Transactions

Pluradent Group, Germany’s second largest distributor of dental consumables, dental practice equipment and accompanying technical support services, was acquired by Deutsche Mittelstandsholding, a German investment holding as part of a debtor in possession insolvency proceeding.

Oxicorte Gatika, an oxy-fuel steel cutting company, was sold to Grupo Larrión, an integrated industrial group that works in the wire, steel, and electronic subsectors.

Pagantis, a fintech group based in Spain, sold QueBueno, its business line of online consumer microcredits, to an individual shareholder of the group.

Estetique (Polanica‐Zdrój), one of the leading dental clinics in southwest Poland sold a majority stake to Tar Heel Capital (THC), a Poland‐based private equity firm.

Pilke Päiväkodit Oy, a private daycare operator, was sold to Læringsverkstedet, a Norway-based family company.

Wibax AB, through Wibax Logistics Oy, signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Baltic Tank Oy, a leading Finnish company engaged in storing and handling of liquid chemical products and bio‐oils.

Metaphor IT merged with DoubleEdge Professional Services and Foehn to form Kerv, a transaction backed by LDC with a combined value of GBP 30 million.

Fastned, the leading European fast-charging stations operator, acquired the fast-charging network of MisterGreen, a Dutch EV leasing company.

Richards Packaging Income Fund (TSX: RPI.UN) acquired Clarion Medical Technologies, a Canadian provider of medical, aesthetic, vision care and surgical equipment and consumables.

Sanaga Group (EDEA), a specialist in outdoor landscaping in complex environments, acquired DecoJardins and KaRenoc.

Eleda Group, an infrastructure services group, was sold to Altor Equity Partners.

Eleda Group, an infrastructure services group, acquired ONE Nordic, Sweden’s leading suppliers of technical services in electricity transmission infrastructure.

Eleda Group, an infrastructure services group, acquired JWAB, a civil engineering and transmission infrastructure company.

Eleda Group, an infrastructure services group, sold KEWAB, an infrastructure logistics services company, to a consortium of management and group of investors.

Emballage Industrie Concept (EIC), a French company specializing in the sourcing and sale of film packaging, was sold to BBA Emballages.

ASX‐listed National Veterinary Care Ltd, the Australian and New Zealand veterinary services provider, entered into a binding Scheme Implementation Deed with VetPartners.

Vossloh AG completed the sale of its Locomotives business unit, to CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd., Zhuzhou, China (CRRC ZELC), a subsidiary of the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation Ltd. (CRRC). CRRC is the largest rolling stock manufacturer in the world.

Cloudstaff Modern Workforce, a leading global cloud-based workforce provider, raised USD 20 million in Series B funds from Philippines-focused private equity firm Navegar. Cloudstaff is incorporated in Australia and based in the Philippines.

FirstCash, a US global leader in the retail pawn industry, acquired a private Mexican company that operates 36 pawn shops located mainly in Mexico’s central region.

Mandarin Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in KLAPP Group, an established player in the beauty market that stands for high‐quality professional skin care products with focus on innovation, research expertise and “Made in Germany” product quality.