Dealmaking

Fragmented markets, creative expansion fuel OEP

One Equity Partners’ investment in AdaptHealth, expanding the company’s offerings from sleep apnea to diabetes, is a perfect example of the firm’s creativeness.

SPC-backed Stronger Youth Brands scores acquisition of Little Kickers

The transaction creates the largest global franchised youth soccer program according to SPC.

Synova-backed DM Financial snaps up Solutional

Solutional is a Dutch reporting, assurance and consulting company for the financial sector.

Ufenau buys tech-enabled market research and analytics provider Marktest

Ufenau will support Marktest's growth via acquisition to broaden the company's service offering as well as expanding its geographical reach.

Sandberg Capital buys Hungarian coding bootcamp Green Fox Academy

Green Fox offers junior developer and Salesforce specialist courses across Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

Hg-backed Access Group pays up for Paycircle

Paycircle is a cloud-based collaborative payroll platform for payroll bureaus.

Cinven picks up DIY tax prep pro TaxAct to merge with Drake; Ardian discusses pharma exit

Cinven acquires tax prep software firm TaxAct.

Rubicon Partners goes back for more, buying CMD from IDEAL Industries

CMD was previously owned by Rubicon, which created the business in 2001 by integrating three separate companies.

Unither exit boosts Ardian’s confidence in healthcare; Time runs out on ITA Airways deal

In late August, a group led by Certares, backed by Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines, entered exclusive talks to buy a majority stake in ITA Airways.

Capvis invests in AdEx Partners

The investment is aimed to support AdEx’s expansion of its service portfolio, internationalisation and M&A.