CLASQUIN Acquires 63.52% Stake in TIMAR SA

SAS (MSC) Acquires 42.06% Stake in Clasquin SA

October 9, 2024

Logistics & Distribution

SAS Shipping Agencies Services Sàrl, a subsidiary of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA, completed the acquisition of 42.06% of Clasquin SA from Mr. Yves Revol and OLYMP3 at a price of EUR 142.03 per share. SAS will file a tender offer with the AMF for the remaining shares at the same price and may pursue a squeeze-out; the transaction is supported by Clasquin's CEO and other key management who committed c.8.5% of the share capital to tender into the offer.

MidEuropa Acquires Controlling Stake in FAMAR

October 17, 2024

Pharmaceuticals

MidEuropa has acquired a controlling stake in FAMAR, a European contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), from ECM Partners and Metric Capital Partners, with current shareholders and management reinvesting alongside MidEuropa. FAMAR employs around 1,900 people across six manufacturing sites and two R&D centres in southern Europe and will use MidEuropa's backing to support further growth and capability expansion in pharmaceutical manufacturing and R&D.

NAMAKOR Holdings Acquires Clôtures Frontenac Inc.

January 10, 2023

Building Products

NAMAKOR Holdings has acquired Clôtures Frontenac Inc., a Quebec-based manufacturer and supplier of residential, commercial and institutional fencing products. The founders will remain as advisors while NAMAKOR provides human and financial resources to accelerate organic growth and expand Frontenac’s geographic reach.

Equistone Partners Europe Acquires Majority Stake in TIMETOACT GROUP

May 7, 2021

IT Services

Funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe have acquired a majority stake in TIMETOACT GROUP, a Cologne-based IT consultancy and services provider. The TIMETOACT founders Felix Binsack and Hermann Ballé will remain as managing directors and retain a significant stake while Equistone will support the group's buy-&-build growth strategy.

CMA CGM Group Acquires Ingram Micro's Commerce & Lifecycle Services (CLS)

December 8, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

CMA CGM Group has signed an agreement to acquire most of Ingram Micro's Commerce & Lifecycle Services (CLS) business, including the Shipwire order-fulfillment platform, for an enterprise value of USD 3.0 billion. The transaction will be integrated with CMA CGM's subsidiary CEVA Logistics to bolster the group's contract-logistics and eCommerce capabilities, particularly across the U.S. and Europe; the CLS business reported approximately $1.7 billion revenue and ~11,500 employees in 2021.

TowerBrook Leads Consortium to Acquire Majority Stake in Sabena technics

January 23, 2019

Aerospace & Defense

TowerBrook Capital Partners, together with Sagard SAS and Bpifrance Investissement, has signed definitive agreements to acquire a majority stake in French MRO provider Sabena technics. The Marchais family (via holding TAT) will remain a minority shareholder; the consortium plans to support the company's growth and pursue strategic acquisitions to consolidate the fragmented European MRO market.