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A team led by Grine Lahreche represented Astorg, a leading Pan-European private equity firm, in connection with the acquisition of a majority stake in Redslim, a provider of data management services, focusing on Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) and Consumer Healthcare (CHC) segments. Through this partnership, Astorg will support the Company’s growth and international expansion, collaborating closely with the founders and the management team. The team also included Alexis TERRAY, Audrey Szultz, Vincent Bourrelly, Emile NICOLAS, Chelsea Thompson, Thomas Pulcini, Jérôme Mas, Alban Castarède, Sophie Dechaumet, Christophe Marie, and Diane Tarantini. #WinstonDealNews

Absolutely, thrilled with the fantastic news that Linnk will be featured in The Sunday Times 100, Britain's fastest-growing private companies. In just five years, we have soared to become a three-star world-class employer by Best Companies, secured a spot among the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For, and proudly ranked in the Culture 100 Companies. These five years have been a remarkable rollercoaster of a journey. We have driven strategic innovation, and investment in our people, and used the invaluable lessons learned over the years! But above all, it is the people and culture of Linnk that have driven our successes. Our global Linnk team thrives on ambition, innovation, and excellence. Ambition fuels our drive to exceed goals, while innovation leads us to pioneering solutions. Excellence underpins our push to continuously raise our standards. Together, these core values empower the whole team to do great things. If there's one lesson I've learned over the past thirty years, it's that great companies are built by great people, and great people stay and thrive in a culture of respect and collaboration. This achievement is a testament to the dedication and passion of the entire Linnk team around the world “our great people”. We are on this rocket ship together, ready to change the industry for good. The Sunday Times 100, Britain's fastest-growing private companies. This league table continues the legacy of The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 series, which honoured Britain's top entrepreneurs for 24 years. #BeTheBestThatYouCanBeEveryDay #Linnkgroup #TheSundayTimes100

Eighteen weeks and counting down to Clairfield’s 20th anniversary celebration in September! This week we celebrate key moments in our geographical expansion.   Clairfield, a pioneer in midmarket M&A advisory, was founded in 2004 with partner offices in five European cities and New York. Since then, we have grown to partner offices in 32 countries, covering all major economies and financial centres. We have continued to enhance and leverage our core capabilities for crossborder transactions.   Dr. Albert Schander, managing partner at Clairfield, spearheaded Clairfield’s first expansion plan as chair of the company from 2008-2011. “At the time we were a close-knit group centred almost entirely in Europe. We needed a presence in the Nordic and CEE regions to complete our European coverage. We also enhanced our US presence and even ventured into Brazil within two years. Recently we have gone even farther afield, to Japan and ASEAN, and South Africa and Subsaharan Africa. In our first expansion round, there was concern that we would be growing too fast once we expanded outside our core group of partners. However, with our high criteria for partner firms and our care to find partners who shared our philosophy, mindset, knowledge, and expertise, we all became great friends as well as colleagues working on the same eye-to-eye level. This has been a significant factor in our achievements. Now these regions are vital contributors to our progress. We have seen the opportunities our connected world brings to our midmarket clients.”   We are celebrating 20 years of supporting our clients in the middle market globally. Let the countdown continue! #ClairfieldCelebrates #WeAre20 #DefinedByYourSuccess #Mergersandacquisitions #Crossborder  

General Atlantic, a private equity firm, led a $365m round in Hostaway, a vacation rental software and management system, with participation from PSG. You can submit deals you were involved with here: https://lnkd.in/d_Firwmh “We are excited to partner with General Atlantic, a firm with deep global experience in our sector. This transaction is a critical milestone that will enable Hostaway to expand our commitment to delivering continued product innovation and invest further in AI-driven tools as we support our customers in growing and managing their businesses. Also, we are excited to leverage this investment to further expand our footprint across the world, especially in key markets like France, Spain, and Italy. We have identified like-minded and decisive partners in General Atlantic and PSG Equity and are thrilled to collaborate with them on the next stage of our journey,” Marcus Räder, Hostaway CEO and Co-Founder. Hostaway is advised by Cambon Partners, William Blair and Abode Worldwide (led by Jessica Gillingham). General Atlantic is advised by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (led by Will Aitken-Davies). PSG is advised by Prosek Partners (led by Matthieu Roussellier). #MergersAcquisitionsDivestitures #Software #PrivateEquity

We’re pleased to announce that Hampleton Partners has advised the shareholders of #REIFF Group, a leading German suppliers of technical products, on its sale to Haberkorn GmbH, one of the largest technical distributors in the #DACH region and Eastern Europe.   Subject to approval by competition authorities, Haberkorn will acquire a 25% stake in REIFF Group, with the aim being to increase this stake to 100% in the next few years. REIFF will continue to operate as an independent company overseen by the previous family CEO Alec Reiff and his management team.

Glad to announce that Carlsquare assisted the owners of God Assistans, a leading Swedish provider of personal assistance services, on their sale to Sekoya (Group), a Norway-based investment company. This transaction highlights God Assistans’s unwavering commitment to delivering high-quality care for individuals with disabilities while aligning with Sekoya’s mission to expand its footprint in the Nordic region and create value through innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence. Headquartered in Sweden, God Assistans has earned a stellar reputation for its client-centric approach, offering tailored personal assistance solutions that enhance quality of life and foster inclusivity. The partnership with Sekoya will provide the resources and expertise needed to further enhance services and broaden its impact across the Nordic market. #MergersAndAcquisitions #LifeSciences #Carlsquare #StrategicGrowth #PersonalAssistanceServices

🤝 Kreston Lentink has acquired HLB Amsterdam, establishing a physical office in the Netherlands' capital within the Kreston network. 🌐 The acquisition marks an important strategic step in both organisations' continued growth and development. After the acquisition, the result will be a full-service office with approximately 130 professionals. 🔹 Read more here: https://buff.ly/41GgCDt #KrestonGlobal #KnowingYou #TheKrestonWay

We are delighted that The M&A Advisor is recognizing Blackford’s 2023 acquisition of PACIV with 2024 International M&A Deal of the Year ($10M-$25M) honors! The acquisition of Puerto Rico-based PACIV launched a new platform for Blackford Capital and has seen two successful add-ons in less than 12 months. Kudos to Blackford’s deal team, including PACIV Chairman and Blackford Managing Director Jeffrey W. Johnson and Senior Analyst John Gutmann, along with PACIV President Rick Straw, CFO Douglas [Mácar] Garrote and founder, Jorge Luis Rodriguez, PE. Their determination and ingenuity have aligned stakeholder interests, propelled the company into new geographical territories and verticals, and established a foundation for rapid growth in the industrial automation sector on two continents. The PACIV team will be recognized at 2024 Leadership in Dealmaking Summit, presented by The M&A Advisor, in NYC in September. See the full list of honorees: https://bit.ly/3YteNIi Read the press release: https://bit.ly/3ykWnz1 #equityvaluecreation #middlemarket #growthmindset #PrivateEquity #Buyouts

We are thrilled that Monomoy was recently nominated for eight awards across seven categories for the 23rd Annual M&A Advisor Awards. Among its nominations, Monomoy is listed as a finalist for Private Equity Firm of the Year. Additionally, our sales of Shaw Development, LLC and Sportech, as well as our acquisition of Waupaca Foundry, were recognized across several transaction-related categories. Finally, Renn Iaboni is nominated for Business Development Professional of the Year for the second year in a row! The M&A Advisor awards recognize excellence in categories including M&A, Private Equity, Corporate Strategy, Cross-Border, and Financing Deals of the Year. This year’s finalists represent over 450 participating companies and will be evaluated by an independent panel of industry experts. Winners will be announced in November during the 2024 Future of Dealmaking Summit in New York City. Congratulations to all the companies nominated and celebrated! To view Monomoy’s full list of nominations this year, please visit: https://lnkd.in/excwXVkW #mergersandacquisitions #privateequity #MAAdvisor #dealmaking *These recognitions are presented by M&A Advisor, an independent third party, as part of its 23rd Annual M&A Advisor Awards for 2024. For each recognition, the finalists are assessed based off the nominees and sponsoring colleagues written responses to questions on each respective application. There were 4-10 finalists selected for each category out of hundreds of entires, however, Monomoy does not know the exact amount of entries received for each category or the exact percentage selected as finalists. These recognitions are not indicative of Monomoy's future performance and do not reflect the experience of Monomoy or its investment professionals. To be considered for each award Monomoy paid a standard application fee but did not provide any compensation to in order to reflect any of these recognitions. Additional information is available upon request.

Au revoir, and thank you, Erik Huizer! With Lise Fuhr formally starting her new role as GÉANT CEO on Thursday 21 November after the GA meeting, we would like to take this opportunity to say au revoir (never goodbye!) to Erik Huizer, GÉANT CEO for the past seven years. A member of the Board of Directors at the time, Erik joined as interim CEO in 2017 and at a time of great change for GÉANT. Following the merger of DANTE and TERENA and what became an extended search for the right person to lead the new organisation, Erik’s appointment was an extremely welcome one. Well-known in the GÉANT community, highly experienced, and with a strong understanding of what made GÉANT tick and what was needed to help it flourish, Erik was quickly confirmed in the position in 2018. They say change needs to come from the top, and Erik has shown that from day one, leading GÉANT out of some challenging times to where we are now: an organisation that has never been stronger or more efficient, yet with a truly embracing, caring culture that makes everybody feel like part of an extended family, with people who continually go the extra mile for each other because they have seen it from their CEO, their Execs, and their colleagues. The scale of change in these past seven years has been quite extraordinary and those of us who have been here a while truly appreciate what it has taken to complete this part of GÉANT’s journey. Quite a legacy to look back on! We will also look back on Erik’s colourful wardrobe, of course, often on display at the social gatherings that have helped pull this organisation – and community – closer together. And let’s not forget, ‘GÉANT’ means so many things – we talk of Erik as CEO of the organisation, but GÉANT is an Association of members, a community of NRENs and their user communities, a long-running project, and so many other things. To lead GÉANT, in all its guises, is therefore quite the challenge. And it’s a challenge that Erik rose to outstandingly well and brought us all along for the ride. 🙏 https://lnkd.in/eGRv8D-T #Research #Education #Networking #NRENs #Europe #GÉANT