Buy-and-build
LDC-backed Linley & Simpson acquires Beercocks
Financing for the acquisition was provided by Santander Corporate and Commercial Banking
DevCo Partners raises €180m for next platform deal
Firm launched its latest vehicle before the summer and sought to attract a broader base of investors
Pechel, Ommes back Jems Group MBO
Pechel, via Pechel IV, and the co-investment team of Omnes back the French IT services firm
BC-backed Advanced acquires CareWorks
CareWorks is Advanced's first acquistion following the investment from BC Partners
Aliter acquires Sponge
Aliter acquired Bolt Learning in May 2019 and concurrently provided financing to acquire Mercurytide
Bridges-backed Viva Gym buys Duet Fit
With this add-on, Viva Gym expects to reach revenues of €90m in 2019 and €115m in 2020
LDC-backed Eque2 acquires ClipIt
LDC acquired a significant minority stake in Eque2 from Livingbridge in a ТЃ16m deal in 2017
Mobeus-backed Ludlow acquires Ivan A Hargreaves
Ludlow finances its third acquisition this year with its debt facility provided by Santander
Inflexion-backed Huws Gray acquires JE Fuller
Inflexion acquired a minority stake in Huws Gray and backed its merger with Ridgeons in October 2018
Inflexion-backed Radius acquires Burley
Inflexion portfolio company Radius has made its third acquistion under the firm's ownership
Ergon-backed Dolciaria Acquaviva acquires Milanopane
Company plans to further strengthen its market position and continue to pursue its buy-and-build strategy
Ardian-backed Celli buys MF Refrigeration
Following this acquisition, Celli expects to reach revenues of around тЌ130m in 2019
Nordic Capital-backed Conscia buys XevIT
Conscia intends to boost its expansion across the DACH region and further consolidate its market position
Kings Park acquires Otter Falls and Clawford Lakes
Kings Park Capital has acquired the two holiday parks to form Lakeshore Leisure Group
Waterland-backed Schönes Leben acquires Mediko
Waterland began its care home buy-and-build strategy in 2017 with the acquisition of Compassio
Exponent-backed SHL to acquire Aspiring Minds
Exponent acquired psychometric testing and interviewing services company SHL in 2018
Nordic Capital's Acino acquires Takeda's primary care portfolio
Coller Capital and Goldman Sachs acquired a stake in Acino in 2018 in a GP-led secondary transaction
Eurazeo's Efeso Consulting acquires FibonacciLab
Swiss FibonacciLab represents Efeso Consulting's second bolt-on under Eurazeo ownership
CPPIB, TCV-backed Sportradar buys Optima Gaming
With this acquisition, Sportradar plans to expand its portfolio of gaming and betting services
Cairngorm acquired Chandlers
Cairngorm Capital will merge this latest acquisition with three other portfolio companies
Exponent-backed Meadow Foods acquires Nimbus Foods
Exponent acquired Meadow Foods in 2018 drawing equity from its third-generation fund
Vitruvian-backed CFC bolts on Solis Security
Solis security will expand CFC's in-house cyber claims and incident response team
EQT-backed IFS buys Astea International
Astea International has a market cap of $18m and operates from seven locations globally
Waterland launches buy-and-build with acquisition of Netgo
Founders Patrick Kruse and Benedikt Kisner will remain in their positons at the helm of the business