Portfolio management
Mid Europa’s Diagnostyka buys Olympus Consilio
Mid Europa Partners-backed Diagnostyka has acquired Poland-based Olympus Consilio as part of the GP’s consolidation strategy of the laboratory market in the CEE region.
PE-backed Yandex acquires KinoPoisk
Russian search engine operator Yandex, which is listed on Nasdaq and backed by UFG Private Equity, has acquired KinoPoisk, a Russian-language movie, television show and actor database.
Ardian-backed Diana acquires Confoco International
Diana Ingrédients, backed by Ardian (formerly Axa Private Equity), has acquired sales and marketing services provider Confoco International.
MMC’s Boticca bolts on L’Atelier De La Mode
MMC Ventures-backed Boticca has acquired French online designer fashion marketplace L’Atelier De La Mode, just weeks after receiving a £2.5m investment from an MMC-led consortium.
HitecVision's Oyster Petroleum in bolt-on
HitecVision-backed Oyster Petroleum has agreed to acquire a package of licence interests in an area of the West of Shetlands basin from Ithaca Energy.
Silverfleet’s Aesica receives £30m for site expansion
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Aesica, backed by Silverfleet Capital, is expanding its manufacturing facility in Kent following a £30m investment.
Axa-backed Novacap acquires Yangzi
Axa Private Equity-backed Novacap has purchased a majority stake in chemical company Taixing Yangzi Pharm Chemical.
PE-backed MeinAuto takes over Autoda
Online car buying platform MeinAuto, backed by Holtzbrinck Ventures, has bought fellow online car purchasing platform Autoda.
Axa PE- and Resource-backed Baltcom buys Izzi
Latvian telecommunication business Baltcom, owned by Axa Private Equity and Resource Partners, has acquired cable television operator Izzi.
PE-backed Galantos Pharma sells Alzheimer's drug
Galantos Pharma, a pharmaceutical company backed by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and KfW, has sold its Alzheimer's drug Memogain to Neurodyn.
PE-backed Copytrend Group buys printing company
Constellation-backed Copytrend Group has bought a majority stake in Intelligent Printing Solution Group (IPS), a provider of outsourced document management solutions.
PE-backed Delicpol acquires Cuprod
PE-backed Polish confectionery business Delicpol has bought fellow Polish confectionery maker Cuprod with the support of Axa Private Equity and Resource Partners.
Hellman’s WRI buys HostelBookers.com
Hellman & Friedman-backed Web Reservations International (WRI) has acquired HostelBookers.com.
Varova’s Nordeon acquires insolvent Hess
Varova’s portfolio company Nordeon has bought German lighting manufacturer Hess out of insolvency.
Oaktree’s Bellpenny picks up KMF
Bellpenny, a wealth manager backed by Oaktree Capital, has acquired Glasgow-based KM Financial Advisers (KMF).
Sentica’s Citec in new bolt-on
Sentica Partners portfolio company Citec has acquired Norwegian oil and gas company M7 Offshore.
BGF-backed SHS bolts on Dixon Pentland
Swanbridge Hire & Sales Integrated Services (SHS), a portfolio company of the Business Growth Fund (BGF), has acquired UK-based Dixon Pentland Scaffolding for approximately £2m.
ECI’s Citation acquires Bibby
ECI Partners-backed Citation, an adviser on employment law and health & safety regulations, has acquired Bibby Consulting & Support from Bibby Line Group.
Foodpanda makes Brazilian acquisition
Foodpanda, an online food delivery platform backed by Investment AB Kinnevik and Phenomen Ventures, has acquired Brazilian competitor MegaMenu.
Lion secures €900m amend-and-extend for HEMA
Lion Capital has completed a €900m amend-and-extend for Dutch retailer HEMA's senior second-lien mezzanine and PIK facilities.
BGF's York Mailing in bolt-on
BGF-backed York Mailing has acquired The Lettershop Group (TLG), a UK print marketing and mailing solutions provider.
Patron injects €150m into Generator
Patron Capital has invested a further €150m into hostel business Generator to support its acquisition of sites in Paris and Rome.
ECI secures £28.4m refinancing for Kelvin Hughes
HIG WhiteHorse, the credit arm of HIG Capital, has provided ECI Partners-backed Kelvin Hughes with a £28.4m unitranche debt refinancing package.
Dunedin's CitySprint buys The Courier Service
CitySprint, backed by private equity house Dunedin, has bought parcel delivery service business The Courier Service.