Deals/Build-up
Palamon-backed FairConnect buys DriveQuant
Palamon bought a majority stake in the connected insurance service provider in a €100m deal in 2018
Aliter invests in Skill Pill
Aliter acquired Bolt Learning in May 2019 and later acquired Sponge in November 2019
Caledonia-backed Liberation acquires Wadworth pub portfolio
LGV Capital sold UK pub operator Liberation Group to Caledonia Investments for £118m in 2016
Capiton's Euro Vital Pharma buys Principle Healthcare
Capiton acquired the health products manufacturer in 2018; the company continues to seek bolt-ons
Quadriga-backed Scio buys Bilfinger GreyLogix Aqua
Industrial automation company has made three add-ons in 2020 as part of its buy-and-build strategy
Epidarex sells Sirakoss to VC-backed OssDsign
Epidarex Capital initially backed the £3.1m series-A for the bone graft substitutes developer in 2014
G4S rejects offer from BC's Gardaworld
Company says Gardaworld's offer is "nowhere near a full and fair price"
Nord Holding's Jumpers Group buys Ai Fitness; forms BestFit
Combined companies will pursue a buy-and-build strategy, acquiring fitness studio chains
PE-backed Nets bolts on CCV Schweiz
Following the deal, CCV Schweiz will be integrated with Concardis Schweiz, which is part of Nets Group
Agilitas-backed Danoffice to buy NPVision
Deal will be the second add-on acquisition for Danoffice since Agilitas's buyout of the company in November 2017
Adiuva's Konzmann bolts on TCon, HSV
Rehms Building Technology has sold the businesses as part of its self-administration proceedings
Gimv exits Eurocept homecare division
Exit has no significant impact on the net asset value of Gimv as of 31 March 2020
Vista-backed Finastra acquires Doorr
Vista formed Finastra through the merger of its portfolio company Misys with D+H, a Canadian fintech group
Five Arrows, TA-backed RLDatix acquires Verge Health
Verge Health's Mt Pleasant-based management team will stay on following the transaction
Hg-backed Iris acquires Isams
Previously a portfolio company of Hg 6, Iris is now owned by Hg Saturn Fund, which closed on £1.5bn
One Equity-backed MCL buys Elanity
One Equity Partners acquired IT consultancy MCL in an SBO from Lead Equities in March 2020
Naxicap's Alwitra to acquire Poland-based CB
According to a competition authority filing, Alwitra is to buy a majority stake in the business
Ardian sells Gantner to Alantra-backed Salto
Deal is financed with a €125m capital increase deployed by Alantra, alongside Sofina, Peninsula and Florac
PE-backed Cohedron bolts-on two Dutch companies
Cohedron currently generates more than €100m in revenues, up from €60m in 2017 when the GP acquired it
Argand-backed Cherry buys Theobroma Systems
Argand Partners acquired gaming hardware and software company Cherry from Genui in September 2020
Ambienta's Amutec acquires Mobert, creates In Pack Machinery
Companies will be merged in a new entity named In Pack Machinery, which will become an aggregation platform
Lea-backed Landwehr buys BackOffice
Deal is the second of 2020 for recruitment software Landwehr, following its acquisition of Prosoft
Halder's Anker buys LocaFox
Acquisition aims to expand Anker's offering of point-of-sale and cash register service sector
Altor-backed ARC bolts on Swedish firm Cupole
With the deal, the company will strengthen its strategic capacity and improve its offering of consultancy and digital marketing services