Private equity advisory
Clairfield International has an active private equity practice, having closed more than 500 deals with private equity involvement for more than EUR 25 billion in enterprise value.
We assist private equity portfolio companies in executing buy & build and platform strategies. These can be sector roll-ups and/or execution of growth strategies, with Clairfield providing superior access to corporate targets.
By selling assets to private equity buyers, often through corporate mandates in non-core asset disposals and carve-outs, we have excellent access and understanding of private equity buyers.
We regularly assist in sell sides of private equity-held businesses that benefit from our sector know-how and international reach.
Clairfield provides end-to-end M&A and financing advisory services to private equity. We engage and assist with private equity by offering inroads and expertise in local markets and, more importantly, by originating investment opportunities through ad-hoc or structured processes. We also regularly help private equity firms on their exits by deploying our international presence to ensure that the most relevant industrial and international buyers are pulled into the sale process.
Latest transactions
Milan-based agency specialising in fashion shows, Without Production, was sold to Platform6, an international group in the events and creative experiences sector.
Tech, software & digital
Advisor to the seller
Snappet, a leading Dutch edtech company offering an adaptive learning platform for primary schools, secured growth financing from Aegon Asset Management to support the company in further advancing its platform through AI-enabled tools.
Tech, software & digital
Equity financing
Advisor to Snappet
BizLink Group, a global manufacturer of cables, connectors, wire harnesses and custom cable assemblies, sold its healthcare robotics division to Niryo, a French developer of collaborative robotic arms.
Healthcare
Advisor to the seller
Clariens Educação, a premium-focused higher education platform, backed by Mubadala Capital, acquired Universidade Vila Velha.
Business services
Publibike AG, the leading shared mobility provider in Switzerland, was sold to VisionEdgeOne, an infrastructure private equity fund.
Consumer & retail
Sale
Advisor to the seller
Nordic Climate Group, a leading provider of services and installations of cooling and heating systems, acquired Lightfoot International, a long-established refrigeration and cooling business founded in 1885.
Business services
Acquisition
Advisor to the buyer
Nordic Climate Group, a leading provider of services and installations of cooling and heating systems, acquired Meridian Cooling, a Poole-based heating, cooling and HVAC specialist founded in 2005.
Business services
Acquisition
Advisor to the buyer
Uniwater, a leading Northern European water infrastructure group, acquired WCI Group Ltd, a UK-based water and wastewater engineering specialist.
Industrials
Acquisition
Advisor to the buyer
EMSA Capital sold its 100% shareholding in Aplast, a leading supplier of PVC windows and doors, to Extruplast, a Romanian extruder of PVC profiles.
Industrials
Advisor to the seller
