Transactions

Krauthammer, an iconic training provider for senior leadership and commercial excellence, was sold to Lepaya, EMEA’s leading corporate upskilling company.

LifeCare Europe successfully raised growth capital from a private investor consortium.

The ERP business based on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and LS Retail solutions of Solteq Plc, a Helsinki-listed IT company, was sold to Azets, the leading provider of technology and services in accounting, payroll, HR, staffing, and advisory in the Nordics and UK.

Clairfield International acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Abi Global Health in the Series A fundraising round led by Mundi Ventures and Uniqa Ventures.

The Boccacci family sold a majority stake in Fonderia Boccacci to Consilium Private Equity.

SAAB divested its Maritime Traffic Management (MTM) unit, a leading global provider of mission critical software solutions for the maritime sector, to Agilitas.

Compliasset, a reference in regulatory compliance software in Brazil, sold a majority stake to Sinqia, a leading provider of technology for the financial system.

Pulse Diagnostics, a leading diagnostic firm in eastern India, entered into a strategic joint venture with Neuberg Diagnostics.

Miura Co., a manufacturer of industrial boilers and related equipment, acquired a 20% stake in Jensen-Group, a manufacturer of heavy-duty laundry machinery, via a share placement of 49% stake in Inax Corp., a manufacturer of business-use laundry machines and full subsidiary of Miura Co.

Kokoon Animal Shop, a French pet speciality retailer, was sold to the private equity funds Siparex and Tertium alongside a new manager

Dalu, through their DDL Solar SPV acquired a 100% stake in a 5.1MWp portfolio of photovoltaic power plants.

Ital Express, leading independent French supplier of spare parts for trucks, trailers, Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs), and agricultural tractors, and majority-owned by the private equity fund Capza, acquired DPM-Motis.

Customs Support, the leading provider of integrated customs services and digital customs solutions, acquired Errek Trento S.r.l. CAD and Errek Logistica Srl – together Errek.

Optoplast S.p.A., a manufacturer of fibre optic connectors and cables for the telecom & broadcasting industries, sold a 70% stake to Star Capital S.G.R. S.p.A., through the Star IV Private Equity Fund. The founding shareholders retained a 30% stake in the company.

Safestore, UK’s largest and Europe’s second largest provider of self-storage, acquired STOOR, a self-storage facility in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands.

Clairfield advised Vihtan and its owners on the sale of the company to Swedish compounder investor Rebellion Capital.

Clariens Educação, an educational group focused on medicine and controlled by Mubadala Capital, acquired the medical school IMEPAC Itumbiara.

Tractebel Engineering SA sold GKW Consult GmbH, a top international consultantcy for environmental engineering and donor-financed infrastructure projects, to GFA Holding AG, a leading European consulting firm active in international cooperation.

XKG Pty Ltd and Vrai Pty Ltd, specialist defence and national security advisory firms based in Australia, were sold to Infrastructure Advisory Group (IAG), a PE-backed specialist infrastructure advisory firm.

Shareholders sold a majority stake in EP Srl, an Italian company that designs, manufactures, and sells lift platforms, to Riello Investimenti. The current shareholders will remain in the company with a minority stake.