Green Mobility Holding Acquires o2o Bicycle Leasing in Belgium

Green Mobility Holding Acquires Ubike (Belgium)

July 19, 2024

Transportation

Green Mobility Holding (GMH), a Munich-based, Rivean Capital–backed e-bike leasing platform, has acquired Ubike, a Belgian (e-)bike leasing provider founded in 2016. The deal expands GMH’s presence in Belgium—leveraging Ubike’s French-speaking team and Brussels office—while founder Michel Lagasse will remain on the team and reinvest part of his proceeds into GMH.

Rivean Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Green Mobility Holding

May 26, 2023

Transportation

Rivean Capital has acquired a majority stake in Green Mobility Holding (GMH), a Munich-based technology-driven e-bike leasing group, while DPE Deutsche Private Equity will retain a minority stake. GMH, which operates the Company Bike and mein-dienstrad.de platforms, has more than 200 employees in Germany and reported around €140 million in revenue; Rivean plans to support digitalization, international expansion across Europe, and potential further acquisitions.

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert Acquires Majority Stake in Canyon Bicycles

December 15, 2020

Consumer Products

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Canyon Bicycles GmbH, with minority investor TSG Consumer Partners fully exiting. Founder Roman Arnold will remain as Chairman of the Advisory Board and reinvest alongside GBL, while Tony Fadell (via Future Shape) will co-invest to support product and service growth as Canyon pursues expansion in e-bikes and international markets.

Bregal Unternehmerkapital Minority Investment in woom

September 30, 2020

Consumer Products

BU Bregal Unternehmerkapital has made a significant minority growth investment in Austrian children's bicycle maker woom to support the company's internationalisation, digitalisation and capacity expansion. The founders Christian Bezdeka and Marcus Ihlenfeld will remain majority owners; several private co-investors including Runtastic founder Florian Gschwandtner also participated. woom (headquartered in Klosterneuburg, Austria) employs about 100 people and plans an additional production site in Europe to meet strong demand.

EQT (via Otello BidCo AB) Acquires OX2 AB

October 8, 2024

Energy

EQT Infrastructure VI, through acquisition vehicle Otello BidCo AB, completed a recommended public offer to acquire 100% of OX2 AB at SEK 60 per share and now controls 98.81% of the company; OX2 has applied for delisting from Nasdaq Stockholm. EQT says it will support OX2's evolution from a pure developer to an integrated renewables developer and asset owner and provide additional investment to grow the company's pipeline across onshore/offshore wind, solar and storage.

Mobilize Lease & Co (Mobilize Financial Services / Renault) Acquires MeinAuto and Mobility Concept Divisions from Hg

January 2, 2024

Automotive

Mobilize Lease & Co, a subsidiary of Mobilize Financial Services (part of Renault Group), has acquired the MeinAuto and Mobility Concept divisions of MeinAuto Group from Hg. The sold businesses represent approximately €1 billion in fleet assets (about 50,000 vehicles) and ~250 employees; Hg will retain and build out the remaining Athletic Sport Sponsoring division as a standalone business.