Europe

Blackstone makes precious stone play; Bain reveals Caverion holding; Silver Lake takes stake in TeamSystem

TeamSystem is a provider of business software products to companies and accountants in Italy and Spain.

Ambienta exits portfolio company Next Imaging

Next Imaging is a distribution platform of imaging and machine vision services.

Blackstone picks up International Gemological Institute

IGI is an independent lab for testing and grading gemstones and fine jewellery.

Silver Lake to acquire minority stake in TeamSystem

TeamSystem provides business software products to companies and accountants in Italy and Spain.

Abry and Castik part with Reward Gateway in £1.15bn sale

Edenred, the buyer, is a digital platform for employee benefits services and payments headquartered in France.

Audax-backed BlueCat snaps up Men&Mice; European M&A trends in Q1; Verdane’s Papirfly takes Keepeek

Keepeek offers a platform for marketing and communication teams to organise, manage and distribute their multimedia content.

Aksia Group-backed Scarabelli Irrigazione buys Europlast, FGR, Samcla

Europlast and FGR are Italian companies active in the design and construction of moulds.

Enterprise Investors-backed Studenac bags Strahinjčica

Strahinjčica is a retail chain based in Zagorje, Croatia.

PAI’s Frédéric Stévenin on food inflation and Nestlé joint venture; Ambienta in education deal

Ambienta has acquired Gruppo Spaggiari Parma, a developer of software products for the dematerialisation and digitalisation of school activities.

Ambienta snaps up Gruppo Spaggiari Parma

Spaggiari develops software products for the dematerialisation and digitalisation of school activities.