Buy-and-build
Afinum-backed Liftket acquires Movecat
Acquisition follows Liftket's purchase of Chainmaster in 2018, which was also supported by Afinum
Battery Ventures-backed AED-Sicad acquires Geocom
Geocom and AED-Sicad will merge and the combined company will operate under a new brand
KKR acquires Wiedemann & Berg Film
KKR also buys Germany-based media groups Tele München Gruppe, Universum Film and I&U TV
Capvis-backed Felss Group acquires HMP
In 2017, Capvis purchased a majority stake in Felss using its 2013-vintage Capvis Equity IV
Eurazeo's 2RH buys motorcycle helmets specialist Nolan
Following this acquisition, 2RH expects to reach revenues of €150m in 2019 and employ 1,000 staff
Waterland-backed Rehacon bolts on Anita Brüche
Waterland acquired a majority stake in Rehacon, a physiotherapy provider, in January 2019
CVC-backed SisalPay invests in Italian app MyCicero
Transaction includes a capital increase as well as shares acquired from Pluservice
Horizon acquires ResearchBods, Bonamy Finch
GP will merge the data companies under the Strat7 brand and pursue further bolt-ons
LDC acquires minority stake in Littlefish
GP has committed to providing the IT consultancy with follow-on funding for acquisitions
3i-backed Ponroy buys Pasquali Healthcare
Following the deal, Ponroy expects to expand its offering and strengthen its presence in Italy
IK supports Klingel's acquisitions of Bächler, Gehring
Klingel is an IK VIII fund company and was acquired by the firm in 2018 from Halder
Argand-backed Oase bolts on Söll
Argand acquired Oase in a tertiary buyout for 9x its €24m projected EBITDA in 2017
Triton-backed Eqos acquires Bilfinger FRB
Eqos is a Triton Fund IV portfolio company with revenues of €246m and 1,500 employees
Auctus-backed Gustoso Group bolts on Ruff's Burger
Gustoso is a Munich-based restaurant group comprising Ciao Bella, Cotidiano and Sushi.Wrap
Afinum-backed Cotta acquires Steinpol
Cotta's most recent acquisition was Sarajevo-based furniture manufacturer Sinkro in September 2018
Livingbridge-backed Carousel bolts on BDA
With this deal, the GP expects to strengthen Carousel's market position across Europe
Beech Tree supports Learnlight for Arenalingua bolt-on
Beech Tree used funds from its Beech Tree Private Equity Fund II to acquire Learnlight in 2017
Main Capital-backed Muis acquires Ctrl
Main Capital acquired a majority stake in the Netherlands-based software-as-a-service group in 2017
Emeram-backed Meona bolts on Dr Heni
Meona and E.care were acquired and merged by Emeram in 2017 using funds from Emeram's Fund I
Magnum-backed Lexer bolts on Cobralia
GP plans to build a large group operating in the Spanish legal and financial sectors
Palatine-backed Cyberfort bolts on Auriga
Palatine acquired The Bunker in 2017, has supported one other acquisition and created a new business
Volpi-backed CycloMedia bolts on Floating Point FX
Company plans to strengthen its presence in the US and enhances its data analytics capabilities
Adcuram-backed MEA bolts on ASM
MEA plans to invest in ASM's factory to grow it into a centre for the metal applications business
Keensight-backed LinkByNet bolts on Objectif Libre
Objectif Libre's management team will join the board of LinkByNet and acquire shares