Case studies

Clairfield advised the shareholders of RAS Group on its partnership deal between RAS SCI, the UK’s leading provider of supply chain assurance and compliance solutions, and CERTANIA, a global Testing, Inspection & Certification (TIC) specialist.

AWO Bezirksverband Unterfranken, a regional welfare association, sold Geriatrische Rehaklinik Würzburg, a geriatric rehabilitation clinic, to Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, a leading university hospital in Germany.

Brewery Martens, Belgium’s largest family-owned brewery, acquired United Dutch Breweries (UDB) from GIMV and management.

Grupo ADI, a multinational company and manufacturer and distributor of specialty chemicals, acquired a majority stake of World Elastomers Trade (WET), a company with over 25 years of experience in antifoaming agents, rubber, films, paper, and cardboard.

Dossche Mills, a Belgian producer of wheat flour and bakery ingredients, acquired Mühle Rüningen, a German producer of flour and grain-based products since 1312.

Fudura, a leading provider of energy infrastructure and metering services for the B2B market, acquired OptiVolt, a renowned Dutch specialist in power quality solutions.

Star Capital SGR S.p.A. sold its majority stake of GLM S.p.A., a world leader in automotive components, to Remus Holding GmbH, a first-tier supplier of exhaust systems for the automotive and motorcycle industry and the aftermarket.

The Unsworth Family acquired Aimia Foods Limited, a market-leading UK-based food and drink company with a turnover of GBP 120 million.

Svalner Group, a tax and transaction advisory firm based in Sweden and Finland, formed a new premier group with Atlas Tax Lawyers, a leading Dutch tax advisory firm.

Circles Group was sold to Optio Group, a leading global managing general agency (MGA) specialising in specialty insurance solutions, backed by Preservation Capital Partners.

BCOH was sold to Optio Group, a leading global managing general agency (MGA) specialising in specialty insurance solutions, backed by Preservation Capital Partners.

ITQ Group, a major French player in electronic security technologies, completed its first LBO with Kresk Développement.

Orisha, a European B2B software publisher, together with its subsidiary Gaïana, France’s leading publisher of software for the agrifood sector, acquired the Spanish software publisher Gregal.

Conex, a leading French provider of customs and security management software, acquired Lector, Denmark’s leading customs software publisher.

Schwabe, Ley & Greiner (“SLG”) the leading corporate treasury advisory company in the DACH region, was sold to X1F Group, a management and technology consultancy group.

Adveo, a French supplier of business and office supplies, sold Adveo Benelux, a wholesaler and distributor of business and office supplies, to PBS Holding AG.

Revolt B.V., a Dutch charging point operator (CPO), was sold to Sakko Groep.

Girasol Natural Products, a producer of all-natural emulsions and gels, sold a majority stake to Natural Planet Holding.

GALERIA Karstadt Kaufhof and The Economic Stabilisation Fund (WSF) sold INNO SA/NV, a Belgian department store chain, to INNOvative Retail BV, a newly established company jointly owned by Axcent of Scandinavia and SKEL fjárfestingafélag.

GIGA.GREEN successfully completed a strategic growth financing round, securing EUR 25 million in equity from Ichigo Inc., a leading Japanese sustainable infrastructure company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market.