Build-up
Aurelius acquires Warehouse Express from Barclays
UK photographic retailer will merge with the acquirer's German portfolio company Calumet Photographic
Procuritas-backed Dantherm buys MCS from Alcedo
Transaction sees the Italian GP exit its asset after a five-year holding period
Omnes Capital sells Capcom stake to CM-CIC's Circet
Transaction marks first exit completed by Omnes from its Omnes Croissance 4 vehicle, coming two years after investment
PE-backed Rad-x bolts on Acura
Deal marks the second bolt-on for the business, following the acquisition of Swiss diagnostic imaging provider IRD
ActoMezz-backed MS Vacances bolts on Les Tamaris
Acquisition is the company's first out of two planned for this year with ActoMezz's backing
Cinven's CeramTec acquires UK Electro-Ceramics from Morgan
£47m deal for the technical ceramics business marks the second bolt-on for CeramTec under the GP's tenure
Waterland-backed Otravo acquires VakantieDiscounter
Deal marks the second large acquisition closed within the last 12 months with Waterland's backing
Bridgepoint's Zenith bolts on CVL
Acquisition marks the first bolt-on for the vehicle rental business under the GP's tenure
Ardian-backed CLS acquires Woods Hole Group
Transaction marks the fourth bolt-on completed by CLS with Ardian's support
CBPE's OH Assist acquires Working On Wellbeing
Acquisition of mobile healthcare provider comes 14 months after the GP acquired OH Assist from Atos IT Services
Cairngorm's Polyframe acquires Customade
New enlarged group has revenues in excess of £100m, following an MBO in August 2016
Palatine's Verdant bolts on Crosslaw Caravan Park
Deal marks the third acquisition made by the leisure park operator since the GP's initial investment
FSN's Instalco bolts on Andersen og Aksnes Rørleggerbedrift
Add-on acquisition comes three years after the Nordic GP first acquired the Swedish plumbing and electrical installation group
Silverfleet's Coventya makes two Turkish bolt-ons
French chemicals producer buys Turkish metal treatment businesses Politeknik and Telbis
Primary Capital's Maru acquires Usurv
Deal value and financial terms for the bolt-on were undisclosed
Wise’s Colcom bolts on Sadev
Bolt-on transaction comes after two years from the GP’s original acquisition
PAI-backed Ethypharm acquires Martindale Pharma
New combined entity will generate revenues in excess of €300m
PE-backed Consort NT acquires Altea and Estia
Ardian has been backing the group since 2002, while other backers entered the group later
Inflexion-backed Cablecom acquires WarwickNet
Bolt-on of the UK internet service provider comes seven months after the company's previous acquisition
Sentica's Trust Kapital bolts on Enfo Zender
Acquisition is the first bolt-on by GP-backed Finnish business support services company
Inflexion's Reed & Mackay bolts on Gray's Travel
Deal marks the corporate travel agency's first acquisition under the ownership of Inflexion
LDC sells Ministry of Cake to Equistone's Mademoiselle Desserts
Sale of UK cake and desserts provider represents a 2.3x return for the vendor after a three-year tenure
Equistone's Apogee bolts on Citydocs
Deal for the digital printing company marks the third acquisition by Apogee since the GP's initial investment
Warburg Pincus-backed United Internet in €600m Strato deal
Acquisition comes one month after the GP first backed the company's business application division