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Ardian acquires Syclef majority stake from Latour
Since 2015, Syclef has accelerated its buy-and-build strategy with the acquisition of 15 companies
Inspirit backs Lloyds Register Group's energy division
Inspirit writes equity cheques of £2-10m for UK SMEs with revenues greater than £20m
Apax sells SK FireSafety to API
SK FireSafety's management team will stay on with the company following the transaction
Limerston-backed Arch Sciences acquires Apex Scientific
Formerly called Crawford Scientific, Limerston acquired the company in October 2017 from Maven
Nordic Capital, Carlyle bid for Octopus-backed Calastone
Trade bidders are also competing in the process, while Motive Partners was bidding, but is no longer involved
Palatine invests in NRG
Following the investment, the company will follow a buy-and-build strategy and develop its services
CDP Venture Capital leads €5m round for Brandon
Venture capital house Primomiglio and investment holding Vulcano also take part in the round
Hg reinvests in Citation
Hg sold the compliance software company to KKR in August 2020 in a transaction valued at £500-600m
Apax to buy Odigo from Capgemini
Company plans to accelerate its growth and international expansion, while boosting its technological innovation
Agilitas-backed LCG acquires Acorn
Agilitas acquired LCG in March 2020 for an enterprise value of £125-150m from MML Capital
EQT buys Casa.it from Oakley Capital
GP invests in the company via EQT IX, which was launched in January 2020 with a €15bn hard-cap
Apax France to buy Groupe Crystal
GP will buy a majority stake, while Crystal president Bruno Narchal and director Jean-Maximilien Vancayezeele will retain a minority
Alliance Entreprendre acquires Ecoclean, LT reinvests
LT and Alliance Entreprendre invest €6m and €10m respectively, according to Capital Finance
EQT buys Idealista from Apax for €1.3bn
EQT acquires a majority stake, while the management team led by CEO Jesús Encinar retains a minority
Nexxus Iberia buys STM
GP invests in the company via Nexxus Iberia Private Equity Fund I, which closed on €170m in February 2020
Limerston buys Forensic Access, Axiom International
Management and founders will retain a significant minority shareholding as part of the transaction
Phoenix acquires Spy Alarms
Phoenix invests alongside founder and CEO, Tom Howard, who is reinvesting in the company
Inflexion buys minority stake in Auxadi
Inflexion intends to boost Auxadi's growth via additional acquisitions and geographic expansion
Waterland backs consulting company Moore Belgium
GP intends to support the company in accelerating its growth and strengthening its position in the Belgian market
Aliter invests in Temple Grange Partners
Aliter is currently investing from its debut fund, which closed on £92m in February 2017
Williams Grand Prix to sell WGPE to Dorilton for €152m
New York-based Dorilton Capital invests in companies with EBITDA of $4-25m
Hg sells Citation to KKR
KKR will also be investing from its Global Impact Fund, which closed on $1.3bn
Procuritas exits Temporary Space
Acquisition will help trade buyer Algeco to strengthen its position in the Nordic modular space market
Guidepost injects $20m into Elements Global Services
Deal is the first investment from Guidepost's third fund, which came to market last year
