consult
ProData Consult intends to draw on the GP's experience working with similar growth companies
BWK-backed IT-Informatik buys Mercoline
Mercoline previously operated as a subsidiary of office supplies business Pelikan Group
Exponent's HSS Hire secures £245m refinancing
Development follows a difficult year for the tool hire group, in which adjusted EBITDA fell to ТЃ1.8m
Beringea leads €10m series-B for MYCS
Deal is Beringea's first investment in Germany and its second in the DACH region
UK government intervenes in sale of Better's Northern Aerospace
Better Capital agreed to sell the business to former portfolio company Gardner, now Chinese-owned
Sentica-backed VMP lists on Nasdaq Helsinki
Final offer price stands at тЌ5 per share, setting a market cap of around тЌ69.5m for the HR company
JC Flowers sells PIC stake to Adia
Sale ends a 12-year holding period for JC Flowers, which was one of the founding investors
TVP et. al in £4.4m round for Micrima
Developer of breast cancer screening systems will bring its Maria product to market
Axcel acquires Loopia and Active 24 from Visma
Axcel plans to expand the company, which offers web domains, shared web hosting and IT services
Alantra sells Tryo Group to Sener Aeronautica
Transaction spells the end of a seven-year holding period for the Madrid-based mid-market investor
Dunedin buys GPS
GP draws capital from Dunedin Buyout Fund III, a ТЃ300m fund that held a final close in June 2013
Warburg Pincus to buy Supplier Assessment Services for £160m
Deal sees the GP acquire the UK-based provider of compliance services from trade vendor Capita
EQT, PSP Investments buy Azelis in >€2bn deal
Apax is likely to generate a multiple in excess of 3.5x on the sale of its majority stake
Suma Capital backs Caher
Fresh capital will be used to support the company's growth organically and via new acquisitions
Litorina acquires Johan i Hallen to build platform company
GP deploys fresh capital to acquire the firm, which will partner with portfolio company Bergfalk
CapMan sells The North Alliance to Norvestor
Norvestor will become majority shareholder following the acquisition from CapMan and management
IK carves out KPMG Sweden's business advisory division
GP used capital from IK VIII Fund to finance the deal, after acquiring Aspia PwC in February
Vertis invests €3m in Sclak
Company will use the fresh capital to develop its digital platform and expand internationally