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Noerr has advised the Danish electronics manufacturer GPV International on the acquisition of the Swiss CCS Group in a deal worth DKK800 million (EUR107 million).
The seller is the Swiss investor Zurmont Madison Private Equity.
Both companies are active in the field of electronic manufacturing services (EMS) with a focus on electronics, mechatronics, precision mechanics and cable harnesses. The merger creates a global EMS provider with around 3,700 employees and production sites in Asia, Europe and America.
Noerr advised on the transaction together with the Danish law firm Gorrissen Federspiel and advised GPV on the German and Slovak
Pamplona Capital Management (Pamplona) has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of Martin Schwab and William Pruellage as Co-Managing Partners, jointly responsible for Pamplona’s day-to-day operations.
Alex Knaster and John Halsted will continue to lead the firm, with Alex remaining as Chairman & CEO, and John becoming President of Private Equity and continuing as Chair of the Investment Committee.
Halsted says: “Martin and Bill have a strong foundation of trust, personal respect and friendship and I am delighted to be handing them more responsibilities in the management of the firm. They have a proven track record of
CogitalGroup, an international business services group focussed on entrepreneurial and private businesses, and its London division, Blick Rothenberg, have acquired Hazlems Fenton.
Hazlems Fenton, is a practice focussing on providing a range of compliance and advisory services to owner managed businesses.
John Connolly, Executive Chairman, says: “I am delighted to welcome our new colleagues into our group. Hazlems Fenton‘s client base complements Blick Rothenberg’s services to entrepreneurial businesses. The acquisition builds on Blick Rothenberg’s existing client base in this sector which is a core historic strength of Blick Rothenberg.”
Nilesh Shah, CEO of Blick Rothenberg, says: “We are
Europe’s attractiveness as an investment destination is on the rise compared to 2017, as the majority of global investors are more likely to invest in both the EU and the UK after Brexit, according to new survey findings.
Nearly 90 per cent of investors said Europe has become a more attractive investment destination over the last five years, according to Invest Europe’s Global Investment Decision Makers Survey 2018, which the association will present at a high-level European Commission conference today.
Following last year’s inaugural survey, global investors still rank Europe above China and the USA for its highly skilled
Private equity firm OpenGate Capital has hired Shawn Haghighi as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer.
Working from the firm’s office in Los Angeles, Haghighi joins OpenGate’s global senior leadership team comprising investment professionals in Los Angeles and Paris, France.
Haghighi is a tenured professional with over 18 years of legal practice and experience with a diverse background gained through his tenure at two global, investment firms and leading, international law firms. Prior to joining OpenGate, Haghighi was Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary at Platinum Equity. During his four-year tenure at Platinum, Haghighi was
One Equity Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, has acquired the Alltub Group. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2005 as a spin-off from the aluminium producer Alcan, Alltub is a market leader in aluminium and laminate speciality packaging for the cosmetics, pharma, food and industrial end markets. Headquartered in Amsterdam, Alltub operates a global production and sales platform with facilities in the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy and Mexico. With revenues of EUR 150 million in 2017 and more than 1,400 employees, the Company has experienced steady growth in recent years and serves large global
Frontenac, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has completed the sale of GNAP, a distributor of industrial abrasive products, equipment, specialty ceramics and ancillary services to CenterOak Partners.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
GNAP was formed in 2005 through a merger between Grand Northern Products and Abrasive Products. Since Frontenac recapitalised GNAP with the owner operators in 2014, the Company has achieved strong organic growth and completed four acquisitions, making it the market-leading speciality distributor of consumable abrasive products for surface enhancement and specialty ceramics applications. GNAP represents more than 550 global suppliers and serves over 5,000
High Road Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of Radix Wire (Radix), the ninth platform acquisition for High Road Capital Partners Fund II.
Cleveland, Ohio-based Radix is a manufacturer of high-temperature and fire-resistant wire and cable. Radix designs and engineers products proven to perform in temperatures ranging from 150°C to 1000°C and in diverse industrial OEM, maintenance, repair and operations, and fire protection applications. Radix serves global markets with increasingly stringent regulations governing component selection and performance, including cooking and heating equipment, oil and gas, lighting, and fire protection systems. Radix’s branded, high-performance products are manufactured in two facilities in
IK Investment Partners’ (IK) IK Small Cap II Fund, together with company founders, is to acquire SCHEMA Group (SCHEMA), a developer and provider of software solutions for demanding product- and process-related content.
Financial terms of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1995 by Marcus Kesseler and Stefan Freisler, SCHEMA provides sophisticated component content management system (CCMS) software for creating modular documentation in technical content and other editing contexts and targets a broad range of different global industries such as engineering, pharmaceuticals and medical technology. CCMS solutions are required to efficiently master
Mid-market private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe has completed the sale of managed print services provider Apogee to HP Inc in a deal that values the company at GBP380 milllion.
Maidstone-headquartered Apogee employs over 1,000 staff and operates from 25 office locations across the UK and Europe. It has grown turnover to over GBP250m this year, becoming one of Europe’s largest independent providers of managed print services.
The business provides organisations including SMEs, corporates and the public sector with printing, scanning and workflow solutions from global brands including HP, Ricoh, Canon, Xerox and Konica Minolta.
Equistone took a
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