Transactions

René Laurent was sold to Frutarom by Thierry and Jean Louis Laurent, the company’s owners and managers, descendents of the Laurent family which founded the company in 1885.

TNO Companies, a subsidiary of TNO focusing on scientific knowledge, sold the majority of the shares to First Dutch Innovations, the innovation platform of entrepreneur Peter Goedvolk.

ImmersaView, an Australian software company with business in Australia, the US, and the UK, was sold to PLEXSYS, a US-based distributor of software to the defense sector.

The House of Fuerstenberg sold its subsidiary Holzindustrie Fürst zu Fürstenberg (wooden packaging business unit) to Industrial European Wood Products Holding GmbH. Holzindustrie Fürst zu Fürstenberg has been operating for some 100 years, evolving from a saw mill to an important manufacturer of wooden packaging for the automotive industry.

MEngineering GmbH, Ravensburg, a leading German provider of specialized engineering services to the automotive industry, sold 100% of its shares to Alten GmbH, a subsidiary of French-listed Alten SA.

The NWD Group , a leading trading and service company in the dental sector, acquired NETdental, a German dental-consumable mail-order company.

Handico Finland Oy joined the Finnish Haltija Group Oy, a portfolio company of the Finnish private equity investor Sponsor Capital. Handico represents medical aid brands and offers after-sales services nationwide, serving hospital districts, municipalities, and private care companies.

Tholos, an Italian company that provides energy efficiency services to industrial firms throughout Italy, was sold to Elettra Investimenti (ELIN:IM), a developer of projects in the energy sector, with particular expertise in cogeneration and trigeneration plants.

Mattout Carrelage, a distributor of floor tiles, was sold to Richardson, a family company focused on plumbing and heating installations with sales of EUR 500 million.

WikiPME, an online community platform for entrepreneurs, raised equity capital from a pool of high-net-worth individuals and issued convertible bonds to Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, a French public institution.

Tournus Equipment, a French manufacturer of stainless steel equipment for professional kitchens, acquired CED Fabrications, a UK-based commercial-catering equipment manufacturer.

FIAC S.p.A., an Italian manufacturer of piston compressors and related equipment, was sold by the Lucchi family to Atlas Copco, a global provider of sustainable productivity solutions. Founded in 1977, FIAC has production sites in Italy, China, and Brazil, and sells into more than 110 countries.

Shareholders of LG Harris & Co Ltd disposed the business to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oslo-headquartered Orkla. Harris, founded in 1928, is a market leader in painting tools for the UK Do-It-Yourself sector.

Cottel.com, specializing in the design, manufacture, and sale of promotional items, acquired Sacar, a French designer and manufacturer of small leather goods and luggage for famous brands.

Executives of ACM took a significant stake alongside Intuitis and BPI France. ACM, founded in 1948, manufactures pressure vessels and heat exchangers for the chemical, oil, nuclear, and health industries. ACM group employs around 100 people at its two Lyon-area plants.

Toyota Material Handling Nederland, subsidiary of Japanese Toyota, acquired the shares of Vitesse Vorkheftruck, rental company providing a wide range of forklifts and reachstackers for handling containers.

N-Clean, one of the leading Finnish facility management companies, sold a minority stake to private equity fund Juuri Partners. N-Clean enjoys a particularly strong market position in the cleaning of hotels and passenger vessels. It has about 1,300 employees, and a nationwide presence in Finland and Stockholm.

A private investor acquired a minority share in The Vegetarian Butcher, a producer and wholesaler of a whole new generation of meat substitutes.

Global Platform, founded in 2012, international organizer of Pension Summits, was sold to Crain Communication, a US family owned media company.

Famous Flavours, a fast-growing caterer, was sold to Compass Group, provider and developer of original and innovative concepts in the field of food and support services.