Small-cap buyout
Aksia in exclusive talks to acquire MIR – report
De'Rossi & Associati is reportedly acting as a legal adviser to MIR, while Mediobanca is running the process
Omnes buys minority stake in Tennaxia
Company will use investment to step up cross-selling strategy, strengthen sales teams, and attract new customers
Black Sea buys dental clinic operator DigiRay
GP is investing from its maiden fund, which held a first close on €43m in 2018
Verdane, Canica acquire Porterbuddy
Investment reportedly gives the company a valuation of NOK 200m, up from NOK 120m a year ago
Monterro buys SaaS company TimeEdit
GP has reportedly acquired a stake of around 75% for almost SEK 100m (€9.8m)
Main Capital buys Sweden's Pointsharp
GP will pursue a combination of organic growth and acquisitions in the Nordics, Benelux and DACH
IK buys majority stake in GeoDynamics from Sofindev
Sofindev had reportedly been looking to sell its 50.1% in the company and had mandated EY for the process
Bertel O Steen Kapital buys partial stake in ITVerket
Computer services company expects to generate a turnover of NOK 170m (€15.6m) in 2020
IK Investment carves out Alba from Alba Baving Group
GP is deploying equity from the IK Small Cap II fund, which closed on its hard-cap of €550m in February 2018
MVI buys Swedish company Biototal
Deal is the second investment from the GP's MVI Fund II, which is still on the road and is targeting SEK 1bn
Monterro buys majority stake in MaintMaster
Almi Invest, which had owned a 10% stake in MaintMaster since 2015, has fully exited, making a 7x return on its invested capital
Innova to buy PayPoint's Romanian division
PayPoint will use the proceeds to focus on core UK markets
Vaaka Partners buys engineering firm A-Insinoorit
GP is deploying equity from its third buyout fund, which held a final close on €225m hard-cap in March 2017
Blue Equity buys Danish tool manufacturer Junget
GP is deploying equity from its second fund, which is now almost fully invested
Röko acquires majority stake in Dan-Form Denmark
Swedish GP focuses on SMEs with enterprise values of €15-100m and EBITA of €2-10m
Folmer acquires majority stake in Donier Gastronomie
GP is investing from its second fund, which has so far made five platform investments
Vam acquires 80% stake in Demenego
A fifth of the company will be retained by the vendor, De Menego family
Providence Strategic Growth acquires Sympa
GP is deploying equity from its new Europe-focused fund, which has so far raised around £650m
Waterland buys Modstrøm Danmark
GP is reportedly paying DKK 200m for the company, which last year generated DKK 30m in EBITDA
Ciclad acquires majority stake in ReportOne
GP will help the company accelerate its strategy to become more data-driven
Verdane acquires minority stake in Studytube for €10m
Company plans on expanding further into the learning and development market
NewAlpha acquires majority stake in CHR Numerique
Company has generated €12m in revenues and has a 25% EBITDA margin
Viking Venture acquires FotoWare
Nordic software-focused private equity firm Viking Venture has wholly acquired FotoWare, an Oslo-based B2B provider of digital enterprise asset management software.
Vitruvian Partners acquires majority stake in Scrive
Employees and board members of the company will retain a minority stake in the business