Portfolio management
Elysian-backed Fastflow bolts on Partner Construction
Portfolio company has acquired the housing developer with cash from the GP's initial buyout
Innova partially exits Profim to Triton-backed Flokk
Deal comes less than a year after Innova bought a 75% stake in Profim in May 2017
Catalyst acquires investment management consultancy Knadel
Five months after Livingbridge's investment, market consultancy Catalyst acquires Knadel
YFM's Gill Marine bolts on Gill North America
Acquisition of the US-based licensee will increase the consolidated group's turnover to ТЃ20m
EQT-backed Piab acquires Feba Automation
Deal marks the second bolt-on in three months after Piab acquired SAS Automation in 2017
Palatine's Verdant bolts on Scoutscroft Holiday Centre
Aquisition of the Scottish holiday park is the company's fourth bolt-on under Palatine
Blackstone backed-Clarion acquires Global Sources
Group will be led by the existing Clarion management team and will operate as Clarion Events
Eurazeo-backed Asmodee buys Rebel
Following the deal, Asmodee will use Rebel's product catalogue to access the Polish games market
Endless's Bright Blue Foods buys Greencore's cakes division
Deal will see the consolidated cakes and desserts business double in size with a turnover of ТЃ140m
Chiltern divests Vantage to Exponent-backed Enra
Deal comes 20 months after the vendor acquired a significant minority stake in the mortgage broker
Castik-backed Alpega buys TenderEasy
Acquisition broadens product portfolio and geographical reach with the addition of software brands
Tikehau-backed Oodrive acquires Orphea
Through the deal, Oodrive expects to strengthen its offerings to meet market demands
Penta- and Maven-backed GRP acquires County Group
Current management team will stay with the business as it moves to new ownership
Litorina-backed Fresks acquires Färingsö Trä
Fresks Group was acquired by Litorina Capital Advisers in January 2016 via the Litorina IV fund
PE-backed Visma acquires OptiWay
Deal marks another bolt-on for Visma after buying Admincontrol from Herkules in October 2017
Triton-backed OptiGroup completes bolt-ons in Romania, Finland
Acquired businesses are expected to post a тЌ50m combined turnover, according to OptiGroup
Carlyle sells Companeo to Towerbrook-backed Infopro Digital
Acquisition of the French lead generation platform is an exit for Carlyle's Europe Technology Fund II
Eurazeo PME-backed Smile buys Virtua
First bolt-on acquisition since Eurazeo acquired the company, via its PME mid-cap arm
HgCapital-backed A-Plan buys Endsleigh from Zurich
Endsleigh will continue to operate as a separate entity under its existing management team
Altor-backed Rossignol buys Dale of Norway
Combined group will offer a portfolio of winter sports apparel and equipment
IK's OpenSolution bolts on Finnpos
OpenSolution intends to grow geographically in the Nordic region following the deal
AnaCap sells First Names to Astorg's SGG
Transaction sees AnaCap generate a 2.6x money multiple on its investment in the administration business
Bain-, Advent-backed Concardis buys PCS Paycard, Simplepay
Both companies focus on providing payment solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises
Agilitas-backed Relita bolts on BBG
Company intends to use the fresh capital to scale up growth and offer more services