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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
Mobeus invests £13m in Access Partnership
Mobeus's investment will enable the consultancy to expand its services geographically
P101 invests €2m in Osteocom
P101 deploys capital from its Programma 102 fund, which targets early- to late-stage startups
Torqx Capital buys Descroes
GP invests via its debut vehicle, Torqx Capital Partners I, a €150m fund targeting mid-market companies
Inflexion-backed Kynetec bolts on Kleffmann
Inflexion provided fresh equity for the acquisition from its Inflexion Buyout Fund IV
Ambienta sells Energy Wave to EQT-backed Antas
Sale ends a two-year holding period for Italian GP Ambienta, which owned a majority stake in Energy Wave
Norvestor sells Cegal to DWS-, Argentum-led consortium
Transaction is made via a special purpose vehicle, Norvestor SPV I, which will own 75-80% in the company
FTV Capital leads $65m round for CloudFactory
FTV Capital partner Alex Mason and principal Puskoor join CloudFactory's board
Alantra sells Ingenium's Spanish mobile business to Orange España
Alantra plans to strengthen the activity of the other divisions of Grupo Ingenium
Warburg Pincus sells Accelya to Vista Equity Partners
First investment made by Vista via its permanent fund, Vista Equity Partners Perennial
Avedon exits Olympia in management buy-back
GP sells the Dutch employment agency to its CEO, ending its three-years ownership
Apax France's Bip buys Mea Consulting
Bip intends to expand its offering to M&A advisory, and strengthen its position in the Italian market
Aliter acquires Sponge
Aliter acquired Bolt Learning in May 2019 and concurrently provided financing to acquire Mercurytide
EQT sells minority stake in Anticimex to GIC
Singaporean sovereign wealth fund invests in a deal that values the company at around тЌ3.6bn
Inflexion-backed Huws Gray acquires JE Fuller
Inflexion acquired a minority stake in Huws Gray and backed its merger with Ridgeons in October 2018
Andera carves out Ingenico's health business
Division providing card terminals to pharmacies and hospitals will be rebranded to Olaqin
BGF exits Thames Technology
BGF first invested in the company in 2013, with ТЃ3.2m to support the purchase of new equipment
Aksìa's Covisian carves out Avanza customer management unit
Following the deal, Covisian expects to reach a turnover of more than €330m
Livingbridge sells CR7 Services
Livingbirdge was invested in the payments company through its Isis Growth fund and its VCTs
Downing leads £4.3m series-A for FundamentalVR
Existing investor Tern, as well as Epic Private Equity and Brighteyes Ventures, also invested
CCI exits Abtran in management buy-back
Abtran was majority owned by the joint venture of The Carlyle Group and Cardinal Capital