Case studies

Vam Investments, an Italian private equity firm, acquired 21 gyms from the Egosistema and Orange groups, thus launching Gym Nation Italia, a new consolidation initiative in the fitness club sector in Italy.

Customs Support Group (CSG), Europe’s leading independent customs and trade solutions provider, completed the acquisition of Servizi Doganali.

Ekosport, French leader in the omnichannel distribution of outdoor sports goods, accelerates its European expansion with the acquisition of Dutch key player in the online sale of winter sports equipment.

Clairfield advised the shareholders of RAS Group on its partnership deal between RAS SCI, the UK’s leading provider of supply chain assurance and compliance solutions, and CERTANIA, a global Testing, Inspection & Certification (TIC) specialist.

AWO Bezirksverband Unterfranken, a regional welfare association, sold Geriatrische Rehaklinik Würzburg, a geriatric rehabilitation clinic, to Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, a leading university hospital in Germany.

Brewery Martens, Belgium’s largest family-owned brewery, acquired United Dutch Breweries (UDB) from GIMV and management.

Grupo ADI, a multinational company and manufacturer and distributor of specialty chemicals, acquired a majority stake of World Elastomers Trade (WET), a company with over 25 years of experience in antifoaming agents, rubber, films, paper, and cardboard.

Dossche Mills, a Belgian producer of wheat flour and bakery ingredients, acquired Mühle Rüningen, a German producer of flour and grain-based products since 1312.

Fudura, a leading provider of energy infrastructure and metering services for the B2B market, acquired OptiVolt, a renowned Dutch specialist in power quality solutions.

Star Capital SGR S.p.A. sold its majority stake of GLM S.p.A., a world leader in automotive components, to Remus Holding GmbH, a first-tier supplier of exhaust systems for the automotive and motorcycle industry and the aftermarket.

The Unsworth Family acquired Aimia Foods Limited, a market-leading UK-based food and drink company with a turnover of GBP 120 million.

Svalner Group, a tax and transaction advisory firm based in Sweden and Finland, formed a new premier group with Atlas Tax Lawyers, a leading Dutch tax advisory firm.

Circles Group was sold to Optio Group, a leading global managing general agency (MGA) specialising in specialty insurance solutions, backed by Preservation Capital Partners.

BCOH was sold to Optio Group, a leading global managing general agency (MGA) specialising in specialty insurance solutions, backed by Preservation Capital Partners.

ITQ Group, a major French player in electronic security technologies, completed its first LBO with Kresk Développement.

Orisha, a European B2B software publisher, together with its subsidiary Gaïana, France’s leading publisher of software for the agrifood sector, acquired the Spanish software publisher Gregal.

Conex, a leading French provider of customs and security management software, acquired Lector, Denmark’s leading customs software publisher.

Schwabe, Ley & Greiner (“SLG”) the leading corporate treasury advisory company in the DACH region, was sold to X1F Group, a management and technology consultancy group.

Adveo, a French supplier of business and office supplies, sold Adveo Benelux, a wholesaler and distributor of business and office supplies, to PBS Holding AG.

Revolt B.V., a Dutch charging point operator (CPO), was sold to Sakko Groep.