Buy-and-build
Portfolio companies eager for large bolt-ons
The average value of bolt-ons for European private equity-backed businesses has shot up in Q1 this year, according to a study published by Silverfleet Capital.
CapVest acquires Batchelors and establishes Valeo Foods
CapVest has teamed up with AIM-listed Origin Enterprises to create new Ireland-based Valeo Foods in order to acquire Irish food company Batchelors.
Auctus backs two add-ons for Career Partner Group
Auctus Capital Partners portfolio company Career Partner Group has acquired majority stakes in further education providers Horst Rückle Team GmbH and Proaktiv Management.
Consolidation: Building for the future
The financial services industry has been abuzz with talk of consolidation in recent weeks, following news of Resolutionтs acquisition of AXAтs UK life business. While Clive Cowderyтs listed consolidation vehicle is slowly assembling some of the largest...
Sovereign Capital backs Paragon acquisition of Platinum
Sovereign Capital portfolio company, Paragon, has acquired Platinum Training & Development.
Altor-backed Apotek Hjärtat acquires Ada AB
Altor-backed pharmaceutical business Apotek HjУЄrtat has wholly acquired Ada AB from its parent Tamro Group for an undisclosed sum.
Litorina's Coromatic buys competitor Skandinaviska
Coromatic Group, an IT and electricity services provider backed by Swedish Private Equity investor, Litorina, has purchased competitor Skandinaviska Kraftprodukter AB.
NVM sets up RCC Lifesciences
NVM Private Equity has backed the ТЃ3m launch of RCC Lifesciences Limited. The acquisition vehicle will target development capital opportunities within the UK healthcare sector and primarily the lifesciences and medical devices markets.
Norvestor's RenoNorden acquires Danish waste collection unit
RenoNorden, a portfolio company of Norwegian buyout house Norvestor, has acquired the household waste collection division of Renoflex-Gruppen.
Valedo makes four add-ons to Swedish psychiatry group
Valedo Partners has completed four add-on acquisitions for its portfolio company Specialistpsykiatrigruppen.
Sovereign-backed EEG acquires Future Environmental Services assets
Sovereign Capital-backed Euro Environmental Group (EEG) has acquired certain trading assets from Future Environmental Services.