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Stala, a Finnish family-founded company specializing in kitchen products, was sold to PE-backed Slovenian production company Kovinolastika Loz.

CER Cargo Holding, a leading privately-owned rail freight cargo company, raised EUR 6.3 million from Széchenyi Funds, a state‐owned private equity fund.

Omav S.p.A., a supplier of aluminium extrusion lines, sold its remaining 75% of the share capital still owned by the previous shareholders to SMS Group.

Green Fox Academy, Budapest‐based bootcamp offering new education products for the tech‐driven labor market, raised fund from Impact Ventures, Hungarian investment fund with focus on social innovation.

Aussie Traveller, seller of RV components and accessories to OEM, trade and retail customers, was acquired by midmarket investment firm Seneca Capital.

VOMM, a leading Italian producer of industrial plants for the environmental, chemical‐pharmaceutical, and food sectors, sold a controlling stake (65%) to Aksia Group’s Aksia V fund.

Confirma Software, founded by Abry Partners, a US‐based private equity with deep sector knowledge in business and information services, acquired SKJ Systems, a Finnish provider of Point‐of‐Sales (POS) systems under the Jeemly and Flowvy brands.

Ealyze, a Dutch company that installs, manages and maintains smart energy meters for the B2B market, has been acquired by Dutch investment company NPM Capital.

The shareholders of Vittoria Group, a world leader and innovator among the manufacturers of high‐quality bicycle tires, sold their 100% stake to Wise Equity.

Ielo Group, a French independent fiber-optic operator, raised funds from DIF Capital Partners, a leading global independent infrastructure fund manager with EUR 7.6 billion of assets.

Mutares, a Frankfurt‐listed private equity investor, acquired Nordic Road Services Oy, a leading provider of road services in Finland.

Confirma Software AB, backed by US private equity firm Abry Partners, acquired DataVara AB, a leading Swedish provider of payroll systems and services for the SME segment.

Elcoline Oy, a Finnish provider of contracting and maintenance services for industrial customers, acquired parts of Caverion Industria’s business operations in Finland.

SAAB divested the Dutch‐based company QPS (Quality Positioning Services), a provider of hydrographic software solutions for the global maritime industry.

Oxicorte Gatika, an oxy-fuel steel cutting company, was sold to Grupo Larrión, an integrated industrial group that works in the wire, steel, and electronic subsectors.

Pagantis, a fintech group based in Spain, sold QueBueno, its business line of online consumer microcredits, to an individual shareholder of the group.

Pilke Päiväkodit Oy, a private daycare operator, was sold to Læringsverkstedet, a Norway-based family company.

Wibax AB, through Wibax Logistics Oy, signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Baltic Tank Oy, a leading Finnish company engaged in storing and handling of liquid chemical products and bio‐oils.

Frigo ‘s-Heerenberg, a Dutch cold store company providing temperature-controlled storage of food products, was sold to PE backed Lineage Logistics.

IGI Private Equity and management sold 100% of Fimo Group, the European leader in components and systems applied in telecommunications infrastructure, to Wise Equity, a PE fund that has been investing in Italian SMEs since 2000.