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Equistone to acquire Knowledge Services from Moody's
Vendor will use the proceeds from the divestment to repurchase outstanding stock
A&M buys surveillance specialist La Patria in SBO
Sale ends an eight-year holding period for the GPs, which owned a combined majority in the company
Nazca buys lighting rental business Cinelux
First investment made by the GP via its Fondo Nazca V, which closed on €150m in June
Primary-backed ASL bolts on Reprotec
Acquisition comes a week after the GP acquired ASL in a secondary buyout from Mobeus
Ardian-backed Dedalus buys IT specialist Softech
Company expects to bolster its growth and further consolidate its position in the Italian market
EQT backs Italian energy efficiency specialist Antas
Deal follows the recent opening of an office in Milan to strengthen EQT's presence in the country
Tamburi backs Milan-listed IT specialist Sesa
Tamburi buys a 14.95% stake in ITH, which controls a 52.8% holding in Sesa, for €17m
Inflexion acquires O'Neill Patient Solicitors
GP drew capital for the investment in the law firm from its fifth flagship fund
Bain in exclusivity for $4bn Kantar buyout
Market research firm reportedly generated an operating profit of £301m from sales of £2.6bn in 2018
Bridges acquires GEV Wind Power from Maven
Vendor was reportedly seeking a £30m EV for the wind-focused energy services firm
Synova holds £365m first and final close for fourth fund
Vehicle surpassed its £300m target and closed with 46% more in commitments than its predecessor
KKR buys 30% of Sector Alarm
Transaction is drawn from KKR European Fund V, a €5bn buyout fund currently in the market
Equistone buys engineering consultancy specialist Vulcain
GP invests via its Equistone Partners Europe Fund VI, which closed on €2.8bn in 2018
Endless's Enact buys Redhall Networks from administration
First investment made by the GP via its Enact Fund II, which closed on £30m this week
RJD backs land surveyor Survey Solutions
GP invests via its RJD Fund III, which held a final close on £60m in April 2016
Capital Criativo exits Intelligent Sensing Anywhere
Sale ends an eight-year holding period for the GP, which owned an 83.4% stake in the company
Aliter acquires Bolt Learning
Software and online training firm is the first instalment in a corporate training buy-and-build
Capitem exits Novencia in management buy-back
GP sells stake in consulting firm Novencia back to the founding director, who becomes sole owner
Elaghmore acquires SFD
Visual merchandising business is the third component in the GP's diplay-focused, buy-and-build play
Oaktree's Agro buys Friopuerto's Iberian operations
Under Oaktree's ownership, storage operator Agro bolted on around 20 companies
Horizon's DMC Canotec acquires United Carlton
Deal is the first acquisition for the printing and document management firm under the GP's tenure
Elaghmore acquires display screen provider Gardners
Deal is the sixth transaction made by the GP's debut fund, which typically writes cheques of £5-10m
Ardian buys minority stake in Uptoo
Ardian will support the recruitment platform in completing strategic acquisitions
Värde Partners invests in LDC-backed Equiom
Värde says it will support the company's diversification and expansion into new markets