EY (Ernst & Young)
Equistone to acquire Heras
Equistone will acquire the property protection company from building materials group CRH
Equistone to acquire Knowledge Services from Moody's
Vendor will use the proceeds from the divestment to repurchase outstanding stock
Rubicon sells Farsound Aviation to AGIC for £115m
Aviation-focused supply chain management company was reportedly marketed based on ТЃ11.4m EBITDA
ProA acquires Pastas Gallo in €200m deal
Auction saw Ventura Equity, Towerbrook Capital Partners and Idilia Foods in the final round
Segulah acquires IT-Total
Deal for the Swedish IT business is the ninth investment from the GP's SEK 2.4bn fifth fund
Equistone buys engineering consultancy specialist Vulcain
GP invests via its Equistone Partners Europe Fund VI, which closed on €2.8bn in 2018
Ardenton acquires Food Innovations Baking Group
Buyout of the baking product company is the GP's fifth UK deal since opening a Manchester office
Cobepa buys Italian plastic caps producer Enoplastic
GP intends to further strengthen the company's market position in Italy and internationally
NB Aurora buys Dierre from Gradiente
NB Aurora bought a 46.1% stake from Gradiente and the remaining 3.8% from Rubbiani for €30.2m
Advent backs Spanish dental group Vitaldent
GP intends to accelerate the company's organic growth and strengthen its market position
Consilium, Progressio buy Gelit
GPs deploy capital from their funds Consilium Private Equity III and Progressio Investimenti III
LDC appoints two directors
Ul-Haq joins from Deloitte, while Alderson has been working at LDC since 2012 in the Yorkshire team
21 Invest France acquires FMA Assurances
21 Invest France invests in French companies providing tickets in the €20-50m range
Espira acquires Icon
Icon was acquired from the joint administrators of former energy broker Utilitywise
GED Capital buys aircraft interior specialist Aire
GP invests via its new fund GED VI España, which held a €100m first close at the end of March
Magnesium Capital, BMO Global acquire Cyberhawk
Cyberhawk plans to expand into the US, develop its technology and pursue strategic M&A activity
Ardian sells Indigo to Mirova and Meag
Mirova and Meag and Crédit Agricole Assurances intend to help the group develop in China
HQ Equita acquires Ebertlang in SBO
Beyond Capital acquired Ebertlang in 2017 when it sold for 1.5-2x its €10m turnover
Capzanine sells stake in Moving
Andera Partners and Swen Capital also exit the company, while Momentum and M Capital reinvest
Aksìa-backed Covisian bolts on Grupo GSS
Following this deal, Covisian expects to reach revenues of €300m and employ a staff of 14,000 people
LDC backs £110m buyout of Evolution Funding
GP acquires a minority stake in the carve-out of the online B2B car finance broker
Mid Europa-backed Hortex buys Jurajska
Bolt-on comes just over a year after Mid Europa’s secondary buyout of Hortex from Argan
Augens, BMO buy Impresa San Siro
GPs plan to create a pool of companies with a leadership position in the funeral services sector
Progressio backs Gampack
GP intends to support the company in its expansion into new market segments and geographies