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Ardian's Italmatch buys Sudamfos do Brasil
Deal follows Italmatch's acquisition of Compass Chemical International in North America
Equistone's Concept Life Sciences bolts on Aquila Biomedical
Bolt-on will bolster Concept's discovery capabilities with a translational biology offering
Xenon's Benfante buys Gruppo Ecolfer
Bolt-on comes three years after the GP's acquisition of a minority stake in Benfante
One Equity-backed Lutech buys Sinergy
GP acquired a controlling stake in the business in July 2017 via its $1.65bn sixth vehicle
Alpina acquires Syncos
GP invests via holding company that acquired ERP software providers Oxaion and Cimdata
Equistone's TriStyle bolts on Basler
TriStyle intends to strengthen Basler’s position in the German market
Mandarin's Italcer bolts on Devon&Devon
Deal is the third bolt-on for the Italian private equity-backed ceramic group Italcer
Inflexion's Medivet bolts on Bartram & Patrick
Deal sees the veterinary group increase its number of locations to 210, from 160 eight months ago
AnaCap-backed Heidelpay acquires Startec
AnaCap supports the transaction with equity from AnaCap Financial Partners III
Phoenix sells Musto to OTPP's Helly Hansen
Divestment of sailing and lifestyle clothing brand brings to an end a dacade-long tenure
BGF's Decision Tech bolts on MobilePhoneChecker
Acquisition of mobile price comparison platform is the firm's third bolt-on in 12 months
Nord Holding-backed PPS buys Klebefieber
GP said the acquisition complements PPS Group's existing B2C offering, www.bilderwelten.de
Avedon buys saw manufacturer Wilhelm Altendorf
Managing directors Joerg Mayer and Wolfgang Ruhnau retain a minority stake
Ardian-backed Ionisos buys Scandinavian Clinics Estonia
Company intends to develop through organic growth and further acquisitions
United Venture's Moneyfarm buys Ernest
Bolt-on follows Moneyfarm's series-B round led by Allianz SE Ventures in September 2016
BGF invests £1.5m in NWC for Reflekt Cleaning acquisition
Acquisition strengthens NWC's presence in the Midlands and its capabilities in high-level cleaning
Activa's Alliance Etiquettes bolts on Applic'Etains
Deal will be Activa's fourth bolt-on for the label manufacturing group, which it formed in 2015
Herkules sells Admincontrol to Visma
Transaction marks the GP's first exit from Fund IV after a two-year holding period
Lyceum-backed Briefing Media bolts on Urner Barry
Deal is the second add-on for Briefing Media since Lyceum's buyout of the firm in 2015
PE-backed Indigo Telecom acquires Belcom247
Transaction is first bolt-on acquisition after Indigo's Maven- and YFM-backed buyout 15 months ago
FPE's Kallidus acquires Advorto
GP provided the HR software company with fresh capital to support the acquisition
BGF injects £10m into Roc to support CCM bolt-on
IT business will also pursue additional acquisitions and invest in operations and infrastructure
KKR-backed Selecta buys Argenta
Motion Equity Partners exits, having originally backed the business in 2007
Equistone-backed Apogee buys Kopiervertrieb Rhein-Ruhr
Fifth acquisition the company has made since Equistone's original investment in September 2016