Build-up
Waterland's Beck Et Al buys InfoWan
IT cloud service group now comprises four businesses and was formed by Waterland in May 2020
PE-backed Ardonagh acquires Thames Underwriting
Thames will join Ardonagh's suite of MGA brands and will operate within Geo Specialty Group
Adiuva-backed Konzmann acquires Trenker
Building services provider has made 12 add-ons since Adiuva Capital first invested in 2016
Gilde's Raak Metals buys Stolwerk Metaal
Add-on is the first since GIlde Equity Management bought a majority stake in Raak in February 2020
Inflexion-backed Bollington Wilson acquires Watson Laurie
Inflexion will continue to support Bollington in its growth plans, according to a statement
LDC's Onecom bolts on Glamorgan Telecom Group
Add-on is the first since LDC and Ares provided financing of £100m to the telecoms company in 2019
NorthEdge-backed Catalis acquires Whyttest
Marius Potirniche, the founder of Whyttest, has become a senior executive within the Testronic team
NPM Capital's Bergman Clinics buys Van Linschoten Specialisten
Add-on comes after Mergermarket reported that the sale of Bergman had been suspended in March 2020
BGF-backed Hobs sells Anexsys
Trade buyer Xact was acquired by JLL Partners from Clearview Capital in 2018 in an MBO
EQT's Saur bolts on Derichebourg Aqua
Saur secures a 51% stake in the French water utilities management company as part of a strategic partnership
Bolster Investments buys minority stake in Infoplaza
Weather data provider uses the proceeds to fund the acquisition of market peer Weeronline
Aquiline-backed ClearCourse buys Practice Point
Practice Point's management team will stay on with the business, which will continue to operate independently
PE-backed Nylacast acquires Supergrip
Deal is Nylacast's second add-on transaction since the GP acquired it in 2018
Triton's All4Labels buys GPS Label, Rotomet
Following the acquisition, GPS-Rotomet will operate under All4Labels, which Triton acquired in 2019
Partners Group-backed Civica acquires InfoFlex
Omers Private Equity sold Civica to Partners Group for an enterprise value of £1.055bn in 2017
Synova-backed Fairstone acquires Chiltern House
Synova committed £25m to the development of Fairstone in 2016, drawing equity from Synova III
ECI-backed Arkessa acquires Sim Services
Acquisition is expected to allow Arkessa to strengthen its presence in the Netherlands
Foresight-backed Envair acquires TCS for £2m
TCS managing director Dave McCabe will stay on with the combined company
Cathay, BPI-backed AD Education bolts on Ces
Add-on shortly follows the acquisition of Italian university Accademia Italiana Arte Moda e Design
Wise's Innovery bolts on Obiectivo
Innovery is a portfolio company of Wisequity IV, which closed on €215m and is currently 92% deployed
LDC-backed Ensek acquires NrgFin
LDC acquired a significant minority stake in Ensek with HSBC providing leverage in October 2017
NorthEdge-backed Orbis acquires Optosafe
Current Optosafe CTO John Robertson has joined Orbis as managing director of the Optosafe division
Astorg’s IQ-EQ buys Conseil Expertise & Synthèse
Add-on is the company's second of 2020, having bought US-based Blue River Partners in March
Armonia-backed Biodue buys Farcoderma
Following the deal, the combined group will employ a staff of 200 and generate revenues of c€60m