Transactions

Blanchon Group, a French wood coatings specialist, accelerated its international expansion with the acquisition of Debal Finance (known by the brand name Ciranova).

Blue Wonder, market leader in the Netherlands in fully compliant disinfectant cleaning products, was sold to HG International, backed by investment company Cobepa.

Clairfield International acted as financial advisor to Coop/Transgourmet on its acquisition of 100% of GM Foods from Bright Food Group (72%), JIC Investment (18%), and Group Donghuatong (10%), all from China.

Clairfield UK advised the rapidly growing e-commerce business Make My Blinds Ltd on the sale to private equity backed Mzuri Holdings Ltd, trading as Decora.

Aksìa Capital V, a fund managed by Aksìa Group SGR, acquired, through its investee Valpizza, C&D, an Apulian company leader in the production of pre‐fried frozen oven‐baked gastronomic specialties.

Aksìa Capital V, a fund managed by Aksìa Group SGR, acquired, through its investee Valpizza, La Pizza + 1, a company with premium-quality positioning in the production of rectangular pizza, pinsa, and focaccia.

Jupiter Group continued its global expansion by acquiring Dutch fresh produce marketing company Cool Fresh International BV.

Kargro, the Dutch market leader in collecting and recycling of end-of-life tyres (“ELTs”), was acquired by management in a management-buy-out.

HelloFlex Group, provider of a complete solution for the Dutch temporary staffing market, was acquired by management in a management-buy-out.

NFP, a US-headquartered, private-equity-owned insurance broker and consultant, acquired both Johnson Fleming Group and Johnson Fleming Future Life Planning.

Helsetelefonen, a leading Norwegian telehealth provider, was sold to Volvat.

CPI is a provider of specialist 24-hour domiciliary care to adults with high support needs. With a capacity of 53 beds across 15 properties, CPI provide specialist packages of care to adults who present with a mix of learning, mental health and physical conditions.

Sendit, a leading online shipping platform in Poland, was sold to R2G Polska (Apaczka), a major Polish courier and logistics operator.

Locaweb, a leading company in web services, acquired Samurai Experts, a technology company that offers an ecosystem of applications compatible with several e-commerce platforms to optimize the results of virtual stores.

Motimate, an employee engagement and learning app provider, was sold to Kahoot, a global learning platform.

Magnetica, an Australian medtech and engineering company specializing in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologies, merged with Scientific Magnetics and with Tecmag.

The shareholders of EDIF S.p.A. sold a majority stake to Megawatt Group, a leading player in the distribution of electrical equipment in southern Italy.

Adeptiv, a Dutch digital marketing agency, was sold by PostNL to PE backed Belgium based Springbok Agency.

Vivino, the world’s largest mobile wine app, closed a $155m Series D funding round.

Daltco Electric & Supply (1979) Ltd., an independent electrical, lighting, and automation distributor, was sold to Deschenes Group Inc., a private familyowned Canadian wholesale distributor.