Quilvest Private Equity, the private equity arm of the Quilvest group, and Antoine Henry, former head of Sage France, have acquired Eudonet, a publisher and integrator of CRM solutions, from its current founders (Christophe Morizot, Bertrand de La Villegeorges and Guillaume Bouillot) and additional shareholders NAXICAP Partners. The acquisition will

Middle-market private equity firm Genstar Capital has acquired Bracket, a scientifically-driven clinical trial technology and specialty services provider, from Parthenon Capital Partners. Bracket offers solutions that help pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, as well as contract research organisations, maximise clinical data integrity and ultimately improve outcomes with clinical trials.   Bracket

UT business solutions firm Orion has acquired New York-based Structured Network Solutions (SNS). Orion says the deal strengthens its capabilities in network design, directory authentication services, IT security policy, design strategies and storage solutions and adds strength to its market share in government, non-governmental organisations, and not-for-profits verticals.   It

Collyer Bristow has acted for an entity backed by venture capitalist Jon Moulton on the acquisition of an aluminium powder coating business in Birmingham. Ragavan Arunachalam, who led the transaction for Collyer Bristow, says: "It is a great business which our client was keen to acquire. The hard work put

Gide has advised US fund KPS Capital Partners on the acquisition of Winoa, which includes WHA Holding and its affiliates, from a consortium of investors led by KKR. Founded in 1961, Winoa, whose historic headquarters are located in Cheylas, France, is a global manufacturer of steel abrasives with over 10,000

Pamplona Capital Management, together with the existing management team, has acquired a majority interest in Legacy.com, a provider of obituary-related products and services to newspapers, funeral homes, and more than 43 million monthly visitors across the globe. It is Pamplona’s fourth investment from Pamplona TMT I, its USD1 billion, US-based

Aspinall Capital Partners and Perscitus have completed the joint acquisition of powder coating company Vertik-Al Limited. Led by Jon Moulton’s family office, the transaction was facilitated by debt funding from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank.   Under the terms of the agreement Vertik-Al and its group companies have become subsidiaries of a

Private equity firm Golden Gate Capital has completed the acquisition of Cole-Parmer from private equity firm GTCR. Founded in 1955, Cole-Parmer is a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of specialty lab equipment with particular expertise in fluid-handling, test and measurement, and electrochemistry.   The company sells its products and services to