EQT Mid Market Europe Acquires Majority Stake in Dunlop Protective Footwear from Gilde Equity Management

Gilde Equity Management Acquires Majority Stake in Dunlop Protective Footwear from EQT

September 24, 2024

Manufacturing

Gilde Equity Management has re-acquired a majority stake in Dunlop Protective Footwear from EQT Mid Market Europe. Headquartered in Raalte, Netherlands, Dunlop is a global leader in high-performance safety boots with production sites in the Netherlands, Portugal and the US and over 400 employees; Gilde plans to support further product, digital and international growth.

EQT Acquires Majority Stake in Ellab from IK Investment Partners

August 7, 2019

Medical Devices

EQT Mid Market Europe has agreed to acquire a majority interest in Ellab A/S from the IK VIII Fund (advised by IK Investment Partners). EQT will partner with Ellab's management, which will retain a minority stake, to accelerate global growth by expanding R&D, enhancing the go-to-market model in the US and Europe, and growing the company's as-a-service offerings.

EQT Mid Market Europe Acquires Majority Stake in Freepik Company

May 28, 2020

Media & Entertainment

The EQT Mid Market Europe fund has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Freepik Company from its founders and management, who will remain minority owners and continue to lead the business. Headquartered in Málaga, Spain, Freepik is a global freemium provider of digital visual content (Freepik, Flaticon, SlidesGo) serving millions of users; EQT will support accelerated growth by investing in the content library, UX and technology (including AI) and helping further penetrate US and Asian markets.

Gallagher Fluid Seals Acquires IEQ Industries

April 25, 2022

Industrial Services

Gallagher Fluid Seals, Inc. acquired IEQ Industries, a Grand Rapids-based distributor of new, used and remanufactured pumps, pump parts and pump packages. The acquisition diversifies Gallagher's product mix and adds IEQ's digital assets, including its CXI enterprise asset management platform, while IEQ owner Joseph Bichler retires and the IEQ team remains in place.

EQT Private Equity Acquires Majority Stake in Parcel2Go

June 16, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

EQT Private Equity's Mid Market Europe fund has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Parcel2Go from Mayfair Equity Partners, with Parcel2Go management remaining minority owners and continuing to lead the business. The investment will support accelerated growth, product and platform investment, and international expansion—organically and via M&A—while leveraging EQT's digital and sector expertise.

EQT Acquires Minority Stake in SHL Medical

January 3, 2020

Medical Devices

EQT VIII (EQT) has agreed to acquire a minority stake in SHL Medical, a Switzerland-headquartered manufacturer of advanced drug delivery devices including autoinjectors. The investment will support SHL's next phase of growth, innovation and digitization while leveraging EQT's healthcare expertise; the deal is subject to customary regulatory approvals.