Transactions - Industrials

Clairfield acted as exclusive financial advisor to Artoos in connection with the transfer of its activities to Graphius Group through a prepacked transaction.

Landi Renzo sold IMW Industries, a Canadian manufacturer of natural gas compression systems, to EcoFusion Energy Holdings. Clairfield acted as exclusive advisor on the crossborder industrial M&A process.

Uniwater, a leading Northern European water infrastructure group, acquired WCI Group Ltd, a UK-based water and wastewater engineering specialist.

EMSA Capital sold its 100% shareholding in Aplast, a leading supplier of PVC windows and doors, to Extruplast, a Romanian extruder of PVC profiles.

TopBuild Corp, a US-based installer and distributor of insulation and building products to the construction industry, sold Bellis Australia to Reid Ossington, Bellis’s Managing Director.

Ekofol, a Czech company specialising in packaging materials and technology, was sold to Axel Johnson, a privately owned Swedish industrial group.

IFG Asota, polypropylene-based staple fibres manufacturer, backed by Duroc AB, a Swedish listed investment holding, was sold to to Beaulieu International Group.

Napa Trucks Holding s.r.o., a dealer of DAF and Tatra trucks, acquired Truck Trade Holding s.r.o.

Alfatest, along with its subsidiary Alfatestlab, one of Italy’s most respected companies in analytical instrumentation and laboratory science, was acquired by Oxevia, a scientific solutions European group.

Seyntex, a leading European developer and manufacturer of advanced protective clothing and equipment for defence and public safety, was sold to Ceres Industries Capital.

Intertraco SpA, a leading Italian manufacturer of hydraulic components, acquired a majority stake in FLEXiN Group Srl, a company specialised in fittings and assembled hoses for air conditioning and refrigeration applications.

Hunt & Palmer, an established international private aircraft charter, was sold to Gama Aviation.

Wako Group acquired Aluzon to create one of the largest and most comprehensive manufacturers of doors and windows in both Belgium and Luxembourg.

Whale Tankers Ltd., a well-established UK-based manufacturer with additional operations in India, was sold to Kaiser AG, the internationally leading manufacturer of vehicles and systems for sewer cleaning and industrial waste management.

SSC Aduanas, a well-established provider of transport and customs brokerage services, was sold to Grupo Cotransa, one of the leading transport and customs groups in Spain.

Bravo Holding International, a metal roofing company headquartered in Austria and backed by EMSA Capital, sold two of its subsidiaries to Metal Trade Comax.

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd., two international chemical companies, sold their joint stake in Plalloy MTD B.V. to Kisco Ltd., a global materials and chemicals group.

Aspocomp Group Plc, a Finnish technology company specialising in printed circuit boards, received a directed share issue and long-term debt financing.

Tecnología y Difusión Ibérica (TDI), a Spanish pioneer in the manufacturing and commercialisation of wine analysers, was sold to Biotechnic, the French holding company owning Biosentec, a specialist in oenological reagents, and Biotrade, a designer and manufacturer of equipment for wastewater treatment.

Eurovetro, an Italian glass recycling business, was sold to the Quarzwerke Group, a German producer of mineral raw materials.