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Customs Support Group (“CSG”), Europe’s leading independent provider of customs services, acquired Osborn Customs Services Limited to further strengthen its local presence in the UK, with offices in close proximity to the key logistical hotspots. CSG is backed by Castik Capital, a leading European private equity investor that is supporting the long-term consolidation strategy.

Weldon Biotech India Private Limited, an Indian manufacturer and distributor of in vitro diagnostic products (IVD), sold its i-chroma brand business (Boditech Med Inc., Korea) to CPC Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd., a leading provider of clinical diagnostic products and services and the Indian subsidiary of Singaporean group Everlife.

Blanchon Group, a French leader in woodcare solutions, acquired the Dutch company Rigo Verffabriek.

ReMat Zrt., Hungary’s market leading plastics recycling company, was sold to MOL Group.

Advantage Engineering Inc, a provider of prototyping, additive manufacturing, and low-volume production, was sold to SyBridge Technologies Inc., a global industrial technology company established by Crestview Partners in 2019.

Agrozet Ceske Budejovice, one of the major Czech distributors of agricultural machinery and spare parts, was sold to the Czech investment group GES Group.

ARX Equity Partners, a Central European midmarket private equity specialist, acquired a majority stake in WTS Klient, which is part of the global WTS network.

AWS Mittelstandsfonds, a Vienna-based growth equity fund focused on Austrian SMEs, sold its remaining shares in three portfolio companies to Evoco AG, a Zurich-based lower midmarket manager that invests in growth and buyout investments in Western Europe with a focus on the DACH region.

Dunning, Kruger & Associates, a Finnish digital product design and engineering agency, was sold to The North Alliance, a Scandinavian design and technology agency network.

Mapping, a French software publisher dedicated to document management, was sold to Efalia.

Groupe FEDD, a leading French electronic player dedicated to critical solutions, was sold to Argos Wityu.

The leading Dutch healthcare staffer Tosca Medisch Interim (TMI) was sold to House of HR, one of the largest employment agencies of the Benelux.

The French company Socotec, active in the testing, inspection and control sector for the construction and infrastructure industry, known as TIC, acquired the majority shareholding of the Catalan BAC Engineering Consultancy Group, which works in the fields of civil and building engineering, energy, and quality control.

Clairfield International in the UK (Orbis Partners) advised the management team of Stuart Turner, a leading manufacturer of pumps and water-boosting products, on its secondary buyout with Epiris.

Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) a leading technology and engineering services business was acquired for GBP 164 million by Fortescue Metals Group (ASX.FMG).

Bramble Foods secured investment from LDC private equity.

Ivela, a company active in the production and marketing of lighting fixtures made in Italy, was sold to Star Capital SGR S.p.A., through the holding company Starlight Group, a subsidiary of Star IV Private Equity Fund.

1881 Group, Norway’s leading provider of personal and corporate information, acquired Tjenestetorget, a price comparison portal, from ABBH.

The independent private equity firm Mandarin Capital Partners acquired 63.7% of Selematic S.p.A., an Italian company leader in the production of automatic secondary packaging machines for the food, pet food and disposable sectors, from Vertis SGR and the other shareholders.

​The Limonta family signed a binding agreement for the entry of Tamburi Investment Partners S.p.A., an independent and diversified industrial group listed on the STAR segment of the Italian Stock Exchange, in Limonta S.p.A., partly through a capital increase and partly through the purchase of shares.