Clairfield advises TASS International on its sale to Siemens

AAS Automotive s.r.o., a Czech Tier-1 automotive supplier specialising in surface treatment of visible aluminium automobile parts, sold a 100% stake to Decotek Automotive Ltd.

Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) a leading technology and engineering services business was acquired for GBP 164 million by Fortescue Metals Group (ASX.FMG).

HL Smith (Transmissions) Ltd, a leading independent remanufacturer of heavy-duty commercial vehicle drivetrain and steering systems,  was sold to ATC Drivetrain.

Automotive company TOMATEX Otrokovice, a.s. was sold to holding company CIDEM Hranice, a.s.

One of the leading players in the tire industry in Norway, RAC Tyres, consisting of Dekk1 and Gummi Centralen, was acquired by Nordic Tyre Group AB (NTG) / Altor.

Aussie Traveller, seller of RV components and accessories to OEM, trade and retail customers, was acquired by midmarket investment firm Seneca Capital.

The shareholders of Vittoria Group, a world leader and innovator among the manufacturers of high‐quality bicycle tires, sold their 100% stake to Wise Equity.

CEI Costruzione Emiliana Ingranaggi S.p.A., specialized in the production and commercialization of spare parts and components for industrial vehicles, sold a majority stake to Alto Partners SGR, a private equity fund investing in small and medium-sized Italian companies.

Vdynamics, an engineering-services provider focused on physical and virtual testing of automotive software and electronic control units, and MobileNext, an automotive software developer, were sold to Formel D, a global service provider to the automotive and supply industry, owned by 3i.