Transactions - Business services

The De Girolamo family sold 90% of its shares in Lotras, a leading operator in the multimodal rail and road transport sector, to CFI (Compagnie Ferroviaria Italiana), the first national independent rail operator.

AssetOn Group, an Australian provider of asset management software and services, was sold to COSOL Limited [ASX: COS], a global provider of asset management solutions.

Axonal-Biostatem, a full-service Contract Research Organisation (CRO) specialised in clinical and epidemiological research, was sold to Docaposte, the digital subsidiary of La Poste Group.

Apsalys, a life sciences quality management consultancy company, was sold to Vulcain Engineering, a pan-European engineering consultancy group.

Sogitec, part of Logtrans Group, acquired the French group TAA.

Connect Pro, BNP Paribas Développement and Kanalis Invest acquired the French company ENIT.

Sonat, a Norwegian IT services group, sold a majority stake to VIA Equity.

Sonat, a Norwegian IT services group, sold a majority stake to VIA equity.

Syneo acquired the French company Pera Paysages, specialising in providing landscaping and grounds maintenance.

Krauthammer, an iconic training provider for senior leadership and commercial excellence, was sold to Lepaya, EMEA’s leading corporate upskilling company.

SAAB divested its Maritime Traffic Management (MTM) unit, a leading global provider of mission critical software solutions for the maritime sector, to Agilitas.

Customs Support, the leading provider of integrated customs services and digital customs solutions, acquired Errek Trento S.r.l. CAD and Errek Logistica Srl – together Errek.

Safestore, UK’s largest and Europe’s second largest provider of self-storage, acquired STOOR, a self-storage facility in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands.

XKG Pty Ltd and Vrai Pty Ltd, specialist defence and national security advisory firms based in Australia, were sold to Infrastructure Advisory Group (IAG), a PE-backed specialist infrastructure advisory firm.

Whyz, a leading Dutch agency in new generation executive search, sold a majority of shares to Lincoln, the French market leader in Talent & Career Management, backed by The Talent Club.

The Executive Network, a leading Dutch agency for high-end executive search, sold a majority of shares to Lincoln, the French market leader in Talent & Career Management, backed by The Talent Club.

Green Fox Academy, a Budapest-based coding & IT bootcamp that offers junior developer and specialist courses, was sold to Sandberg Capital, a Slovak private equity firm founded in 2014.

The shareholders of Stop Start Transport Ltd sold the business to Storskogen UK, a subsidiary of Storskogen Group AB (STOR-B:STO), for an undisclosed amount.

Customs Support, the leading digital customs broker in Europe and a Castik Capital portfolio company, acquired Mediterranean Customs Services (MCS), an Italian customs broker.

CI&T (NYSE:CINT), a global digital specialist, acquired Transpire, an Australian digital transformation company.