PwC
Rutland buys Hereford Contract Canning
HCC is the eighth investment from Rutland Fund III, which closed on ТЃ263m in 2015
CVC buys online universities Pegaso and Mercatorum
GP deploys capital from its CVC Fund VII, which held a final close on its €15.5bn hard-cap in 2017
GPF Capital backs beer cooler producer Golderos
GP invests via its GPF Fund II, which held a final close on €150m in October 2017
Equistone buys Bulgin in £105m deal
Firm scores its fourth carve-out in a month with the purchase from Elektron Technology
Progressio buys spreads and dried fruits maker Damiano
GP invests from its Progressio Investimenti III fund, which held a final close on €250m in July 2019
Cairngorm acquires Millbrook Healthcare
Mobility equipment company will form the basis for a buy-and-build programme in the assisted living space
NVM hires PwC's Wildig as investment manager
New recruit joins the GP eight months after it closed its ТЃ142m maiden institutionally backed fund
Cairngorm's Stamco and Parker bolt on Fairalls
Deal is the third installment in a buy-and-build strategy in the builders' merchant market
Rubicon sells Farsound Aviation to AGIC for £115m
Aviation-focused supply chain management company was reportedly marketed based on ТЃ11.4m EBITDA
Charterhouse-backed Siaci Saint Honore buys Cambiaso Risso
Combined group will operate in five new countries while strengthening its position in several ports
Bridgepoint's Cambridge Education Group sells CATS for £150m
School operator will be sold to Chinese trade buyer Bright Scholar after five and a half years
Caledonia hires Lane on its private investment team
Investment executive Toby Lane joins from Lazard and previously worked at PwC as a chartered accountant
VR Equitypartner and SuedBG exit Duo Plast in SBO
Investors launched a sales process for the packaging manufacturer, marketing it based on €9-10m EBITDA
DACH investors fear digital expertise shortage
Digitalisation is becoming increasingly important to equity stories all over Europe, but firms in the DACH region face a number of challenges
Quadrivio Group buys restaurant operator Nabucco
First deal made by the GP via its Industry 4.0 fund, which held a first close on €100m
Kester hires four
Kester is actively looking for investment opportunities in the UK lower-mid-market
Novum acquires MMC from Dubag
Novum Capital is investing from its debut fund and will merge the company with Crosscast
Ares, Horizon back MBO of AgriBriefing
GPs plan to support the business by boosting its growth both organically and via new acquisitions
EQT sells AutoStore to THL
AutoStore was originally acquired for an estimated price of €500m and the sale values the firm at €1.6bn
Ardenton acquires Food Innovations Baking Group
Buyout of the baking product company is the GP's fifth UK deal since opening a Manchester office
Clessidra buys Italian interior lighting specialist L&S
GP invests from its Clessidra Capital Partners III fund, which closed on €607m in December 2016
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
Livingbridge backs management buyout of ECS Security
IT security consultancy will spin out from parent business ECS Group and rebrand as Adarma
Nazca buys biopharmaceutical company Diater in €45m deal
This is the fifth investment made by Nazca Fund IV, which closed on €275m in 2017