Transactions

ABAX, one of the fastest growing tech-enabled service companies in Norway, and portfolio company of Norvestor VI, acquired FrontTek AS, a  computer peripherals manufacturer.

diamond:dogs|group, an expert in online, mobile, and social integral solutions, was sold to Emakina Group, an independent European group of cutting edge communication agencies.

Clairfield Benelux provided debt advisory services to the shareholders of Brouwerij Martens. Brouwerij Martens was founded in 1758 and is the second largest brewery in Belgium engaged in the development, production, distribution and sale of private label beer as well as their own beer brands.

mPAY24, a company that provides payment services to e-commerce shops, was sold to Prepa Management Consulting GmbH.

Aktionsfinder GmbH, one of the leading Austrian online distribution platforms for leaflets in Austria, was acquired by Österreichische Post.

Azur Soft, a leading software company in France for the safety and security market, received an investment from IXO Private Equity.

Italian private-equity firm Star Capital and other minority shareholders sold Saet S.p.A. to the US group ParkOhio (NASDAQ:PKOH). Saet is a leader in the design, manufacturing, and testing of induction-heating equipment and heat-treat solutions.

Raccortubi S.p.A, a producer of piping materials used mainly in the oil & gas industry, acquired 100% of the share capital of the Italian company PetrolRaccord.

Raccortubi S.p.A, a producer of piping materials used mainly in the oil & gas industry, sold a minority stake to Synergo, the Italian private equity fund.

Automa S.p.A. sold its injection-stretch blow-molding machine activity to SIPA.

Automa S.p.A. sold its extrusion blow-moulding machine activity to OverEngineering.

Automa S.p.A sold its service division to AMS, a company that supplies technical service and spare parts for automated packaging and blow-molding machines.

Eckelmann Group sold a 100% stake in Cleanpipe Polska, a sanitary services company, to its current management in exchange for cash. Eckelmann Group is a privately-held group of shipping-industry companies based in Hamburg, Germany. Eckelmann Group offers waterside transportation and freightage, mainly on the Upper and Lower Elbe and the German inland waterway network.

Lift & Engineering Services Limited, one of the leading independent lift service providers in the UK, was acquired by ThyssenKrupp.

Riverside sold the Spanish NJoy Baby S.L., a designer, developer, and marketer of strollers and related accessories, to Newell Rubbermaid, a global marketer of consumer and commercial products.

Star Capital S.p.A, an Italian private equity firm, sold Vetriceramici S.p.A to Ferro Corporation, a leading global supplier of technology-based performance materials.

EcoOnline AS, a Norwegian provider of documentatoin for chemical software, sold 65% stake to Viking Venture, one of the leading technology-focused venture funds.

Crawford & Company, the world´s largest independent provider of claims management solutions, acquired GAB Robins, a loss-adjusting and claims management business.

Nenplas, a leading supplier of extruded and fabricated plastic profiles, acquired Delta Plastic Ltd., a firm specializing in the design and manufacture of thermoplastic extruded products.

Jungle Minds, a leading Dutch company in the field of digital innovation, strategy, concept, from creation to optimisation. Clairfield advised the management resulting in the successful buyout.