Build-up
BC-backed VetPartners acquires Clyde Veterinary Group
Bolt-on comes nine months after the GP bought VetPartners in a deal reportedly worth around £700m
Aquiline-backed ClearCourse acquires Crafty Clicks
Since October 2018, ClearCourse has acquired six other firms with Aquiline's backing
Blackstone-backed Cirsa carves out Giga Games
Blackstone acquired Cirsa from its founder, Manuel Lao Hernández, in April last year
PE-backed Walkers Transport buys MTH Express Services
Enlarged UK-based Walkers Transport group will generate a combined turnover of £48m
Triton-backed Glamox buys Luxonic
Triton acquired a 75% stake in Glamox for a consideration of NOK 2.8bn in December 2017
Aliter-backed Ipsum bolts on Stormport Professional Services
Deal is fourth acquisition for the utilities and infrastructure consolidation platform
Herkules-backed Seagull Maritime buys Tero Marine
Herkules bought Seagull for around €100m in 2015 through Herkules IV, a NOK 2.5bn buyout fund
3i's Valorem bolts on Force Hydraulique Antillaise
PE-backed Valorem will support the conversion of FHA's pipeline into operational plants
Bowmark's OIEG bolts on Oxford International College
Deal comes five years after the GP acquired a minority stake in the independent school group
Aquiline-backed Clearcourse buys NetXtra
NetXtra is the sixth acquisition by Clearcourse since it was established in 2018
PAI's Stella Group buys CRH S&A
Stella Group expects to double revenues, of which 45% would be generated outside France
Silverfleet's Prefere Resins bolts on two Ineos divisions
Industrial resin manufacturer acquires the trade vendor's melamine and paraformaldehyde divisions
LDC backs Duncan & Todd's bolt-on of Black & Lizars sites
Transaction sees the opticians group acquiring nine stores from the optometrists chain
Vista Equity Partners-backed ACS buys Modern Systems
ACS plans to develop its offering in the application modernisation market and expand in the US
PAI's Ethypharm bolts on Pharmy II Laboratory
Ethypharm acquires pharmaceutical laboratory specialising in the treatment of pain
Cartesian's Arlington Industries secures £95m refinancing
Deal will enable the automotive and aerospace components firm to bolt on Wahler
PAI's M Group makes triple bolt-on
Infrastructure group acquires telecoms-focused Avonline Networks and water specialists IWJS and TPC
Afinum-backed Garz & Fricke acquires E-Gits
Garz & Fricke acquired E-Gits to expand the company's product and service portfolio
Vitruvian-backed Technogroup bolts on CPU Service
Vitruvian acquired Technogroup from Caldec Holding and the company's founding shareholders in 2017
Vista acquires Perform to merge with Stats
Transaction will create a sport data and media group in the European and North American markets
Norvestor-backed Xllnc buys Lin Education
Bolt-on comes two months after the GP acquired Xllnc with capital from Norvestor VII
Triton's Chevron acquires Traffic Management Services
Acquisition of the traffic management business comes one year after the GP invested in Chevron
Triton-backed Polygon buys Vanwaarde
GP backed Polygon from The Triton Fund III in 2010, starting the buy-and-build strategy
August Equity-backed PCS bolts on Norfolk Pet Crematorium
Shareholders of Norfolk Pet Crematorium are retiring from management of the business