Build-up
EQT-backed Piab acquires Feba Automation
Deal marks the second bolt-on in three months after Piab acquired SAS Automation in 2017
Capitem invests in MPI to finance Scaelec bolt-on
Capitem-backed MPI bolts on French electronic devices production subcontractor Scaelec
Palatine's Verdant bolts on Scoutscroft Holiday Centre
Aquisition of the Scottish holiday park is the company's fourth bolt-on under Palatine
Blackstone backed-Clarion acquires Global Sources
Group will be led by the existing Clarion management team and will operate as Clarion Events
Eurazeo-backed Asmodee buys Rebel
Following the deal, Asmodee will use Rebel's product catalogue to access the Polish games market
Endless's Bright Blue Foods buys Greencore's cakes division
Deal will see the consolidated cakes and desserts business double in size with a turnover of £140m
Towerbrook-backed Infopro buys Docu Group
Combined group will employ 3,200 people and projected that its turnover will reach €440m
Waterland sells Premium Group to Blackstone's Clarion
Blackstone acquired London-based Clarion from Providence Equity Partners in July 2017
Penta- and Maven-backed GRP acquires County Group
Current management team will stay with the business as it moves to new ownership
Triton's WernerCo buys Zarges from PE backers
Baird Capital and VR EquityPartner both made an exit in the sale after a 12-year holding period
AnaCap-backed Heidelpay buys MPay24
Second bolt-on, after the purchase of Hamburg-based Startec, since AnaCap's original acquisition
PE-backed Visma acquires OptiWay
Deal marks another bolt-on for Visma after buying Admincontrol from Herkules in October 2017
DeA's Taste of Italy supports CDS bolt-on
Italian plastic specialist, backed by DeA, has wholly acquired Manufacturas Inplast
Ufenau-backed Altano buys Pferdeklinik Grosswallstadt
GP draws capital from its fifth fund, Ufenau V, which held a €227m final close in October 2016
Triton-backed OptiGroup completes bolt-ons in Romania, Finland
Acquired businesses are expected to post a €50m combined turnover, according to OptiGroup
Carlyle sells Companeo to Towerbrook-backed Infopro Digital
Acquisition of the French lead generation platform is an exit for Carlyle's Europe Technology Fund II
Eurazeo PME-backed Smile buys Virtua
First bolt-on acquisition since Eurazeo acquired the company, via its PME mid-cap arm
Bridges-backed Viva Gym acquires Fitness Hut
Bridges made a further investment from Fund III to finance the bolt-on acquisition
Cinven-backed Tractel bolts on Scanclimber
GP also completes a refinancing for Tractel, led by BNP Paribas, HSBC and Crédit Agricole
Aliter-backed Ipsum buys SPEC
Group expects to generate revenues of £23m and employ 175 people after the transaction
Waterland’s Nuts Groep bolts on NLE
Dutch energy company Nuts Groep buys peer Nederlandse Energie Maatschappij for €200m
HgCapital-backed A-Plan buys Endsleigh from Zurich
Endsleigh will continue to operate as a separate entity under its existing management team
Altor-backed Rossignol buys Dale of Norway
Combined group will offer a portfolio of winter sports apparel and equipment
CapVest's Valeo buys Raisio's confectionery brands for €100m
Acquisition of Big Bear, Nimbus and Candy Plus is the ninth bolt-on made by the group