Portfolio management
HitecVision acquires Deep Sea Mooring
HitecVision has acquired Deep Sea Mooring (DSM), a Norwegian niche supplier of services to oil and gas companies.
BGF's Springfield Homecare Services acquires PLC
Business Growth Fund-backed Springfield Homecare Services has acquired domiciliary care business Positive Life Choices (PLC).
3i's Refresco merges with Gerber Emig
Refresco, a Dutch beverage manufacturer backed by 3i, will merge with European bottling company Gerber Emig.
Core Capital's Kelway acquires Equanet
Core Capital portfolio company Kelway has acquired the UK-based non-trade and public sector business of Equanet, the specialist IT solutions brand of Dixons Retail plc.
Graphite sells Optimum Care to Terra Firma's Four Seasons
Graphite Capital has sold elderly care provider Optimum Care to Four Seasons Health Care, backed by Terra Firma.
Oaktree's R&R Ice Cream buys Fredericks Dairies
R&R Ice Cream, the ice cream manufacturer owned by Oaktree Capital, has wholly acquired Fredericks Dairies for ТЃ49m.
GMT's MeetingZone makes third bolt-on
GMT Communications Partners' portfolio company MeetingZone has acquired Atia Communications as part of its expansion.
PE-backed Bauwerk Parkett merges with Boen
Zurmont Madison Private Equity and EGS Beteiligungen's Swiss portfolio company Bauwerk Parkett AG has merged with Norway-based Boen AS to form the Bauwerk Boen Group.
LDC's EDM Group buys DIT
LDC-backed information management services provider EDM Group has acquired US-based business Diversified Information Technologies Inc (DIT) with support from LDC.
PE-backed Nomad Digital buys Inova Multimedia
Nomad Digital, a provider of connectivity solutions to the transportation sector backed by Amadeus Capital Partners, T-Mobile Ventures, SEB Venture Capital and North Star Ventures, has acquired Inova Multimedia, a German provider of information, entertainment...
KKR-backed Boots in deal with drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen
Alliance Boots, backed by KKR and Axa Private Equity, and its US owner the pharmaceutical retailer Walgreens have struck a deal with US drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen, according to reports.
Primary's Amtech acquires Artra's BIM business
Primary Capital portfolio company Amtech has acquired the building information modelling (BIM) business of Artra Ltd.
Ratos and Bonnier merge SF Bio with Finnkino
Ratos and Bonnier AB have agreed to merge SF Bio and Finnkino Oy, a deal designed to form the Nordic region's largest cinema group.
PE-backed Hofmann bolts on Posterjack
Hofmann, a Spanish photo album specialist backed by Realza Capital and Portobello Capital, has acquired German customised printing company Posterjack.
RJD's Harrington Brooks acquires customer books in bolt-on
RJD Partners portfolio company Harrington Brooks has acquired customer books from Carrington Dean and The Nostrum Group, marking the company's first expansion following its secondary buyout in July 2012.
Maven sells Homelux to QEP Company
Maven Capital Partners has sold tile accessories business Homelux to US firm QEP Company, following its carve-out from UK-based Homelux Nenplas Ltd.
Axa PE backs Five's bolt-on of Mag Americas
Axa Private Equity has provided its French portfolio company Fives Group, an industrial engineering business, with additional funding in order to acquire US-based Mag Americas.
Dunedin's CitySprint buys Sameday UK
CitySprint, a distribution network backed by Dunedin, has acquired Sameday UK.
Miura Private Equity's Gescobro buys Unitas
Gescobro, a debt management services company backed by Miura Private Equity, has acquired Spanish debt servicing firm Unitas.
Polaris Private Equity's Alliance+ in 7th bolt-on
Alliance+, a Nordic cleaning business backed by Polaris Private Equity, has completed its seventh bolt-on with the acquisition of Swedish firm Facila.
Sovereign's City & County buys ISS Healthcare
Sovereign Capital portfolio company City & County Healthcare Group has bought Welsh business ISS Healthcare in what marks its 14th acquisition since 2009.
Lyceum's Access Group acquires Sazneo
Lyceum Capital portfolio company Access Group has acquired British business software provider Sazneo.
Mobeus invests further £3.2m in Motorclean
Mobeus Equity Partners has provided an additional ТЃ3.2m to Motorclean, the specialist car valeting business acquired by the GP in 2011.
Charterhouse Capital's Webhelp acquires HeroTSC
Charterhouse Capital's portfolio company Webhelp has acquired Scottish call centres operator HeroTSC for a reported тЌ90m.