Transactions

Aurora Group, a provider of forensic intelligence & data analysis services, sold 100% of its share capital to CY4Gate, an Italian-listed provider of cybersecurity & cyber intelligence services.

expondo GmbH, a B2B e-commerce specialist for professional equipment, sold a minority stake to Crédit Mutuel Equity, a private equity firm.

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

Finnish Metal Events Oy, the organizer of Tuska Festival, was partially sold to Superstruct Entertainment, a portfolio company of Providence Equity Partners.

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

Blue Wonder, market leader in the Netherlands in fully compliant disinfectant cleaning products, was sold to HG International, backed by investment company Cobepa.

Clairfield International acted as financial advisor to Coop/Transgourmet on its acquisition of 100% of GM Foods from Bright Food Group (72%), JIC Investment (18%), and Group Donghuatong (10%), all from China.

Clairfield UK advised the rapidly growing e-commerce business Make My Blinds Ltd on the sale to private equity backed Mzuri Holdings Ltd, trading as Decora.

Aksìa Capital V, a fund managed by Aksìa Group SGR, acquired, through its investee Valpizza, C&D, an Apulian company leader in the production of pre‐fried frozen oven‐baked gastronomic specialties.

Aksìa Capital V, a fund managed by Aksìa Group SGR, acquired, through its investee Valpizza, La Pizza + 1, a company with premium-quality positioning in the production of rectangular pizza, pinsa, and focaccia.

Jupiter Group continued its global expansion by acquiring Dutch fresh produce marketing company Cool Fresh International BV.

Kargro, the Dutch market leader in collecting and recycling of end-of-life tyres (“ELTs”), was acquired by management in a management-buy-out.

HelloFlex Group, provider of a complete solution for the Dutch temporary staffing market, was acquired by management in a management-buy-out.

NFP, a US-headquartered, private-equity-owned insurance broker and consultant, acquired both Johnson Fleming Group and Johnson Fleming Future Life Planning.

Helsetelefonen, a leading Norwegian telehealth provider, was sold to Volvat.

CPI is a provider of specialist 24-hour domiciliary care to adults with high support needs. With a capacity of 53 beds across 15 properties, CPI provide specialist packages of care to adults who present with a mix of learning, mental health and physical conditions.

Locaweb, a leading company in web services, acquired Samurai Experts, a technology company that offers an ecosystem of applications compatible with several e-commerce platforms to optimize the results of virtual stores.

Motimate, an employee engagement and learning app provider, was sold to Kahoot, a global learning platform.

Magnetica, an Australian medtech and engineering company specializing in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologies, merged with Scientific Magnetics and with Tecmag.

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.