Portfolio management
ECM-backed Wieners + Wieners acquires BVIW
Wieners + Wieners was acquired by ECM's German Equity Partners IV fund, which closed on €230m in 2012
Phoenix-backed Nineteen buys Broden Media
Broden Media's managing directors, David Holden and David Brown, will hold a stake
Tenzing sells FMP to Hg's Iris in maiden exit
Tenzing's sale of FMP Global generated a money multiple of 5.4x and an IRR of 72% for the firm
Duke Street-backed Great Rail Journeys buys Vacations By Rail
Founder and management team of VBR will both acquire a minority stake in the enlarged group
PE-backed AskBio buys Synpromics
Transaction comes four months after TPG and Vida took part in a $225m growth capital funding
PAI-backed M Group buys KHES
Deal takes the total number of acquisitions made by M Group Services to 10 since 2016
Mid Europa-backed Regina Maria buys Somesan Clinic
Addition of Somesan extends Regina Maria's reach to 19 counties and adds 20 outpatient clinics
Hg-backed IT Relation buys Miracle42
Hg acquired IT Relation for an enterprise value of around DKK 1bn in June last year
EQT-backed IVC bolts on Scarsdale Vets
Acquisition of the vet group comes four months after EQT sold a minority stake in IVC to Nestlé
Bridgepoint-backed BigHand bolts on Iphelion
Deal comes nine years after the GP initially backed the legal-sector-focused software group
Exponent-backed Dennis Publishing bolts on Car Throttle
Deal is intended to increase the company's online presence in the automotive publishing space
Ambienta-backed Aromata buys IPAM
This is the first add-on inked by the company following its acquisition by Ambienta
Eurazeo's Albingia buys Circles Group
Albingia, acquired by Eurazeo in Q3 2018, acquires the special risk insurance provider
Eurazeo-backed Efeso buys ROI Management Consulting
GP bought France-based business strategy and operations consultancy Efeso in Q4 2018
Citic and 3i's Formel D bolts-on CPS Quality
CPS will be incorporated into the Formel D Group, but will continue to trade under its name
Charterhouse-backed Siaci Saint Honore buys Cambiaso Risso
Combined group will operate in five new countries while strengthening its position in several ports
Primary-backed ASL bolts on Reprotec
Acquisition comes a week after the GP acquired ASL in a secondary buyout from Mobeus
Ardian-backed Dedalus buys IT specialist Softech
Company expects to bolster its growth and further consolidate its position in the Italian market
Three Hills-backed Sigma buys Thompsons Contracts Blackpool
Deal comes 16 months after GP's original investment in Sigma via its Three Hills Decalia vehicle
Triton-backed Dywidag buys Partec
Acquisition expands Dywidag's reach in eastern Europe and Scandinavia, where Partec is most active
Summa-backed EcoOnline buys Nordic Port
Acquisition of Nordic Port will strengthen EcoOline's position in chemical management
Aquiline's ClearCourse acquires Trillium
Transaction marks the 11th bolt-on for the software- and IT-focused buy-and-build platform
Waterland-backed Coeo Inkasso bolts on KNP
Waterland acquired Coeo Inkasso in January 2018 and this is its first acquisition in Austria
LDC sells Connect Managed Services to Apiary-backed G3
Deal for the call centre software firm comes four months after Apiary acquired G3
