Acquisition finance
Ardian's Trescal buys GenCal in 10th bolt-on
Company's fourth US bolt-on under Ardian's ownership
Accent's San Sac buys Tomra Compaction
Target company will be carved out of parent company
Verdane's Babyshop acquires AlexandAlexa from MMC
Acquisition funded by a share issue backed by Verdane
HgCapital's e-conomic acquires SpeedLedger
Acquisition follows Spanish joint-venture agreement for e-conomic
Deal in focus: Verdane and Via sell Dolphin to Loxysoft
Verdane and Via's sale of Dolphin Software to Swedish state backed-Loxysoft
Inlandsinnovation takes SEK 25m stake in Loxysoft
VC completed its third investment this September
LBO Partners' AMS bolts on Asdia
Capzanine arranged a unitranche facility for the bolt-on
EQT's Dometic bolts on Atwood and Prostor
Double acquisition follows June refinancing
Parquest sells FDI to Charterhouse's Webhelp
GP had backed FDI's MBO in 2003
Direct lending moves into mainstream but confusion persists
Will corporate borrowers come to terms with direct lenders?
Aggressive debt structures filter down from large- to mid-market
Debt landscape is rapidly changing, according to Marlborough Partners' latest report
Nordic alternative lenders step in as banks chase large-cap deals
A gap in the credit market is appearing as traditional lenders focus on larger deals
3i's SLR acquires CCA Environmental
SLR's £50m dry powder provides funding for fifth bolt-on
DBAG's Dahlback completes bolt-on
Nord Holding’s insolvent De Mäkelbörger acquired by Dahlewitzer Landbäckerei
Ardian's Trescal bolts on two
Acquisitions mark fourth & fifth bolt-ons since June 2013
Eurazeo's Cap Vert bolts on Aditia
Company has also announced bolt-ons of two other firms
Keeping leverage in check
Dagmar Kent Kershaw, ICG
Bridgepoint acquires LBO France's Médi-Partenaires
Bridgepoint has supported its portfolio company Médipôle Sud Santé with the acquisition of Médi-Partenaires, a French private hospital group, from LBO France and Equistone.
Eurazeo's Vignal bolts on 21 Partners' ABL Lights
Eurazeo provides additional €15m to finance the deal
Ardian's Trescal bolts on two US firms
Fourth expansion deal for Trescal since Ardian acquisition
MPcroissance et al. invest €10m in Ermic
Ermic to bolt on French mechatronics specialist Noval
Beringea backs DCC with £3m
Beringea has invested ТЃ3m in Disposable Cubicle Curtains (DCC), a UK-based manufacturer of disposable curtains for hospitals that trades under All In One Medical.
Octopus finances two bolt-ons for GetLenses
Octopus Investments has provided fresh funding for the acquisition of Dutch firms Lensbase and Vision Direct by its portfolio company GetLenses, a UK contact lenses retailer.
Stable markets and high liquidity to boost Nordic exits
The Nordic region saw disappointing dealflow in 2013, despite an open and liquid financing market - but the industry is upbeat on exit prospects for 2014. Karin Wasteson reports