Portfolio management
Permira's Exclusive Group buys NextGen
Exclusive Group sets foot in the Irish market following the €1.3bn buyout by Permira earlier this year
Hg-backed Cogital buys Wilkins Kennedy
Deal is the largest bolt-on to date for Cogital Group since it began investing in December 2016
Stirling Square's Viscolube bolts on Centro Risorse
GP acquired a majority stake in motor oil regeneration specialist Viscolube in December 2011
BC Partners' Pronovias bolts on Nicole
GP acquired a 90% stake in Barcelona-based Pronovias for €495m in July 2017
Parcom-backed BlueStar bolts on RH Offshore
GP acquired Star Group in 2011 in a management buyout and has now completed three bolt-ons
Hg’s Cogital buys Westleton Drake
Transaction is a bolt-on for the group's UK division, tax adviser Blick Rothenberg
HitecVision backs merger of Point Resources and Eni Norge
GP will take a 30.4% stake in the combined carbon exploration and production group
Agilitas completes four bolt-ons for Recover Nordic
Damage control group has acquired 14 firms since being acquired by Agilitas in 2013
Riverside's RE Panels makes Swiss bolt-on
Riverside adds Swiss door panel maker Tecsedo to its pan-European buy-and-build strategy
Altor's Run Bidco acquires Fitness DK
Deal was completed for DKK 100m on a cash- and debt-free basis, and will be paid in cash
CapVest's Karro bolts on TS Bloor & Sons
Karro expects to consolidate its market position in the UK food industry with this acquisition
NorthEdge-backed Future buys Colt in £1m deal
Deal is Future's first bolt-on since NorthEdge acquired the business from One51 last year
KKR's Webhelp bolts on Sellbytel
Backed by KKR since 2015, Webhelp buys outsourced sales provider Sellbytel Group
Sovereign-backed Arachas acquires Covercentre
Third acquisition Arachas has made since Sovereign backed its MBO last year
Litorina-backed Fresks acquires Urban Strålin Byggvaror
Previous owners Kay and Leo Strålin will reinvest part of the proceeds in the building materials retailer
DeA Capital's Tecnomeccanica bolts on Mea
Tecnomeccanica expects to reach a turnover of €27m following the acquisition
PE-backed SGH Healthcaring buys Rovipharm and RR Plastiques
SGH Healthcaring's double-acquisition is supported by a Bluebay financing package
Consilium's GMM bolts on Techni Waterjet
Company plans to bolster its growth outside its traditional markets following the deal
BC- and GIC-backed Acuris bolts on SparkSpread
US-based energy trade publication is the company's first acquisition since GIC invested last year
Carlyle's PIB bolts on i2 Healthcare
Acquisition of the healtchare insurance specialist is the 16th since Carlyle's initial investment
Bain's Fintyre bolts on Reifen Krieg
Deal is the second acquisition made by Fintyre in Germany, following the bolt-on of Reiff Tyre
Highlander-backed Akomex bolts on Plano Pack
Investment comes eight years after the US and CEE-focused GP acquired its portfolio company Akomex
Inflexion's CloserStill bolts on Learning 2018
Deal is the second international bolt-on in 15 months for the healthcare- and tech-focused events firm
Bain's Autodis bolts on Geevers Auto Parts
After recently cancelling its IPO, Autodis announces the bolt-on of its Dutch peer