EY (Ernst & Young)
Hg to invest in Financial Express
GP invested in the financial services software and data company with capital drawn from Mercury 2
Hg reaps 4.9x on sale of JLA to Cinven
Deal brings to an end an eight-year tenure and generates a gross IRR of 26% for the vendor
Inflexion invests in management buyout of ITM
GP supports the buyout from the founder-owners of the financial services IT and software firm
Andera Partners in Conduent carve-out
GP acquires UK and France-based off-street parking business from US-based Conduent
Naxicap buys European Cargo Services in SBO
Naxicap Partners acquires French outsourced airfreight operations service ECS from Alpha
Alantra acquires Hiperbaric
GP deployed capital from its Alantra Private Equity Fund III to support the acquisition
Bridgepoint's BigHand bolts on DWR
Following the deal, BigHand plans to further develop its software product and bolster its growth
IK acquires controlling stake in Questel
Fresh capital will be used to support the company's international expansion
Aksía's Covisian buys customer management specialist RBS
Following the deal, Covisian deputy general manager Carlo Rosini was appointed CEO of RBS
BGF divests Decision Tech to MoneySupermarket in £40m deal
Online comparison group has made four bolt-ons since the vendor's initial investment
Three Hills invests in Sigma
Investment firm acquires a minority stake in the business from the founder, Jonathan Haigh
Gradiente buys HPF
GP is deploying capital from its Gradiente II fund, which held a first close in November 2017
NorthEdge invests in Cloud Technology Solutions
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which typically writes cheques of £5-45m
Aksìa buys bakery CRM
With the fresh capital, CRM plans to consolidate its position in the Italian market
Cathay and OrbiMed divest Echosens to Astorg
Deal is the first exit for Cathay's 2014-vintage €500m Sino-European MidCap fund
Progressio buys Save the Duck
CEO Nicolas Bargi will retain a stake in the business and continue to lead the company
Progressio's Garda Plast bolts on Ifap
Debt package was provided by Crédit Agricole Cariparma and Banco BPM to support the transaction
CM-CIC, SGCP exit Alstef
GPs sell their minority stakes in the French automated handling systems manufacturer
Palladio backs Uni Gasket
Following the acquisition, Vittorio Calissi will continue to lead the company as president and CEO
Mid Europa buys MediGroup from Blue Sea Capital
Seller Blue Sea Capital, which established MediGroup in 2013, will retain a 45% stake
ECM buys Albrecht & Dill
Previous owner and extended management team will acquire a minority stake in the new company
Lone Star to sell MRH to CD&R's MFG for £1.2bn
Deal is an exit for Lone Star Fund IX, with the petrol station operator abandoning its IPO plans
EOS Investment buys Atex in MBO
Atex's management team will retain a minority stake and stay on with the company
Norvestor acquires majority stake in Sperre Compressors
Buyout firm will own a 94% stake and the management team will hold the remaining shares