Acquisition finance
HIG Europe's Haltermann acquires Petrochem Carless
HIG Europe portfolio company Haltermann Holding GmbH has acquired Petrochem Carless Holdings Ltd (PCL), a UK-based hydrocarbon chemicals refiner and producer.
KKR's Pets at Home buys Vets4Pets
Pets at Home, a UK-based pet supplies retailer owned by KKR, has acquired Vets4Pets.
MML's Arena Group acquires Karl's
UK-based events business The Arena Group, a portfolio company of MML Capital Partners, has acquired its US competitor Karlтs Event Services.
Sentica in Citec bolt-on
Sentica Partners portfolio company Citec Group has acquired French oil & gas engineering consultancy Akilea Engineering.
LDC's EDM Group buys DIT
LDC-backed information management services provider EDM Group has acquired US-based business Diversified Information Technologies Inc (DIT) with support from LDC.
Axa PE backs Five's bolt-on of Mag Americas
Axa Private Equity has provided its French portfolio company Fives Group, an industrial engineering business, with additional funding in order to acquire US-based Mag Americas.
Alpha's Savio bolts on Mesdan
Savio Macchine Tessili, a textile machinery producer owned by Alpha, has acquired a controlling stake in yarn splicing devices firm Mesdan.
Private equity-backed Eco Eridania bolts on three
Waste management firm Eco Eridania, backed by Fondo Italiano di Investimento, has acquired three companies: Paderno Energia, Elettrochimica Carrara and Technoplus, the waste management arm of Ghi.be.ca.
NBGI backs Cosalt Offshore
NBGI Private Equity has acquired the Aberdeen and Norway operations of oil services company Cosalt Offshore to merge them with its portfolio company ATR Group.
Ace and CM-CIC in €3.2m round for Socomore
Ace Management and existing backer CM-CIC Capital Finance have taken part in a €3.2m funding round for Socomore, a French producer of surface treatment solutions used in the aerospace industry.
Omnes Capital invests €50m in Exclusive Networks
Omnes Capital has committed €50m to French IT security software business Exclusive Networks to fund further acquisitions, according to reports.
Waterland's RHM Kliniken acquires Heinrich Mann clinic
RHM Kliniken, a healthcare provider backed by Waterland Private Equity Investments, has acquired the Heinrich Mann clinic as part of its buy-and-build strategy.
Zurmont Madison's CLS Communications acquires 4-Text
Zurmont Madison portfolio company CLS Communications has completed the acquisition of German documentation provider 4-Text Software-Lokalisierung und technische Uebersetzungen GmbH.
Palatine in Selection Services bolt-on
Palatine Private Equity and Beechbrook Capital have backed the management of IT managed services provider Selection Services in the acquisition of Aggregated Telecom Ltd, which trades as 8el.
European Capital provides acquisition finance to Flexitallic
European Capital has invested $7m in unitranche bonds to provide financing for The Flexitallic Group's acquisition of US-based Custom Rubber Products.
NBGI's Horizon Care acquires Educare
NBGI Private Equity-backed specialist care provider Horizon Care has acquired care and education business Educare Adolescent Services Ltd.
Impax-backed Epuron buys wind project from Gamesa
Epuron, a renewable energy project developer backed by Impax Asset Management, has acquired La Souterraine, a French wind project, from wind energy technology firm Gamesa.
EdRCP backs Artedist in Alpem acquisition
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners (EdRCP) has supported the acquisition of French paper specialist Alpem by its portfolio company Artedist.
Bridgepoint merges Quilter with Cheviot
Bridgepoint has agreed to merge British wealth manager Quilter & Co with investment firm Cheviot Asset Management, creating a new firm with ТЃ12bn in assets under management.
AXA PE's Synerlab makes two acquisitions
Synerlab, a French pharmaceutical manufacturing firm backed by AXA Private Equity, has acquired Lyofal and IDD-Tech Orléans.
NVM finances CGI International bolt-on
CGI International, a manufacturer of fire resistant glazing backed by NVM Private Equity, has acquired France-based Interver.
AXA-backed Bravofly buys Rumbo
AXA Private Equity has injected €20m into Swiss portfolio company Bravofly, an online travel agency, to fund the acquisition of Spanish travel agency Rumbo.
3i-backed SLR acquires GSS Environmental
3i-backed environmental consultancy SLR Management has acquired Australian consultancy GSS Environmental (GSSE).
NBGI's Praticdose to merge with Cima
NBGI Private Equity has completed the bolt-on acquisition of French healthcare equipment provider Cima, which will be merged with Praticdose.