Acquisition finance
Lyceum’s Bellrock in bolt-on streak
GP's portfolio company has completed five bolt-on acquisitions in the past three months
Investindustrial’s B&B acquires 70% stake in Arclinea
Acquisition marks the first step in the GP’s expansion plan for its portfolio company
Oakley’s Inspired bolts on three schools
According to a statement, the GP indirectly invested a total of €43m in its portfolio company
Afinum’s Lomb Art bolts on Archimede
Deal follows the company’s MBO backed by Afinum in October 2015
Aurora’s Alltub takes over Karl Höll
Combined group will have annual sales of €150m and 650 customers globally
Cinven’s Ergo buys Old Mutual Wealth Italy for €278m
Deal follows the GP’s expansion plan for its portfolio company Ergo Italia
Summit’s DentalPro bolts on Giovanni Bona for €80m
Pemberton supported the acquisition with a €70m bond facility
Inflexion’s Succession secures fresh £25m funding
Plymouth-based Succession plans to acquire 50 competitors by the end of 2017
Rutland’s Walstead picks up Let’s Print
Rutland-backed Walstead expands further into Europe with the €175m acquisition of Let's Print
PE-backed Argenta buys Somed for €30.4m
Private equity backers Motion Equity and KKR provided funding to support the transaction
Westbridge’s Energist buys troubled Chromogenex
Chromogenex's products focus on non-invasive fat reduction processes
A Plus et al. create tourism group with Vedettes bolt-on
The new business will represent €35-40m in EV and remains majority-owned by its CEO
Ardian-backed Trescal bolts on Kalibrix
Deal is Trescal's 15th bolt-on since the buyout by Ardian in July 2013
Argos-backed Valco buys Guichon amid capital reshuffle
Guichon purchase was followed by entrance of FDEN as a minority shareholder
LDC’s Away Resorts acquires Cosways Holiday Park
Deal marks first bolt-on for Away Resorts since being acquired by LDC in April 2015
Siparex invests in TEP Etanchéité to finance bolt-on
GP deploys €3.6m from its FPCI Nord Ouest Entrepreneurs 4 and XPansion2 vehicles to fund the purchase
PE-backed Marietton bolts-on Havas Voyage
Siparex and EdRip to hold joint controlling stake in post-merger group
Castik’s Waterlogic acquires PHS
Deal marks sixth bolt-on for Waterlogic since being acquired by Castik in 2014
BC Partners’ Côte completes double bolt-on
Bolt-ons are the first acquisitions made by casual dining chain under BC Partners’ ownership
Ardian’s Trescal bolts on Primo
14th add-on since GP's takeover in June 2013 is Trescal's first in Canada
BGF-backed Shepherd Direct acquires CPBigwood
BGF first backed Shepherd Direct in June 2015 with a £20m investment alongside other backers
Main’s Regas bolts on Daarwin for merger
Add-on comes two years after GP bought Regas
Cinven’s CPA Global buys Innography
Cinven acquired CPA Global from ICG and Electra for $1bn in 2012
VC-backed Velocity bolts on Uncover
Third add-on to be financed via $16m series-A