Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa), a private equity investor in Central and Eastern Europe, has completed the acquisition of Sage Poland from The Sage Group plc. Sage Poland is a leading provider of mission-critical business software to SMEs in Poland, operating under the well-recognised “Symfonia” brand.  The Company offers best-in-class

Cision is to acquire Brandwatch, a leader in digital consumer intelligence and social media listening, for USD450 million.  This strategic move will combine two leaders in their respective industries and will bring to customers the substantial benefits of their complementary capabilities to deliver the future of PR, marketing and digital

Blue Wolf Capital Partners (Blue Wolf), a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired Colson Group (Colson), a leader in caster and wheel product solutions. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

Cairngorm Capital Partners’s (Cairngorm Capital) is pleased to announce that its portfolio company, Grant & Stone Group (Grant & Stone), has completed the acquisitions of RGB Building Supplies, Buildit Gloster and Total Plumbing Supplies, to create one of the largest independent builders’ merchant groups in southern England.  The new enlarged

BCF Equity Partners has acquired Peterborough-based pump specialist, Hydromarque in a deal totalling GBP2.7 million. Hydromarque is an exclusive UK distributor of Gorman-Rupp, Cornell and Wallwin pumps across a range of industries including water and food production. Following acquisition, BCF is now looking to significantly grow the business and increase

Funds advised by KLAR Partners Limited (KLAR Partners) have completed the previously communicated acquisition of Sandbäckens, a provider of technical installation and servicing of sprinkler, heating and sanitation solutions for buildings.  The company is KLAR Partners’ first acquisition in Sweden. “We are very pleased to have completed the acquisition of

Kirkland & Ellis has advised L Catterton on an agreement together with its affiliates, as well as a group of investors including Financière Agache, the family holding company of Bernard Arnault, the CEO of LVMH, to acquire a majority stake in BIRKENSTOCK Group. BIRKENSTOCK is a global lifestyle brand with

ACDC Holdings (ACDC), the controlling shareholder of SUPERNAP Italia (SUPERNAP), has been acquired by affiliates of IPI Partners (IPI) from affiliates of Accelero Capital Holdings (Accelero Capital). 

Specialist business advisory firm FRP has acquired Spectrum Corporate Finance (Spectrum) in a GBP9.4 million deal.  Founded in 2010 by Simon Davies, Clive Hatchard and Ian Milne, Spectrum is the largest independent corporate finance and debt advisory firm in the South of England. It provides strategic support and advice for

ARX Equity Partners (ARX), a private equity firm with a 20-year track record supporting the growth and development of mid-sized companies in Central Europe, has is to acquire Instrumentation Technologies (I-Tech). Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Completion of the acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions. As