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JOST Werke SE, a global Tier-1 supplier of systems, modules, and components for commercial vehicles with EUR 1,800 million revenue and 7,500 employees, operating in more than 35 countries with sales and production sites across six continents, signed an agreement to sell the Hyva Crane Business Unit to MUTARES SE & Co. KGaA, the listed private equity holding company.

Premise, a full-service consultancy that provides tailored solutions in engineering, planning, surveying, project management architecture, agricultural and environmental science, was sold to Amey, a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations and decarbonisation solutions, for transport infrastructure and complex facilities.

VDMI, a specialist in the development, production, and filling of cleaning and personal care products, was sold to VE Partners, a Dutch private equity fund focused on supporting mid-sized companies in the Benelux.

Dutch investor Bencis sold CurTec Group B.V., a global leader in high-performance plastic packaging for the pharmaceutical and specialty chemical industries, to Ampersand Capital Partners.

ELBA\REC, a media and communications agency focused on urban development, economy and real estate, was sold to VMN Media, a leading B2B media company.

Orbia Advance Corporation, a global diversified company, sold Hepworth Clay, a UK-based specialist in clay drainage systems, to 4D Capital Partners, a private equity firm.

Solutec, a major French IT services and digital transformation group, was sold to the French-listed group Aubay.

Lesaka Technologies, Inc (Nasdaq: LSAK; JSE: LSK) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the issued shares of Bank Zero Mutual Bank.

S4C, the family holding headed by Giorgio Romani, acquired a 30% stake in the ceramics company Gruppo Romani from HPR.