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Activa Capital buys Cityzen
This is the first deal made by Activa Fund IV, which recently held a first close on more than €100m
Inflexion buys minority stake in CMSPI
GP invests in the company via its minority-dedicated Inflexion Partnership Capital II fund
NVM in £10m MBO for Trust Systems
Company founders Tom Stone and Mike Dowson will remain significant shareholders in the business
Bridgepoint Development Capital backs IDHL
GP is investing via Bridgepoint Development Capital IV (BDC IV), which closed on £1.5bn in September 2020
Palatine backs Anthesis
Company intends to further boost its growth both organically and via strategic acquisitions
Summa Equity sells Sortera to Nordic Capital
Summa was reportedly eyeing an exit multiple of 15x EBITDA, based on a 2019 figure of €19.6m
Bowmark, LDC sell Node4 to Providence
IT business was expected to fetch a valuation in excess of £300m, based on a 15x multiple
Ardian buys majority stake in GBA from Quadriga
Quadriga reinvests in the business and retains a minority stake, alongside the company's management team
Intriva invests in £60m MoneyPlus MBO
MBO, led by CEO Chris Davis, will see MoneyPlus's management team continue in their existing roles
FPE sells IWSR to Bowmark Capital
FPE Capital acquired the business in April 2018 and Allied Irish Bank provided acquisition finance
RJD's Survey Solutions acquires Survey Systems, Kempston
Survey Solutions has made the acquisitions to augment its geographical coverage and service offering
Mobeus leads £5m series-A for Vivacity
Vivacity manufactures sensors and develops software to improve traffic insights and safety procedures
Tenzing invests in Jeffreys Henry MBO
Management team at the company will be led by managing partner Justin Randall and partner Jon Isaacs
Goldman Sachs, Via Equity buy Swedish IT firm Advania
Existing investors in the company reinvested alongside the new GP
PE-backed 9Altitudes adds on Danish firm Optimate
Merged group is expected to generate a turnover of €65m and employ 400 staff across four countries
Apax to acquire BTP Consultants
Apax invests in mid-market businesses across the TMT, consumer goods, healthcare and financial services sectors
Inflexion reinvests in BES
Rothschild was appointed to run a sale process to select a minority investor for the company
Enterprise Investors completes PragmaGo take-private
GP plans to de-list the company from the Warsaw stock exchange "as soon as possible"
Rockpool invests in EA-RS
Andrew Aylwin, managing partner of MDW Capital and former partner at Lyceum Capital, joins the board of EA-RS
Capza invests in Magellan Partners
This is the third transaction made by Capza 5 Flex Equity fund, which held a €450m first close in June 2020
Latour sells Sogetrel to Andera-led consortium
Consortium includes Luxempart, Capza, BNP Paribas Développement and Idia Capital Investissement
Mutares buys Ericsson Services Italia
GP intends to boost the company's growth, consolidate its market position in Italy and accelerate its expansion
Erisbeg invests in Chris Mee Group
Managing director Chris Mee will continue in his current role, alongside his management team and staff
Den Sociale Kapitalfond buys Profilservice
GP focuses on Nordic SMEs with a potential for growth and positive social influence in the local community
