CH&CO, a portfolio company of Equistone Partners Europe, has acquired Mitie Catering, comprising Gather & Gather and Creativevents, the workplace catering and events businesses of Mitie.  This is the first bolt-on CH&CO has made since Equistone’s initial investment in May 2019 and marks a continuation of the company’s acquisitive growth

UK private equity fund Elaghmore has acquired English Architectural Glazing Limited (EAG). Founded in 1985, EAG specialises in complex and dynamic building facades and is at the forefront of the envelope cladding sector. Elaghmore has acquired the business from its existing management team who will remain with the Company. EAG

Genuine Parts Company is to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary EIS, the Electrical Specialties Group of Motion Industries, to Audax Private Equity (Audax).  GPC intends to use the net cash proceeds from the transaction in accordance with its disciplined capital allocation strategy. The use of these funds may include potential investments

ClearCourse Partnership (ClearCourse), a group of technology companies providing software, services and digital capabilities to the membership, events & bookings and sports & leisure sectors, has acquired e-clinic, a patient and clinic management software provider.  The deal is ClearCourse’s 13th since its foundation in October 2018 and represents an expansion

Graphite Capital, a UK mid-market private equity specialist, has backed the management buy-out of Hanson Wade, a conference organiser and provider of information services, focused primarily on the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Hanson Wade’s management team is led by Tom Richardson, who has overseen a period of rapid expansion since

Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) is to acquire a majority stake in Omnicare, a pharmaceutical wholesaler operating throughout Germany, that primarily distributes finished medicinal products to compounding pharmacies for the patient-specific production of cancer drugs.  Omnicare is being bought from a consortium of shareholders which will retain a stake in the

RSK, a UK-based integrated environmental, engineering and technical services consultancy, has acquired domestic subsidence investigation specialist Geocore Site Investigations Ltd.  The announcement marks the fifth acquisition for the fast-growing RSK group this financial year. Geocore Site Investigations is a company of 30 people based in Redcar, North Yorkshire. Founded in

IRIS Software Group is to acquire FMP Global, a provider of payroll and HR services to international and UK based Small and Medium sized Enterprises. Set to be the largest acquisition by IRIS to date, FMP Global is closely aligned with the Group’s mission to be the most trusted provider

M Group Services, a provider of services to essential infrastructure markets in the UK, with a turnover of over GBP1.2 billion, has acquired KH Engineering Services (KHES). With a turnover of GBP14 million, KHES is one of the UK’s leading providers of mechanical and electrical (M&E) engineering solutions covering the

Testing, inspection and certification firm Lucion Services has acquired Askams Compliance Services, a provider of full-range asbestos management, surveying, and testing. Lucion is a multidisciplinary risk management group focused on hazardous materials. Headquartered in Gateshead and operating nationally, the group works with its clients to achieve full compliance with UK