Transactions - Industrials

Clairfield International is pleased to have acted as exclusive advisor to listed company Norsk Hydro (NHY.OL) on the sale of the Belgian Precision Tubing Lichtervelde to the German Aurelius Group.

Automotive company TOMATEX Otrokovice, a.s. was sold to holding company CIDEM Hranice, a.s.

Alliance Automation, an industrial automation and electrical engineering company acquired 100% of APC Integration, a provider of electrical and automation solutions.

The shareholders of German wireless communications specialist ELTEC Elektronik AG sold the company to Swedish electronics company Westermo Network Technologies AB.

Blanchon Group, a French wood coatings specialist, accelerated its international expansion with the acquisition of Debal Finance (known by the brand name Ciranova).

OME Metallurgica Erbese, Stampinox and Hexagonal, comprising OME Group, a leading company in the production of industrial fastening systems, sold a 73% stake to the independent private equity firm IGI Private Equity.

Techstep ASA, a publicly-listed IT services provider in the Nordics, acquired the entire share capital of Famoc S.A. and affiliates, a software company based in Poland with a European customer base.

One of the leading players in the tire industry in Norway, RAC Tyres, consisting of Dekk1 and Gummi Centralen, was acquired by Nordic Tyre Group AB (NTG) / Altor.

Mipac, a leading global provider of control systems engineering, automation and technology services, was sold to GR Engineering, a process engineering consulting and contracting company.

The shareholders of EDIF S.p.A. sold a majority stake to Megawatt Group, a leading player in the distribution of electrical equipment in southern Italy.

Caprari Group, specialized in the engineering, manufacturing and distributing of pumping solutions for integrated water cycle management, sold a majority stake to Ambienta SGR, a private equity fund investing in small and medium-sized Italian companies with a focus on sustainability.

Lucart S.p.A., a Lucart Group company based in Porcari (Lucca, Italy), acquired 100% of the share capital of ESP Ltd (Essential Supply Products Ltd.), the leading independent manufacturer of tissue paper products for the away-from-home market in Great Britain.

Daltco Electric & Supply (1979) Ltd., an independent electrical, lighting, and automation distributor, was sold to Deschenes Group Inc., a private familyowned Canadian wholesale distributor.

NCI, a French private equity fund, acquired Sopano, a manufacturer of adhesives, labels, and paper rolls.

Electro-Kut, a Canadian company specialized in the manufacture of complex products for the aerospace sector, was sold to DCM Group.

BSE Maritime Solutions, a ship repair provider, was sold to Austal Limited.

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.

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

Fixcel Group Oy, a Finnish manufacturer of movable steel‐based modular buildings, raised a new EUR 7 million senior debt funding package.

Pyramide MH was sold to Ateliers De France Group.