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Acquisitions

Omnes and BIP Capital Partners acquire Captain Tortue

Omnes, via its Omnes Croissance 4 fund, and BIP Capital Partners, via BIP Fund (SCA) Sicar, have taken a joint majority stake in Captain Tortue. The founders, Philippe and Lilian Jacquelinet, have reinvested a significant share alongside Omnes and BIP, and will remain involved in the company where Philippe Jacquelinet

Gioconda takes stake in Bluclad

Gioconda, the Italian subsidiary of LBO France, has taken a stake, alongside the current management team, in Bluclad, an Italian specialist in developing chemical solutions for the galvanisation of metal used in the luxury goods sector, mainly for clothing, footwear and luggage. Founded in 2008 and based in Prato near

MidOcean Partners acquires and merges Hanley Wood and Meyers Research

Private equity firm MidOcean Partners has acquired and merged HW Holdco (Hanley Wood), a B2B media and information services company serving the US residential construction industry, and Meyers Research, a provider of real-time market data and advisory services to the homebuilding industry, which was previously a subsidiary of global real

HIG Capital completes acquisition of Vision Integrated Graphics

An affiliate of private equity investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has completed the acquisition of Vision Integrated Graphics Group (Vision), a provider of tech-enabled marketing solutions focused on customer acquisition and engagement for Fortune 1000 customers. Headquartered in Bolingbrook, Ilinois, Vision provides personalised, turnkey marketing solutions which generate high returns

DRS Investment acquires logistics software specialist

Private equity company DRS Investment has acquired 100 per cent of all shares of the Swiss software company XELOG AG.  The logistics software specialist has been developing intralogistics solutions for companies in the retail, industrial and logistics service sectors for over 20 years, and is one of the leading providers

Aliter-backed Boston Networks acquires 2020 Vision Systems

Aliter Capital-backed Boston Networks has continued its expansion in the UK with its second bolt-on – the acquisition of 2020 Vision Systems Limited (2020).  2020 is a North East England based security services integrator with a focus on high-end converged security systems involving IP connectivity. 2020 has created a platform

Money changing hands

Capzanine Situations Spéciales fund backs French coffee roaster Legal

The Capzanine Situations Spéciales fund is providing financial and strategic support to Legal, the leading independent French coffee roaster. Affected by a fire in 2016, Legal had to meet medium-term financing needs to finish the modernisation of its industrial tooling and continue its development. After working in close collaboration with

Nautic Partners completes sale of Endries International to MSD Partners

Nautic Partners has sold portfolio company Endries International and related affiliates to MSD Partners. Endries is a distributor of fasteners and Class-C parts serving industrial Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) worldwide, providing over 500,000 SKUs to its customer base.   Endries operates primarily through a vendor managed inventory model, managing C-part

Announcement

Polaris and co-investors acquire Danica Pension Sverige

A consortium led by Polaris and Acathia, comprising Sampension and Unigestion, among others, has acquired Danica Pension Försäkringsaktiebolag (Danica Pension Sverige) for a total consideration of approximately SEK2.6 billion, corresponding to approximately DKK1.9 billion (approximately EUR255 million). Danica Pension Sverige was established in 1999, has around 60 employees and is

Mid Europa Partners acquires intive

Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa) is to acquire intive SA, a provider of software development services with over 1,600 qualified specialists in 19 offices worldwide, from Enterprise Investors. The transaction is subject to customary competition clearance and is expected to close in Q1 2019.   Combining design and technology, intive

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