Buy-and-build
Nordic Capital-backed Signicat acquires Connectis
Deal comes a year after Nordic Capital acquired Signicat from Viking Ventures
PE-backed Touchpoint acquires Domino Workwear in Finland
Deal comes nearly two years after Finnish GP Taaleri Private Equity Funds acquired the company
EQT-backed SHL Medical buys Weibel CDS
EQT, via EQT VIII, acquired a minority stake in SHL Medical at the end of 2019
Limerston supports AdviserPlus in acquisition of Halborns
Limerston acquired HR consultancy AdviserPlus in November 2016, drawing equity from its debut fund
BC, Vista-backed Advanced buys Tikit from BT Group
Advanced plans to consolidate its market position in the UK, while expanding its global footprint
PE-backed BMS acquires Jurado Mata
BMS's backers invested in the company in June 2019, in a deal that gave it an EV of £500m
Argos-backed Factum buys AGL Services
Deal is part of Factum's aggregation strategy and follows two bolt-ons inked in January 2019
August-backed Amtivo acquires Certification Europe for €6m
Based in Dublin and founded in 1999, Certification Europe has offices in the UK, Japan and Italy
VC-backed Mercell acquires Aksess Innkjøp in Norway
Viking Venture acquired a minority stake in the business in 2018
Ardian-backed Celli buys T&J Installations
Celli plans to consolidate its market position in the UK and further expand internationally
Francisco Partners-backed EG acquires Holte
Deal comes nearly a year after Francisco Partners acquired a majority stake in EG from Axcel Management
Omers-backed ERM acquires MJ Bradley & Associates
GP in 2015 paid an enterprise value of $1.7bn to acquire ERM from Charterhouse Capital Partners
Triton-backed Unica acquires PCT Koudetechniek
Deal is Unica's sixth acquisition under the ownership of Triton
CBPE sells SpaMedica to Nordic Capital-backed Ober Scharrer
Nordic Capital is currently investing from its ninth fund, Nordic Capital IX, which closed on €4.3bn
Inflexion-backed Huws Gray acquires AC Roof Trusses
Inflexion acquired a minority stake in Huws Gray in April 2018 using its Partnership Capital Fund I
ECI-backed IT Lab acquires Sol-Tec
Unquote understands ECI Partners provided no fresh equity for the acquisition of Sol-Tec
Inverleith-backed Planet Organic buys As Nature Intended
Deal reportedly makes Planet Organic the UK's largest organic grocery chain
Horizon-backed Sabio buys DVELP
Sabio plans to strengthen its international aggregation platform in the contact centre market across Europe
Arbor-backed Steelite acquires William Edwards
Both companies will continue to operate from their current facilities in Stoke-on-Trent
VC-backed Red Driving School acquires NFE
Founded in 2003, NFE Group is a provider of fleet driver training services across the UK
CD&R-backed Capco bolts on Creative Construction
CD&R acquired a 60% stake in Capco Consulting Business from FIS for $477m in 2017
Causeway's Bakers + Baristas and Patisserie Valerie merge
Causeway acquired Patisserie Valerie, a part of Patisserie Holdings, in February 2019
Advent-backed Rubix acquires Barlotti, Walter Gondrom
Unquote understands the acquisitions were not backed by fresh equity from the firm
TA- and Hg-backed Access acquires JMI-backed CoreHR
Alongside JMI Services, US-based private equity firm JMI Equity invested in CoreHR in January 2016