Portfolio management
Activa-backed La Maison Bleue bolts on Crèches Baby
French childcare nursery group La Maison Bleue, which is backed by Activa Capital, has acquired day-care nursery chain Crèches Baby & Co from its parent company Delfingen.
CM-CIC LBO Partners' Nerim acquires Boost
Internet and telecoms operator Nerim, which is backed by CM-CIC LBO Partners, has acquired software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions provider Boost.
Xanit bolts on Croasa
Xanit International Hospital, the healthcare provider backed by N+1 Mercapital and Partners Group, has completed the bolt-on of oncology centre Croasa.
PAI partners' Swissport to buy Servisair
PAI partners-owned Swissport is to wholly acquire UK-based aviation ground services provider Servisair.
Mister Spex makes Swedish acquisitions
Online optician Mister Spex, backed by several private equity players, has acquired two Swedish online eyewear stores: Lensstore and Loveyewear.
LDC's TD Travel acquires booking agent Hotelscene
TD Travel, supported by private equity house LDC, has bought Hotelscene, an independent corporate travel and hotel agency.
Activa's Findis acquires Ronzier
Activa Capital-backed Findis, a wholesaler of household appliances, has acquired France-based Ronzier.
Sovereign supports Eden's HASS acquisition
Eden Supported Living, backed by buy-and-build specialist Sovereign Capital, has acquired Housing & Support Solutions (HASS).
Synova-backed Clearwater in bolt-on
Specialist care provider Clearwater Care, a portfolio company of Synova Capital, has acquired TL Care, a UK-based supported-living provider.
PE-backed Aston Martin used as collateral for owner's debt restructuring
British car-maker Aston Martin, which is part-owned by private equity firm Investindustrial, has been used as collateral by its majority backer, The Investment Dar (TID) in a fresh debt restructuring plan with creditors.
Segulah's PMC sells Servi to Ferd
Segulahтs portfolio company PMC Group has agreed to sell Norwegian subsidiary Servi to Ferd Capital.
Lyceum's Adapt gets Sleek
Managed IT infrastructure provider Adapt, backed by Lyceum Capital, has acquired cloud hosting provider Sleek.
Blue Sea Capital's MediGroup acquires Jedro
Blue Sea Capital's portfolio company MediGroup has agreed to acquire Serbian outpatient services provider Dom Zdravlja Jedro from Delta Generali Insurance.
MML-backed Arena makes Asian bolt-on
MML Capital-backed Arena has acquired Malaysia-based Asia Tent International.
GCP in £6m Fishawack bolt-on
Fishawack, a medical communications agency backed by Growth Capital Partners (GCP), has acquired Switzerland-based Archimed Medical Communications for ТЃ6m.
Weinberg Capital Partners acquires CMFT
Weinberg Capital Partners-backed Climater has acquired Bordeaux-based group CMFT Heating, a company specialised in industrial heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC).
VC-backed Spotify acquires Tunigo
Creandum-backed Spotify has acquired Stockholm-based digital music business Tunigo from Swedish app developer Snowfish.
Cloetta acquires Goody Good Stuff
Nordic Capital- and Cidron-backed Cloetta AB has acquired UK-based candy company Goody Good Stuff.
Key Capital's Templine acquires A&A Recruitment
Templine Employment Agency Ltd, a recruitment company backed by Key Capital Partners (KCP), has acquired UK-based A&A Recruitment Ltd.
Sun Capital merges five portfolio companies
Sun Capital has announced plans to combine five of its US and European plastic packaging businesses to create Luxembourg-based Exopack Holdings Sarl, the sixth largest company of its kind worldwide.
Herkules's Bandak Group acquires ITM
Herkules Capital portfolio company Bandak Group AS has agreed to acquire IOS Tubular Management AS (ITM) from Breimyra Invest AS.
VC-backed GetYourGuide acquires Gidsy
GetYourGuide, a portfolio company of Profounders Capital, Spark Capital and Highland Capital Partners Europe, has acquired Berlin-based Gidsy, a peer-to-peer platform backed by Sunstone Capital, Index Ventures and private investors.
Mobeus finances ATG Media's acquisition of BidSpotter
Mobeus has financed its portfolio company ATG Media's bolt-on of US-based online auctions business BidSpotter for ТЃ4.5m.
Lyceum's Access Group acquires TeamSeer
Lyceum Capital-backed Access Group has acquired team management software-as-a-service company TeamSeer.