MidEuropa Acquires Majority Stake in Displate (GWD Concept Sp z o.o.)

MiddleGround Capital Acquires Plasman Holdings

October 25, 2021

Manufacturing

MiddleGround Capital has acquired Plasman Holdings from Insight Equity, adding a global manufacturer of exterior automotive components to its mobility-focused platform portfolio. Plasman, headquartered in Windsor, Ontario (with additional HQ in Gothenburg, Sweden), provides tooling, injection molding, paint applications and assembly for OEMs across North America and Europe and will support MiddleGround's Mobility Strategy focused on vehicle lightweighting and electrification.

MidEuropa Acquires Majority Stake in the MBL Group

December 19, 2025

Medical Devices

MidEuropa has acquired a majority stake in the MBL Group, a leading European contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) for assisted mobility, rehabilitation and aged-care equipment. INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund has fully exited its shareholding while the Lauritsen family has reinvested and CEO Martin Lauritsen will continue to lead the business as MidEuropa supports international growth and capability expansion. MBL employs approximately 1,700 people across Europe and Asia and holds over 100 registered patents.

H.I.G. Europe (H.I.G. Capital affiliate) Acquires Majority Stake in Metalprint

July 1, 2019

Manufacturing

An affiliate of H.I.G. Capital’s European arm, H.I.G. Europe, has acquired a controlling stake in Metalprint from the founding Strazzari and Cerutti families, who reinvested in the business. Metalprint, based in Calcinato (Brescia), Italy, is a global manufacturer of forged brass and aluminium components with production in Italy and Canada; H.I.G. will support management’s growth and internationalization plans.

GPD Companies Acquires Distrupol from Univar Solutions

April 1, 2021

Industrial Services

GPD Companies, Inc., an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners, has acquired Distrupol, a leading European distributor of thermoplastics, from Univar Solutions. Distrupol will operate as a standalone business within GPD’s plastics distribution platform, joining Nexeo Plastics and continuing under existing management; terms were not disclosed.

Permira and Hg take co-controlling stakes in GGW Group

December 8, 2023

Insurance

Permira announced in December 2023 that a Permira-backed vehicle agreed to acquire GGW Group, the Hamburg-based insurance brokerage and MGA platform. In April 2024 Hg completed a new investment from its Hg Saturn fund and will own a co-controlling stake alongside Permira; GGW operates more than 60 brokerages and MGAs and employs over 1,700 people as it scales across Germany and Europe.

MidEuropa Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Mlinar

April 9, 2019

Food & Beverage

MidEuropa Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Croatian bakery chain Mlinar d.d. from founder Mato Skojo, who will retain a minority stake. The investment will support Mlinar's international expansion, accelerate store rollout and product innovation across its retail and wholesale bakery operations; the deal was expected to close in Q2 2019 subject to customary conditions.