Portfolio management
Ratos' Bisnode picks up Debitor Registret
Swedish business-information firm Bisnode, a portfolio company of Ratos, has acquired Debitor Registret (DBR), a Danish credit information company.
PE-backed Lysanda bolts on Tracker
UK-based Lysanda, a developer of automotive telematics and informatics solutions backed by Disruptive Capital Finance, has acquired Tracker Network, a subsidiary of Direct Line Group.
Sentica’s Citec buys TGB
Sentica portfolio company Citec, a Finnish engineering services business, has acquired German engineering company Technisches Gemeinschaftsbüro (TGB) from Siemens.
VC-backed Blablacar.com buys Podorozhniki
Accel Partners- and Isai-backed Comuto, the operator of French carpooling site Blablacar.com, has acquired Ukraine-based Podorozhniki as part of its services launch in Ukraine and Russia.
Fondo Italiano's Elco Group buys PCB Ramear
Elco Group, an Italian printed circuit board producer backed by Fondo Italiano di Investimento, has acquired Dutch firm PCB Ramaer.
Segulah’s European Travel Interactive buys Flygresor.se
Segulah portfolio company European Travel Interactive (ETI) has acquired price comparison website Flygresor.se.
Sweet deal: Bencis's Continental Candy acquires K&H
Bencis Capital Partners-backed Continental Candy Industries (CCI) has acquired Kraepelien & Holm (K&H), a Dutch manufacturer of liquorice and wine gums.
Sovereign’s Kindertons buys Plantec
Accident management firm Kindertons, backed by Sovereign Capital, has acquired Plantec, a UK-based provider of services to the motor insurance industry.
IK’s Vistra buys HVK
IK Investment Partners-backed Vistra Group has acquired the HVK Family Office Services (HVK FOS) division of Netherlands-based consultancy firm HVK.
Cinven's Amco in bolt-on
Cinven portfolio company Amdipharm Mercury (Amco) has acquired Abcur, a Swedish pharmaceutical business.
Palatine-backed MoneyPlus buys Richardson Mail
Palatine Private Equity’s MoneyPlus Group has purchased Manchester-based Richardson Mail.
Ergon’s Nicotra Gebhardt buys Industrie CBI
Nicotra Gebhardt, a centrifugal fan maker backed by Ergon Capital Partners, has acquired Italian industrial fan producer Industrie CBI.
LDC’s Driver Hire picks up ISS Labour
LDC-backed The Driver Hire Group has purchased Infra Safety Services Labour (ISS Labour).
Endless’s Liberata in double bolt-on
Endless-backed business processing services provider Liberata has acquired two companies in recent weeks.
Omnes-backed Exclusive Networks bolts on Secureway
Omnes Capital-backed Exclusive Networks Group, a French IT security software company, has acquired Dubai-based Secureway.
Segulah’s CCS Healthcare acquires Propyless
Segulah portfolio company CCS Healthcare has agreed to acquire pharmaceutical skin care brand Propyless from Merck Sharp & Dohme.
Sovereign’s Eden acquires Essential Futures
UK buy-and-build specialist Sovereign Capital has backed the acquisition of Essential Futures by portfolio company Eden.
Nord II’s Rapp Marine adds on Statech
Nord Kapitalforvaltning’s portfolio company Rapp Marine has wholly acquired Statech, a Norwegian design and engineering company for the oil and gas industry.
Dunedin's CitySprint acquires Dash-it
Dunedin-backed CitySprint, a UK distribution company, has acquired Southampton-based courier firm Dash-it.
Cinven's Host Europe buys domainfactory
Cinven portfolio company Host Europe Group has acquired domainfactory, a German web hosting company.
Ergon’s Nicotra-Gebhardt secures €115m refinancing
Ergon Capital-backed Nicotra-Gebhardt has secured €115m of senior unitranche facilities to refinance existing debt and support its acquisition of Industrie CBI.
PAI’s Marcolin picks up Viva
Italian eyewear manufacturer Marcolin, backed by PAI Partners, has acquired Viva International through a definitive stock purchase agreement.
PAI Partners’ Swissport acquires SAS division
PAI Partners-backed ground services company Swissport International has agreed to acquire a 10% stake in Scandinavian Airlines (SAS).
Wonga buys VC-backed Billpay
Cash lender business Wonga, backed by a consortium of venture capital firms, has acquired online payment business Billpay, a portfolio company of numerous German VCs.