Apheon Acquires Majority Stake in Rubio Monocoat

Apheon Acquires Majority Stake in Longwood

July 16, 2025

Medical Devices

Apheon, a pan‑European private equity investor, has acquired a majority stake in Longwood, a Zaragoza‑based distributor and manufacturer of high value‑added In‑Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) equipment and services focused on Next‑Generation Sequencing. Founder Antonio Raichs and CEO Miguel Giralt will remain invested and the partnership aims to expand Longwood's product offering, pursue M&A and accelerate international growth.

Apheon Acquires Majority Stake in Hittech Group

November 12, 2024

Manufacturing

Apheon, a pan‑European private equity firm, has acquired a majority stake in Hittech Group from the company's founders and a consortium of private shareholders. The investment will support Hittech's growth plans — expanding its operational footprint, capabilities and entry into new geographies and end markets — while management and existing investors retain significant stakes.

Apheon Acquires Majority Stake in Golmar Italia

September 30, 2025

Industrial Services

Apheon, a pan‑European mid‑market private equity firm, has acquired a majority stake in Golmar Italia S.p.A., a leading Italian distributor of professional cleaning and hygiene products. The founding Golè family will remain invested as minority shareholders while Apheon intends to pursue a buy‑and‑build strategy to accelerate Golmar’s growth across Italy and in high‑potential end markets.

Apheon Acquires Majority Stake in Salpa

December 21, 2023

Food & Beverage

Apheon, a pan‑European private equity firm, has acquired a majority stake in Salpa, an Italian producer of cookie-based ingredients and inclusions for the industrial ice cream, dairy and confectionery sectors. The Cherubini family and Italian PE firm Equinox sold their stakes while the Cherubini family and management reinvested as minority shareholders; Apheon will support Salpa's planned international expansion and growth.

Apheon and LFPI Recapitalize Haudecoeur

November 28, 2024

Food & Beverage

Apheon has restructured its ownership of Haudecoeur by transferring its stake into an Apheon-controlled vehicle and extending its majority position, while LFPI joins as a minority investor. The Haudecoeur family and management are materially reinvesting; the recapitalization will provide additional capital and an extended time horizon to support organic growth and a targeted add-on acquisition programme across Europe.

IK Investment Partners Acquires Blanchon; Abénex Reinvests

July 19, 2021

Manufacturing

IK Investment Partners has signed an agreement to invest in Blanchon, the French specialist in woodcare and floor coatings, with existing investor Abénex significantly reinvesting alongside the management team led by Guillaume Clément. The transaction — the first investment from IK's Small Cap III fund — remains subject to antitrust approvals and aims to support Blanchon's continued international expansion and external growth strategy.