Transactions

Sicer S.p.A., a world leader in the design, production, and distribution of special chemical products for the glazing and decoration of ceramic tiles, reached an agreement for a 65% sale to Azimut Libera Impresa SGR (ALI), owned by the private equity fund Demos.

Diapason (formerly MCC Soft), a French treasury management software company, was bought by Apax Partners Development through an LBO transaction.

Geomatikk is a tech-enabled services champion, managing critical “checkbefore-you-dig” safety assessments to network owners, contractors and consulting engineers in Norway, Sweden, and Finland.

Gas Applications & Services, a gas detection specialist, was sold to Alertis, the market leader in the Belgian fire safety and security market.

REPOLY, a specialist manufacturer of technical & customized compounds in recycled polypropylene, was sold to Infinex, a group of companies focused on plastics processing, in particular extrusion-based processes.

San Cristoforo,a diagnostic and therapeutic clinic, was sold to Bianalasi.

Ord Minnett, a leading private wealth management group with AU$35 billion of funds under advice, acquired E.L. & C. Baillieu Limited, a large private wealth management group.

Pack Solutions, a leading player in outsourced management of life insurance and pension insurance products, reorganized its capital with Siparex Intermezzo.

Medios Cattri acquired a majority stake in Lightbox, a leading digital out‐of‐home advertising company in the United States.

Pinnacle Data Systems, LLC was sold to Doxim Inc., a portfolio company of GI Partners.

Luandre, the leading work agency in Brazil, was sold to Grupo GPS, one of the largest providers of outsourcing services.

CREAD Institut, an interior design school, was sold to Groupe EDH.

Pyramide MH was sold to Ateliers De France Group.

Bard Capital sold Blastrac to Husqvarna Group. Blastrac is a leading international manufacturer and distributor of industrial equipment for surface preparation. ​

Bitpro AS acquired KeyNet, a provider of complete data communication solutions for large and medium sized companies.

Booming, a Dutch digital marketing agency, was sold to Belgium based Intracto Group, backed by PE firm Waterland.

Gehring Technologies, a precision manufacturer specialized in honing technology, agreed to be acquired by the Nagel Group.

Techstep ASA, a managed mobility services provider in the Nordics, acquired Optidev AB, a leading Nordic supplier of turnkey mobility solutions with focus on transportation and logistics and public safety sectors.

CER Cargo Holding, a leading privately-owned rail freight cargo company, raised EUR 6.3 million from Széchenyi Funds, a state‐owned private equity fund.

Profihost AG, a German player in the managed hosting sector, was acquired by dogado GmbH, one of the country’s leading cloud service providers.