Buy-and-build
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
Armonia-backed Biodue buys Farcoderma
Following the deal, the combined group will employ a staff of 200 and generate revenues of c€60m
PE-backed Visma acquires Dutch firm Yuki
Deal is Visma's third acquisition in the accountancy software market
Investindustrial’s Italcanditi buys Ortofrutticola Del Mugello
Deal is part of a buy-and-build strategy pursued by the GP to strengthen Italcanditi's market position
LDC backs £30m DoubleEdge, Foehn and Metaphor IT merger
Leadership team at the new group, which will be named Kerv, will be led by Alastair Mills as executive chairman
Marlin-backed Talkwalker acquires Nielsen Social
Nielsen Social is a provider of social measurement and audience insights software
Cadman's Backs Enterprises acquires Norpol, Burbridge
Louth-based companies are specialist operators in the printing and packaging sector
FAI-backed Agrimola bolts on La Nuova Tradizione
With this add-on, Agrimola expects to strengthen its market position in Italy and broaden its customer base
Kester-backed Frontier sells business to HIG-backed Vernacare
HIG invested from its Growth Buyout Equity Fund III to acquire Vernacare from Palatine
GCP sells Chaucer to Apax-backed Bip
With this add-on, Bip expects to create a global advisory company with 3,300 staff and revenues of €350m
Synova-backed Fairstone acquires Mantle Financial Planning
Synova committed £25m to the development of Fairstone in 2016, drawing equity from Synova III
Arcadia-backed Favillini bolts on Idea Grafica
Following the merger, the combined group will generate revenues of €25m and employ a staff of 130 people
Providence-backed Imaweb-IDF bolts on Serinfer
With this add-on, Imaweb plans to further consolidate its presence in Spain and accelerate its expansion
Horizon-backed Sabio acquires Coverage
Since Horizon's investment in 2016, the computer services company has made seven acquisitions
Searchlight-backed GRP acquires Premier Choice
Searchlight Capital bought a majority stake in GRP in February 2020 from Penta Capital
Palamon-backed Simplify acquires Cook Taylor
Simplify, a conveyancing law firm, was acquired by Palamon Capital Partners in 2014
NB Renaissance’s Rino Mastrotto buys Nuova Osba
With this add-on, the company expects to enlarge its offering and further consolidate its market position
LDC-backed Babble acquires Lake Technologies
Founded in 1995, Lake Technologies provides business telephony and network services