Portfolio management
Sofindev-backed House of Talents acquires Arcq
Human resources and recruitment company is entering the pharmaceutical sector
NVM divests Kirton to NorthEdge's Direct Healthcare
Acquisition of the medical seating company is the second bolt-on made by Direct Healthcare under NorthEdge
Apax France, Fortino back Vodafone Malta, Melita merger
Apax France and Fortino took a majority stake in Melita through a secondary buyout in 2016
VC-backed Supercell acquires Space Ape Games
Deal will mean an exit for a number of Space Ape backers, including Accel and Northzone
BC's Mergermarket Group acquires TIM Group
BC Partners acquired Mergermarket in 2013 and has made a number of bolt-ons since
Lyceum's Bellrock bolts on Profile
Deal is the sixth acquisition for the building and property management company over the past year
VC-backed Flixbus buys Hellö
Flixbus is owned by a consortium of VC firms, with General Atlantic holding around 35%
NPM's De Boer Structures to be acquired by Gilde's Losberger
NPM Capital acquired De Boer from 3i and the De Boer family in 2005
PE-backed Celli bolts on beer pumps producer Anagram
Deal is the third bolt-on acquisition for Celli during its private equity ownership period
CVC's Douglas buys LLG from Orlando Management
Deal follows the recent bolt-on of Spanish competitor Bodybell in March 2017
Waterland-backed Hanse-Orga buys Tembit
Transaction will be the third acquisition Hanse-Orga has made in a week after the purchases of Dolphin and e5
Agilitas-backed Recover Nordic bolts on four firms
Recover Nordic expands its presence across the Nordic region with three purchases
Carlyle's Comdata bolts on Overtop
Deal is the fourth bolt-on acquisition for the Italy-based Comdata group
Waterland-backed Hanse Orga bolts on Dolphin
Deal sees financial software developer Hanse Orga Group expand into North America
Mayfair-backed Ovo Energy in Corgi HomePlan bolt-on
Deal is Ovo's second acquisition of the year after the purchase of US firm VCharge
Verdane's Uppländska in Bellmans bolt-on
New company is plans to grow with further bolt-ons, as well as organically
PE-backed Lindorff bolts on credit recovery firm Gextra
Nordic Capital-backed credit recovery firm acquires Italian competitor from DoBank
EQT's Getec acquires Urbana
EQT's portfolio company strengthens its presence in the northern Germany energy sector
Advent’s Ammeraal Beltech bolts on F&P
Dutch business acquires its Dublin-based competitor to expand across the Irish market
CapVest’s Valeo buys Dolciaria Val d’Enza from Alto
Italian GP reaps a 42% IRR from its investment after a three-year holding period
Accel-KKR's ESG buys Utiligroup from NorthEdge
Accel-KKR portfolio company Energy Services Group (ESG) has bought UK-based software and IT services company Utiligroup from NorthEdge Capital.
BC's Elysium acquires Badby from Patron
BC Partners bought 22 mental health facilities in the UK, formerly part of Priory Group, in November
CBPE's JTC Group bolts on New Amsterdam Cititrust
UK-based corporate and fund service provider JTC Group expands in the Benelux region
Ardian’s Hypred acquires Paragon Partners' Anti-Germ
Transaction represents the first bolt-on completed by Hypred since Ardian acquired the company last year