Transactions

Clairfield advised the management of friedola TECH GmbH (“con‐pearl”), a plastics company, on management incentive schemes and process issues during its sale to Blue Cap AG, a German‐listed industrial holding company. The company was sold by Kleiner Perkins and Silverlake, two US private equity and venture capital investors focusing on technology investing.

Heverald Groupe S.A, the holding company of ESL and Alpadia, was sold to Kaplan International English, the ELT education division of Kaplan based in the UK.

Amsterdam Cheese Company (ACC), a cheese retail company with shops in central Amsterdam, was sold to CONO Kaasmakers, a Dutch cheese producer.

The management of DataExpert Holding II B.V., alongside private equity firm Quadrum Capital, acquired a majority stake in the company from Soestdijk Capital in an MBO transaction. Soestdijk Capital is managed by Committed Capital Management.

A stake in Veterinærmedisinsk Oppdragssenter AS (VESO), was sold by the  Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries (NFD) to Aquanova Invest. VESO distributes veterinary pharmaceuticals as well as performing clinical tests on fish for vaccine and feed development.

DACE Zrt., owner of the leading online dating company in Hungary, was sold to Liechtenstein-based media company Russmedia.

Vincia, a French supply-chain consulting business, was sold to US-listed group Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE: JLL).

BCT Solutions Pty Ltd, a boutique defense consultancy, was sold to Accenture, the leading provider of management consulting, technology, and outsourcing services.

Sacchi, owned by the French Sonepar Group and market leader in the distribution of electrical equipment, acquired Demo S.p.A., a company of primary importance in the sector, mainly present in Piedmont and Liguria.

INNAX, a Dutch consulting company offering sustainable energy solutionsfor new and existing buildings, acquired Technion, a Dutch installation and building physics consultancy firm, and De Installatiedesk, a subsidiary of Technion that is active in the same industry.

Trescal, the international specialist in calibration services, acquired Gero, a calibration services provider based in Cerquilho, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

Private equity company LDC and management have acquired all of the shares of Kiwa Compliance International from ACTA*. ACTA* is the holding company of Kiwa Group, an independent TIC service provider with offices in 30 countries.

RedWave, a Dutch specialist temporary employment company, acquired all of the assets of SGS’ Plant and Terminal Operations (PTO).

Oasis Group, an Irish company active in data & document storage, acquired all of the shares of De Graaf Archief Beheer, a Dutch company active in archive storage and document management.

NPM Capital, the private equity company of the family-owned group SHV, acquired a 35% interest in Ohpen, a rapidly growing Dutch fintech company, from Amerborgh International. 

Private equity company Bencis acquired a majority stake in AIO II B.V. from Bolster Investment Partners, which acted on behalf of Van Lanschot Kempen. AIO II is the holding company of Medsen Pharmacies and Ceban.

GSS, a call center company operating across three continents, was sold to Covisian, one of the leading Italian companies in outsourcing business processes.

Nets Group, a market leader in the payments industry, established a strategic alliance with Przelewy24, one of the leading online payment service providers in the Polish market.

Danish Medical Data Distribution (DMDD), the leading provider in Denmark for digital laboratory analysis requisitions, was sold to Synlab.