Portfolio management
BPI France's Travel & Co bolts on Backroads
Bolt-on comes nine years after the state investor backed the tourism platform's inception
Ardian-backed Trescal bolts on Kalibrix
Deal is Trescal's 15th bolt-on since the buyout by Ardian in July 2013
MML's Lomond acquires John Shepherd
MML first backed the Scottish property asset management company in August 2014
Principia's Applix bolts on Melazeta
Third acquisition in five years for Applix, which will focus on digital entertainment
Vendis-backed Inula bolts on Veriditas Botanicals
Belgian aromatherapy group created via merger of Pranarôm and HerbalGem in 2014
Ardian creates TimeOne via portfolio companies merger
GP injects fresh €5m and will become minority shareholder in post-merger group
Ardian's Italmatch acquires Solvay's additives business
Business will join Italmatch's water management additives business, which trades as Dequest
Baird's SR Group makes New York bolt-on
Baird invested in the recruitment services firm in 2013, with debt provided by Beechbrook
MML's BMB acquires Orion
MML supported BMB's MBO in July 2015, with the company now pursuing a buy-and-build strategy
MML's Clean Linen buys Paragon
Clean Linen makes second bolt-on following MML's investment in 2014
BC-backed Mergermarket buys Creditflux
Bolt-on follows on from the purchases of unquote", AVCJ and C6 in second half of 2015
PE-backed Flos bolts on Lukas Lighting
Investindustrial acquired an 80% stake in the lighting business in 2014
Livingbridge's Centre4 Testing merges with The Test People
Deal was funded with debt supplied by Yorkshire Bank
Ardian's Trescal makes bolt-ons across three continents
French calibration business makes acquisitions in North America, South America and Europe
Bridges' Alina bolts on Extra Mile Care
Acquisition of domiciliary care business marks third bold-on for Alina with Bridges backing
Palatine's Chase Templeton bolts on Avanti Healthcare
Palatine has owned Chase Templeton since 2013
VC-backed Kuros merges with listed Cytos
Kuros recently raised CHF 20m
Inflexion's Alcumus in £47m Santia deal
Inflexion acquired Alcumus in October this year for ТЃ92m
Private-equity-backed Visma acquires DigitalBooker
Bolt-on was financed from balance sheet
BC's Mergermarket Group buys C6 Intelligence
Bolt-on designed to bolster group's risk and regulatory portfolio
IK's Trigo merges with PIC
Third bolt-on since the GP’s buyout in 2011
Dunedin's CitySprint bolts on Bexley
21st acquisition since receiving Dunedin backing in 2010
3i's Element bolts on Cascade TEK
Latest add-on in a series initiated after 3iтs takeover in 2010
Activa's La Maison Bleue bolts on La Part de Rêve
Second add-on since GP’s acquisition in December 2012