Portfolio management
Argos-backed Factum makes two bolt-ons
Integration of these two companies will enable Factum to offer asset valuation services
CGS-backed Photonics bolts on LS Laser Systems
CGS is looking to buy a fourth portfolio company and bolt on two more for Eol and Photonics
Bowmark's Aston Lark bolts on Robertson Low
Irish insurance broker will help the portfolio company safeguard against Brexit uncertainty
OpenGate Capital's EverZinc bolts on GHC
Belgium-based EverZinc acquires GHC, a zinc oxide products manufacturer and exporter
Equistone-backed PIA bolts-on UDG
Acquisition is PIA's fifth since Equistone's buyout, following SoQuero, Dymatrix, Appico and TAB
FSI’s Cedacri carves out Oasi from PE-backed Nexi for €151m
Cedacri will finance the acquisition with a debt package provided by a pool of 14 banks
Endless's Go Plant acquires assets from Gulliver's
Deal for the embattled truck rental company comes shortly after it entered into administration
Charterhouse's Siaci Saint Honore bolts on Driesassur
SSH, backed by Charterhouse since 2018, bolts on jewellery insurance specialist Driesassur
Altor-backed Transcom buys TMS Connected
Altor took credit management firm Transcom private at an enterprise value of €240m
PE-backed Groupe Rougnon bolts on Reolian
Winch Capital 3 portfolio business Rougnon bolts on construction service Reolian
Horizon's Sabio bolts on Callware
Deal is the fourth bolt-on made by the enterprise software company since Lyceum acquired it in 2016
GA increases stake in Nucom through €140m portfolio merger
GA exchanges its 42% stake in Aroundhome for shares in Nucom, increasing its stake to 28.4%
PE-backed Rafaut bolts on AEDS
Ace Management and Étoile ID-backed Rafaut buys France-based AEDS, doubling group turnover
Dunedin-backed Kingsbridge bolts on Dinghy
Second bolt-on made by Kingsbridge, following the acquisition of Larsen Howie in 2018
Hg- and ICG-backed Iris bolts on BioStore
Acquisition of the ID and cashless sytems provider comes eight months after the GPs acquired Iris
DBAG-backed Netzkontor buys BFE Nachrichtentechnik
Netzkontor Gruppe is owned by DBAG's Expansion Capital Fund, a periodically replenished investment vehicle
EQT's IVC bolts on Vets Now
Deal comes two years after the GP acquired the UK veterinary business from Summit Partners
PE-backed Gloval bolts on Prime Yield
Prime Yield CEO Nelson Rêgo will keep his current role and become a manager at Gloval
IK's Mademoiselle Desserts bolts on Les Délices des 7 Vallées
France-based Mademoiselle Desserts completes its second bolt-on since the IK acquisition
Carlyle’s Prima Solutions bolts on Effisoft
Prima and Effisoft combined form an insurtech company generating €50m revenues
Naxicap’s DCI bolts on Retis
DCI’s bolt-on of communications specialist Retis follows the acquisition of Lhexian last year
Aurelius-backed Bertram bolts on Education Umbrella
First bolt-on made by Bertram Group following its acquisition by Aurelius in 2017
Silverfleet's 7days bolts on Praxis Herning
Deal is the German medical workwear supplier's first acquisition under the GP's tenure
YFM makes 2.7x on sale of Mangar Health to PE-backed Winncare Group
Sale ends a holding period of four years for YFM’s British Smaller Companies VCTs