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Parcom-backed BlueStar bolts on RH Offshore
GP acquired Star Group in 2011 in a management buyout and has now completed three bolt-ons
Hg's Cogital buys Westleton Drake
Transaction is a bolt-on for the group's UK division, tax adviser Blick Rothenberg
BGF invests £11.5m in SaleCycle
Funding will fuel its international expansion, with plans to open offices in Japan and New York
Nexxus Iberia invests in Fuertes Gimeno Comunicaciones
GP deploys capital from its Nexxus Iberia Private Equity Fund I, which held a first close on €130m
Idinvest backs Blue Soft
Idinvest acquires a 25% stake in the digital transformation business, injecting €10m
Polaris acquires ProData Consult
ProData Consult intends to draw on the GP's experience working with similar growth companies
Sentica-backed VMP lists on Nasdaq Helsinki
Final offer price stands at тЌ5 per share, setting a market cap of around тЌ69.5m for the HR company
Axcel acquires Loopia and Active 24 from Visma
Axcel plans to expand the company, which offers web domains, shared web hosting and IT services
Warburg Pincus to buy Supplier Assessment Services for £160m
Deal sees the GP acquire the UK-based provider of compliance services from trade vendor Capita
Suma Capital backs Caher
Fresh capital will be used to support the company's growth organically and via new acquisitions
IK carves out KPMG Sweden's business advisory division
GP used capital from IK VIII Fund to finance the deal, after acquiring Aspia PwC in February
RCapital sells The Coaching Academy in MBB
Divestment ends the GP's 11-year tenure of the UK-based training company
Sentica's VMP closes IPO public offering
Company lists less than a year after the GP acquired it via the Sentica Buyout V fund
Vaaka sells Sataservice in trade deal
Deal ends a four-year holding period for Vaaka, which acquired the business in May 2014
Invision sells Swiss Education Group to Summer Capital
Deal ends a 10-year holding period for Invision, which acquired the business in 2008
Argos acquires Factum from Naxicap et al.
Deal for the equipment leasing company brings to an end an 11-year holding period for Naxicap
Vitruvian buys Doctari
GP draws equity for the transaction from its €2.4bn buyout fund, Vitruvian Partnership III
GED Capital buys Habock
Company intends to use the fresh capital to boost its growth and international expansion
LDC takes minority stake in RIBA commercial arm NBS
Investor injects ТЃ31.8m for a minority stake in RIBA Enterprises, which trades as NBS
Gimv acquires One Of A Kind Technologies
OOAKT, a Dutch machine vision specialist, aims to triple revenues in the next five years
Bowmark backs buyout of The Instant Group from MML
Both MML and the company's management team are reinvesting for a stake in the new company
VR Equitypartner sells Vohtec to trade
Deal ends a five-year holding period for VR Equitypartner, which acquired a 49.9% stake in 2013
IK acquires four regional A-Katsastus operations
IK makes the investment via its 2017-vintage IK Small Cap II fund, which closed earlier this year
LDC invests £13m in Asset Solutions MBO
Auditing and supply chain management business will pursue international expansion and bolt-ons