Acquisition finance
Arle-backed Stork acquires RBG from 3i
Arle Capital Partners’ portfolio company Stork Technical Services Holding B.V. has acquired RBG Limited from 3i.
IK acquires Offshore Inc to merge with Vistra
IK Investment Partners has acquired the Offshore Incorporations group of companies from The Carlyle Group.
Ratos-backed MCC acquires Carrier division
Ratosт portfolio company Mobile Climate Control (MCC) has acquired Carrier Corporationтs AC-for-buses division.
NORD Holding backs De Mäkelbörger expansion
NORD Holding has backed its portfolio company De Mäkelbörger Backwaren GmbH to acquire 85 Kamps branches in the Berlin metropolitan region as well as the production facility at Prenzlauer Promenade.
AC Desarrollo-backed Geroresidencias-La Saleta acquires Secopsaleta
Geroresidencias-La Saleta, a portfolio company of AC Desarrollo, has acquired 100% of Secopsaleta, the business it co-founded in 2009.
General Atlantic-backed Privalia acquires Palamon's Dress for Less
General Atlantic, Highland Capital Partners, Index Ventures and Insight Venture Partners have injected €88m of new equity into Spanish private online sales club Privalia.
Realza-backed Plénida acquires 80% of Buccal
Grupo Plénida, a portfolio company of Realza Capital, has acquired an 80% stake in dental chain Buccal.
Clave Mayor exits Base Protection
Clave Mayor has realised its first exit from a non-Spanish business with the sale of Base Protection to Grupo Fegemu – another of its portfolio companies.
21 Partners-backed Club Med Gym acquires Silhouette
Club Med Gym, a portfolio company of 21 Centrale Partners, has acquired Swiss gym operator Silhouette for an undisclosed amount.
Clave Mayor and Sodena-backed APEX acquire Papas Vicente Vidal
A portfolio company of Clave Mayor and Sodena has acquired Spanish family business Papas Vicente Vidal via a capital increase of just over €4m.
123Venture invests €11m in Philogeris Residences
123Venture has invested €11m in French retirement homes operator Philogeris Residences.
Duke Street merges EduServices with IPAC
Duke Street-backed EduServices has acquired French post-secondary education provider IPAC for an undisclosed amount.
Proa-backed Palacios acquires Tortillas Palacios
Proa, Partners Group and Talde-backed Grupo Palacios Alimentación has acquired meat product manufacturer Tortillas Palacios.
3i and TCR-backed Trescal acquires Dynamic Technology
Trescal, a French 3i and TCR Capital portfolio company, has acquired US-based measurement services company Dynamic Technology.
Ratos-backed Stofa acquires Canal Digital cable-TV
Ratos-backed Stofa A/S has acquired the Danish cable-TV business of Canal Digital AS for an enterprise value of DKK 100m.
ERCP-backed Viadom acquires 66.6% of Merci Plus
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners (ERCP) portfolio company Viadom has taken a 66.6% stake in listed home help services provider Merci Plus Groupe.
Carlyle-backed Applus+ buys Velosi for €105m
Applus+, a portfolio company The Carlyle Group is poised to acquire testing, inspection and certification services provider Velosi for €105m.
Warburg Pincus-backed Survitec buys Commercial Marine Business
Survitec, a portfolio company of private equity firm Warburg Pincus, has acquired Revere Commercial Marine Business from safety equipment firm Revere Supply.
Creandum and Viking-backed it's learning acquires InfoStance
Creandum and Viking Ventures portfolio company itтs learning has acquired a 66% stake in educational technology provider InfoStance.
Sovereign-backed City & County acquires Guardian Homecare
Sovereign Capital-baked UK domiciliary healthcare provider City & County has acquired Guardian Homecare Ltd.
R Capital et al. back CommentCaMarche and Benchmark merger
R Capital Management, Time Investors and Idinvest have provided funding to finance the merger of French online media groups CommentCaMarche and Benchmark Group.
Chequers-backed Accelya to acquire Kale Consultant
Chequers Capital portfolio company Accelya has reached an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Indian support services business Kale Consultants.
Argos-backed Buffet Crampon acquires Schreiber & Keilwerth
Groupe Buffet Crampon has wholly acquired struggling German musical instruments manufacturer Schreiber & Keilwerth with the support of Argos Soditic.
Next Wave-backed Future Thinking merges with SPA
Next Wave Partners has backed the merger of its portfolio company Future Thinking (formerly known as TORA) with another market research company SPA.