Portfolio management
PE-backed GetYourGuide acquires IGottaGuide
GetYourGuide, backed by Spark Capital and Highland Capital Partners (HCP), has bought IGottaGuide, a platform that connects tourists with local guides.
Endless’s Karro secures £60m refinancing package from GE
Karro Food Group has received a £60m funding package from GE Capital just six months after Endless acquired the company.
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.
VC-backed Photobox acquires StickyGram.com
Photobox Group, a provider of online digital photo services backed by a number of venture capital firms, has acquired Instagram photo-to-magnet online print company StickyGram.com.
Segulah’s PMC sells Servi to Ferd
Segulah’s 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 £6m.
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.
Nordic Capital’s Britax to acquire Brio Care
Nordic Capital-backed Britax has agreed to acquire Swedish toy maker Brio Holding AB’s push chairs, car seats and furniture business Brio Care.
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.