Support services
Five Arrows-backed Karnov prices SEK 4.2bn IPO
AP6, Lazard and Vind have committed to acquiring shares worth up to SEK 607m in the offering
Bowmark completes £114m take-private of Tax Systems
Deal comes a month after the automation tech and compliance firm's board approved the GP's offer
Endeit leads $18m funding round for 3D Hubs
Participating investors include Hearst Ventures, EQT Ventures, Balderton Capital and two angels
Cita Investissement backs Atrium Capital
Cita is sponsored by sovereign wealth funds BPI France and Kuwait Investment Authority
Livingbridge invests in Vendigital
GP invests in the management consultancy with capital drawn from its second enterprise fund
Apiary backs G3 Comms in MBO
GP deploys capital from its Apiary Capital Partners I fund, which closed on ТЃ200m in June 2018
Magenta Partners backs FastPayHotels
Following the deal, Tom Matthews, partner at Magenta Partners, will join the company's board
Five Arrows-backed Karnov announces intention to float
Karnov generated adjusted EBITA of SEK 262m from sales of SEK 715m in 2018 (36.6% margin)
LBO France buys Passman group in SBO
SBO sees Siparex exit the investment and Andera reinvest via ActoMezz III in Passman
AP6 invests in Accent's Hoist
Accent retains the majority and the company's founder, Malcolm Lindblom, will keep his share
BGF invests in Operam to support double bolt-on
Education-focused recruitment business will acquire Teachers UK and The Education Specialists
WestBridge invests £9.8m in Apem MBO
Deal for the UK environmental consultancy is structured as a combination of equity and loan notes
Ixo backs Altereo BIMBO
Founder Christian Laplaud retains a 65% stake in the consulting and engineering firm
Keensight, Isai back Ividata MBO
GPs previously co-invested while backing France-based Labelium in 2014 and Theodo in 2018
IDI buys Institut de Formation à la Sophrologie
Buyout deal sees GP acquire a majority stake in France-based sophrology training institute
ASC Investment acquires Canon Business Services
ASC Investment will retain all current employees and bring in a new management team
IDI invests €21m in Freeland
Buyout sees Tikehau providing unitranche debt for France-based support services company Freeland
Carlyle's Comdata carves out PayCare from PE-backed Nexi
Deal follows the sale of Oasi, purchased by FSI's Cedacri from Nexi for €151m in January
Aksìa-backed Covisian bolts on Grupo GSS
Following this deal, Covisian expects to reach revenues of €300m and employ a staff of 14,000 people
Halder makes first investment from new fund
Halder VI held a final close in January, but no further details were released by the firm
Bowmark close to £100m take-private of Tax Systems
Offer represents a premium of 20.3% on the average 91.4 pence per share in the past 12 months
Gyrus signs first deal with DowDuPont carve-out
Just four months after being launched, Gyrus Capital has signed the complex carve-out of DuPont Sustainable Solutions
EQT-backed StormGeo buys DNV GL Maritime
Combination of the two companies will result in a new offering to the global shipping industry
Ardian-backed F2A bolts on Archimede HR
Company's founder Aldo Pascucci will be appointed as new service development officer of F2A