Helio Intelligence Acquires Dods' EU Business

DeHavilland (Bowmark-backed) Acquires NewsDirect

April 29, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Bowmark-backed DeHavilland has acquired NewsDirect, a specialist provider of devolved nations policy monitoring across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The deal adds localised devolved-nations expertise to DeHavilland’s UK and EU political monitoring capabilities, strengthening the group's political intelligence offering ahead of upcoming Scottish and Welsh elections.

Helios Technologies Acquires NEM S.r.l.

July 12, 2021

Manufacturing

Helios Technologies (Nasdaq: HLIO) completed the acquisition of NEM S.r.l., an Italian hydraulic solutions and valve manufacturer. The deal expands Helios' electro-hydraulic product offering, deepens its presence in Europe (Emilia-Romagna) and adds capability to serve OEMs across material handling, construction, industrial vehicle and agricultural markets.

NetSpark Acquires Helios Solutions Group and Edge Insights

January 19, 2026

Telecommunications

NetSpark IP & Telecom completed its ninth and tenth acquisitions with the purchases of Helios Solutions Group (Chicago, Illinois) and Edge Insights (Wyomissing, Pennsylvania). The deals expand NetSpark's national telecom and managed-services platform, deepen partner and marketplace relationships, and retain employees and founders to support integration and continued customer service.

Helios Global Group Acquires Cogentia

February 13, 2024

Healthcare Services

Helios Global Group, a NorthEdge-backed full-service healthcare communications group, has acquired Cogentia, a Cambridge-based HEOR and market access consultancy. The acquisition expands Helios’s specialist HEOR and market access capabilities and increases the Group’s global talent base to better serve pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device clients.

Sun European Affiliate to Acquire DD Group from IDH/Palamon

May 23, 2022

Dental

An affiliate of Sun European Partners has agreed to acquire DD Group (formerly Dental Directory), the UK and Ireland's leading dental and medical aesthetics distributor and services provider, from IDH Group and Palamon Capital Partners. The corporate carve-out, expected to close in June 2022, positions DD for a buy-and-build expansion across the UK, Ireland and wider Europe while providing IDH with proceeds to deleverage and focus on its core dental services business.

Groupe HLD Acquires Photonis (now Exosens) from Ardian

November 18, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

Groupe HLD (HLD Europe) acquired Photonis Group (rebranded Exosens) from Ardian in 2021 in a reported €370 million buyout. Under HLD ownership Exosens expanded through nearly ten add-on acquisitions, grew to roughly 1,600–1,900 employees with ~€394m turnover, and completed an IPO on Euronext Paris in June 2024.