FOREL Acquires Majority Stake in Visionnaire from Apheon

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.

Ares Management Acquires Majority Stake in Point Vision; Bpifrance Takes Minority Stake

October 12, 2021

Healthcare Services

Funds managed by the Private Equity Group of Ares Management acquired a majority stake in Point Vision, the French network of ophthalmology centers, while Bpifrance took a minority stake. The founders and key professionals are reinvesting as Point Vision plans to continue rolling out new centers across France and expand its services including teleconsultation and additional surgical specialties.

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 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.

Vandemoortele Acquires Dolciaria Acquaviva from Apheon

May 29, 2024

Food & Beverage

Belgian family-owned food group Vandemoortele has acquired a majority stake in Dolciaria Acquaviva S.p.A. from pan-European private equity firm Apheon. The deal gives Vandemoortele a stronger foothold in Southern Europe and Italy’s frozen bakery market while enabling further international expansion of the Dolciaria product range and industrial footprint.