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MML acquires Arrow from GCP
CVC Credit has provided a £70m acquisition facility to the business support service
Google buys VC-backed Pointy
Following the acquisition, Pointy expects to build new features and further expand its offering
Horizon supports three bolt-ons for DMC
Horizon is currently investing from its Horizon Capital I fund, which closed on £200m in 2018
IK to acquire Acture Groep
IK will buy a majority stake, investing via its €550m IK Small Cap II fund, which closed in Q1 2018
CVC Growth Partners invests $200m in EcoVadis
GP will draw equity from CVC Growth Partners II, which closed on $1.6bn in November 2019
Raise backs consultancy Efor
French GP invests €20m in the consultancy firm, while Capza provides a €35m unitranche
ECI sells MThree to trade after 18 months
Education services provider goes to US-based John Wiley & Sons for more than £100m
Groupe LFPI eyes Document Store
ActoMezz backed the French printing equipment distributor between 2015 and 2018
Dubag buys Gesellschaft für Reisevertriebssysteme
Germany-based Thomas Cook call-centre subsidiary was sold as part of the company’s insolvency
The Carlyle Group backs Dept SBO
Waterland sells its majority stake in the Dutch digital marketing and advertisement agency
Phoenix acquires Redington
Firm is currently investing from Phoenix Equity Partners 2016, which closed on £415m
Bregal Milestone inks first Dutch deal with Anywhere365
UK-based growth GP invests €40m in Anywhere365 via its maiden fund, which closed in 2018
Maven exits Prime Document for 2.6x return
Acquisition of Prime will allow UnifiedPost Group to enter the UK market
Mentha buys and merges Paradigma and BlijWerkt
Gilde Healthcare was invested in HR specialist BlijWerkt since 2011
Portobello Capital carves out BT's Spanish business
Deal includes the Spanish ICT services and the local network infrastructure managed by BT
HIG Capital carves out Lagardère Sports
Planned disposal values sports media agency Lagardère Sports at approximately €110m
Agilitas sells Recover Nordic to EQT
EQT deploys capital from its EQT VIII fund, which hit its €10.75bn hard-cap in 2018
Main Capital's SDB Groep buys Competence Group
GP bought SDB in Q2 2018 with the intention to pursue a buy-and-build strategy
Apiary invests in Roar Techmedia
Unquote understands the entry multiple for the trade events company was 6-8x EBITDA
ACG Management et al. back ADN Protection MBI
Soprome and BTC Capital also back the takeover of the security services company
Exponent acquires KPMG pensions advisory
In November 2018, KPMG announced it would no longer provide consultancy work for its audit clients
Siparex-backed Plurima carves out Log-Os from Zanardo
Following the deal, Plurima's CEO, Luca Marconi, will be appointed as CEO and chair of Log-Os
Ardian exits CCC to Telus
Canadian listed telecoms company buys the business for an EV of €915m
Ardian takes minority stake in S&H
Equity contribution from Ardian and a senior debt package amount to a total of €14m