Transactions

Clairfield International in the UK (Orbis Partners) advised the management team of Stuart Turner, a leading manufacturer of pumps and water-boosting products, on its secondary buyout with Epiris.

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

Bramble Foods secured investment from LDC private equity.

Ivela, a company active in the production and marketing of lighting fixtures made in Italy, was sold to Star Capital SGR S.p.A., through the holding company Starlight Group, a subsidiary of Star IV Private Equity Fund.

1881 Group, Norway’s leading provider of personal and corporate information, acquired Tjenestetorget, a price comparison portal, from ABBH.

The independent private equity firm Mandarin Capital Partners acquired 63.7% of Selematic S.p.A., an Italian company leader in the production of automatic secondary packaging machines for the food, pet food and disposable sectors, from Vertis SGR and the other shareholders.

​The Limonta family signed a binding agreement for the entry of Tamburi Investment Partners S.p.A., an independent and diversified industrial group listed on the STAR segment of the Italian Stock Exchange, in Limonta S.p.A., partly through a capital increase and partly through the purchase of shares.

Customs Support Group, a European customs services provider (backed by Castik Capital), acquired Italian companies Mollica and MACC (Gruppo Mollica).

BH S.r.l., the holding company of the Bertolotti family that heads the IVAR Group, acquired 40% of IVAR S.p.A., a company already controlled by BH and one of the leading players in the design and manufacturing of highly energy-efficient heating and plumbing systems.

Vicky Form, S.A.P.I. de C.V., a leader in the distribution and marketing of intimate apparel in Mexico, was sold to the shareholders of Zentrix, S. de R.L. de C.V., a leader in the textile industry.

PrimeApps, a Low‐Code Digital Transformation Platform Company, was acquired by Jitterbit, Inc., an application programming interface (API) transformation company.

Laurent Mauray sold Rolmer, a French leader in the production of seafood dishes, to the French entrepreneur Eric Levet and the private equity fund French Food Capital.

Confirma Software AB, backed by US private equity firm Abry Partners,acquired 100% of Boxnet AB, a provider of cloud-based point-of-sale solutions for racquetball, golf, and general retail customers.

Bluefield Asset Management Specialists Pty Ltd sold its asset management and maintenance consultancy practice to Deloitte Australia.

KONEX OCEL s.r.o., one of the leading steel distributors in the Czech Republic, was sold to AC Steel a.s.

Proforto, the leading online retailer of workwear and PPE for SMEs and freelancers, attracted growth capital from Nobel Capital Partners.

Stuart Turner acquired Mikrofill Systems, a leading UK boiler, pressurization, and water heater manufacturer.

Three Pears acquired the global rights and brand ownership of Harmony Haircare, Stergene, Amplex, Ingram and Leichner from Lornamead Group.

Locaweb, a leading company in operating web services, acquired Octadesk, an online management system for the e-commerce segment and SMEs.

Locaweb, a leading company in operating web services, acquired Bagy, an online management system for the e-commerce segment and SMEs.