Build-up
Alto Partners' Dolciaria Val d'Enza bolts on Artebianca
Deal marks the seventh transaction for the GP’s third vehicle, Alto Capital III
Lion Capital-backed Afflelou to acquire Optimil
Bolt-on acquisition will enable French group to further develop Spanish activity
Carlyle's Addison Lee acquires Octopus-backed Tristar
Post-transaction, the combined executive car hire company will have a headcount of 800
BaltCap's EKT bolts on Jaakson Linnahooldus
Add-on acquisition comes six months after the GP took a 75% stake in EKT
Gimv-backed Brakel acquires Argina Technics
Gimv acquired a majority stake in Dutch group Brakel in September 2015
Investcorp's SecureLink acquires Coresec
New cyber security group will have combined revenues of тЌ200m
Lyceum's Briefing Media acquires GDS
The deal marks Briefing Media's first bolt-on since being acquired by Lyceum in July 2015
Ardian's Italmatch Chemicals buys Compass
Deal marks the third bolt-on acquisition in the water treatment industry for the Italian business
Dunedin's CET bolts on Omega
Deal marks 13th acquisition by the testing and outsourcing business
Electra's Axio group merges IP division with Chipworks
Deal comes eight months after group made its fourth divestment
Trilantic's Gamenet buys Intralot
Deal sees the Greek listed gaming operator Intralot acquire a 20% stake in the merged group
Rutland's Walstead picks up Let's Print
Rutland-backed Walstead expands further into Europe with the тЌ175m acquisition of Let's Print
Ardian-backed Laboratoires Anios expands with Inibsa Hospital
Transaction marks the fourth bolt-on since Ardian invested in the company in 2013
PE-backed Argenta buys Somed for €30.4m
Private equity backers Motion Equity and KKR provided funding to support the transaction
Vei's Rina acquires Phoenix-backed Edif for £118.5m
Sale of the technical inspection business is the third exit for Phoenix's 2010 fund
VC-backed eShop buys ChicPlace
Buyer’s backers include Qualitas Equity Partners, Bonsai, Kibo, Onza Capital and Nature Capital
Equistone-backed Wealth at Work bolts on Affinity
Deal marks the wealth advisory company's first acquisition under the GP's tenure
Investcorp's Tyrrells bolts on Aroma Snacks
Deal marks a second international acquisition for the crisps and snacks producer
Auctionata bolts on Paddle8
Auctioneering startups Auctionata and Paddle8 had combined revenues of €132m in 2015
Dunedin-backed CET acquires CTS for £3m
CET's revenues and EBITDA have increased by 75% over the past three years
PE-backed Mercury buys Intesa Sanpaolo's payment platforms for €1bn
GPs’ syndicate includes buyout houses Advent, Bain Capital and Clessidra
Pamplona-backed OGF acquires funeral service Serenium
Buyout will support OGF's expansion in France's Grand-Ouest region
MML's Iqarus acquires Exmed
Deal marks the second bolt-on for Iqarus since it was acquired by MML in September 2015
Cathay's SeaOwl acquires Wellstaff
Cathay secured a minority stake in oil & gas services company SeaOwl in 2015