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Shizuoka Financial Group has acquired an 80% stake in Tokyo Gas, Japan's largest natural gas utility

has acquired an 80% stake in
Shizuoka Financial Group has acquired an 80% stake in Tokyo Gas, Japan's largest natural gas utility

has been sold to

a portfolio company of
RYSE, a Dutch multidisciplinary consultancy specialising in real estate advisory and project management, has been sold to Xpartners, a European engineering and design consulting group

has acquired a EUR 15 million equity investment from
MEWO S.A., Poland's largest provider of environmental, geophysical, and geotechnical offshore survey services, has acquired a EUR 15 million equity investment from Vinci S.A.

has sold its shares in

to
Finnish private equity firm Juuri Partners has sold its shares in recycling firm Destaclean Oy to Verdis Oy

has been acquired by
Finnish telemarketing company Myyntimestarit has been acquired by Rainmaker

has been acquired by
Finnish real estate management company Granlund Isännöinti, a subsidiary of Granlund Oy, has been acquired by Tapiolan Lämpö

and their subsidiary

have been acquired by
IPS Gebäudetechnik AG and its subsidiary Berger Klima Biel AG, Swiss specialists in ventilation technology have been acquired by bluu unit GmbH

has been sold to
Headroom, a pioneer in remote executive assistance for C-level executives and entrepreneurs, has joined forces with Public Support, the Netherlands’ largest independent secondment agency for interim secretarial, project and communications specialists

has sold

to

and minority investor
Precedence, a Dutch consultancy specialised in Process Consulting, Technology Consulting, Data & AI, and People Change, is joining Sia, an international management consulting firm with a strong focus on strategy, technology and data-driven transformation

has been acquired by

backed by
Revire Perintä is a Finnish debt collection company that has been acquired by Revalence Oy, backed by Gallant

has been acquired by
Wais AB, a provider of service and maintenance for industrial boilers, has been acquire by Sertion

has sold a majority stake to
ZABERD, Poland's leading provider of road and motorway maintenance services, has sold a majority stake to international construction company STRABAG

has been acquired by

a subsidiary of
Reolon, a regional insurance brokerage firm focused on agribusiness, has been sold to Alper Seguros, a subsidiary of Warburg Pincus

has sold its German railway infrastructure engineering business to
WSP Global has sold its German railway infrastructure engineering business WSP Infrastructure Engineering GmbH to Arcadis

has been acquired by
Management Due Diligence consultancy company Confidas People has been acquired by LCap Group

has been acquired by

a part of
Raland Compliance Partners has been acquired by Akkodis

has sold its Portuguese DMS business unit to

and its Spanish DMS business unit to
CGI, one of Portugal's largest IT and business consulting services firms, has sold its Portuguese DMS business unit to Contisystems and its Spanish DMS busienss unit to MailTeck

has sold its subsidiary
to
Hollywood Textile Service, Polish provider of workwear rental and cleaning services, has sold its subsidiary HTS Rental to Lindström Group

has been acquired by
Laura Rekrytointi Oy, a subsidiary of Arena Partners Oy, has been acquired by Ehta Henkilöstöpalvelut

has been acquired by

part of
Swedish industrial piping provider IPC Industriprojekt AB has been acquired by Sertion, a subsidiary of Consolid

has undergone a shareholder buy-out
Access Training, the UK leader in the provision of blended learning for tradesperson skills has undergone a management buy-out

a acquis une participation minoritaire du capital de
Anritsu, leader japonais des solutions et produits de test et de mesure, prend une participation minoritaire au capital de SmartViser, pionniais français dans les tests automatisés de réseaux

has acquired
Dutch company Reducate EdTech Group has acquired Oxford Medical, expanding in the UK training market

has sold its assets, workforce and clients’ portfolio to
Obraguer, a company that rents equipment to civil construction and public works, has been acquired by Sogipe

a portfolio company of

has been sold to
Defibrion, a leading Dutch distributor of automated external defibrillators and related products, has been sold to IK Partners, a European private equity firm focused on investments in the Benelux, DACH, France, Nordics and the UK

a portfolio company of

has acquired
NMi, the leader in mission-critical product Advisory, Testing, Inspection, Certification, and Calibration (ATICC) services, has acquired Minerva, a trusted provider of accredited calibration services and other applied metrology services

has acquired

and
Trescal, the global leader in calibration services, has acquired CPS NZ and Calibration Connect (CalCon)

has been acquired by
B2B Finnish cleaning company Puhdas Group has been acquired by Reldo, backed by Celero Capital

has acquired a majority stake in
Skill BuilderS, a market leader in Belgium in HR advisory and coaching, has acquired a majority stake in Lagarde, a regional player in Limburg, the Netherlands, active in similar HR segments, more specifically in prevention of sick leave

has been acquired by
Hydrographic and geological surveys provider Clinton Marine Survey welcomes Sobro as its new ownership partner

has been acquired by
Swedish HR and staffing expert Prodea has been acquired by Consolid

and

have been acquired by
Asia Exchange, the biggest study abroad organisation for adults, and Edunation, an international student recruitment company, have been acquired by Keystone Education Group

has acquired the business unit of
Contisystems, a Portuguese provider of end-to-end personalised customer communications products, has acquired the business unit of Real Panóplia, a local customer communications specialist

has been acquired by
Swedish HR competence group Maquire has been acquired by Broviken Group

has been sold to

a portfolio company of
Wiver, a leading Dutch specialist provider of blue collar workers to the moving, transport and logistic sectors, has been sold to Logistic Force, a staffing agency that assists organisations in meeting their flexible workforce requirements in the fields of logistics, production, metal, transport, and engineering

has been sold to
KPMS Bouwadvies, a leading full-service engineering partner with a strong foothold in the northern part of the Netherlands, has been sold to INNAX, a multidisciplinary building sustainability expert with offices in Veenendaal, Heerenveen, Tilburg, and Baarn.

has been sold to
a portfolio company of
Enginear, a leading talent development provider for engineering professionals, has been sold to Copus, a group of HR agencies specialised in staffing of highly skilled talent
CFI has provided an independent valuation of
Hintsa, leading provider of science-based coaching services, has received independent valuation

has been sold to
GROUPE WORLD RECYCLING, local leader in metal recycling, has been transferred to the Belgian group ENERGIPOLE

has been acquired by
hemmi fayet, a Zurich-based architecture firm has been acquired by ATP architekten ingenieure as part of the owner's succession planning

has been acquired by

a subsidiary of
Detroit-based fire suppression company Wm. Crook Fire Protection has been acquired by Viking Fire Protection Group, a subsidiary of APi Group.

has entered into a strategic partnership with
Corpfin Capital has become a strategic partner to drive the growth of Gruas Fuentes, leading roadside services provider, including towing and on-site repair services

has been acquired by
Bellsystem24, a Japanese leader in BPO services, has purchased a majority share in the Vietnamese Bellsystem24 Hoa Sao

has sold a majority share to
Renters Sp. z o.o., a short-term rental property management company, has sold amajority stake in the company to Enterprise Investors Fund, a private equity firm operating in Poland with a successful track record of investing in 153 companies since 1990

has undergone a employee buy-out
South Wales based leading training company Talk Training specialises in the delivery of Apprenticeships in Wales, and has entered into a Employee Ownership Trust, allowing their staff to feel even more connected to the company and its future

has sold 100% of its shares to
Compart, a leading Brazilian trade marketing firm, has sold 100% of its shares to GPS, a public company providing corporate and facilities services with over 10,000 employees

investment by
ttif.company, a high quality and innovative Dutch occupational health and safety services (‘OHSS’) provider, received an investment by DELTA Equity Partners, an industry focused fund, with deep expertise, knowledge, and network in Technology and Health

has been acquired by
BG Consulting Engineers, a company that offers consulting, engineering, and project management services in the infrastructure, building, water, environment, and energy sectors, has been acquired by the WSP Group, increasing both companies market offerings

sociétés du portefeuille de

ont été cédées à
Environnement Recycling et Recyclea, leaders indépendants de la gestion de fin de vie des déchets d’équipements électriques et électroniques, ont été cédés au Groupe United.B

has been acquired by
Australian Security Company, a provider of customised security solutions, has been acquired by Total Focus Security
a portfolio company of

has been sold to
Quoratio, a secondment agency in the area of Finance, Salary and Healthcare administration, and a portfolio company of Foreman Capital, has been sold to Parcom, a Dutch investment company

has been acquired by
Private Investor Group
K&H Geotechnical, a geotechnical engineering and testing services operator in the construction industry has been acquired by a Private Investor Group

has raised a €5M minibond
Telecontrol Vigilanza S.r.l., a private and commercial security provider, has raised a €5M minibond

has sold 100% of its shares to
Stato, a Brazilian outplacement firm, has sold 100% of its shares to Italian firm Gi Group, a global staffing provider based in Milan, Italy

has acquired the clients’ portfolio of

a local Customer Communications Management specialist
Contisystems, an end-to-end provider of personalised customer communications, has acquired the clients’ portfolio of Ideias XL, a local Customer Communications Management specialist

a portfolio company of

has acquired
NMi, the leading independent specialist for legal metrology testing and inspection services in Europe and a trusted brand globally, has acquired Chamois Metrology, an experienced, UKAS-accredited provider of pressure, electrical, mass, dimensional, and temperature calibration services

has acquired
Optimind acquires Altiad and becomes a key player in Risk Management Consulting in France

has been sold to
Districon, the leading and largest supply chain solutions firm in the Netherlands, has been sold to Royal HaskoningDHV, one of Europe’s leading independent professional services companies, delivering engineering, consultancy and project management services across the world.

has been sold to
a portfolio company of
Stratt, a Netherlands-based specialist in technical project sourcing and project management in defence, spatial planning and industry, has been sold to Belgium-based Copus Group, an international group of HR agencies

has sold
a majority stake to
Parla, a Brazilian company specialized in customer relationship, has sold a majority stake to Abai, a Spanish group

has been sold to
a portfolio company of
Bennet Engineering, an Antwerp-based technical consultancy business has been sold to Copus Group, a group of HR agencies, operating under 9 different brands. Copus Group is a portfolio company of Buysse & Partners and Dovesco.
a portfolio company of

has acquired
Copus Group, a group of HR agencies, best known through its subsidiary Vivaldis Interim, has acquired German based staffing specialist Primus Personal

has been acquired by
Watterson has been acquired by Highview Capital, LLC.

has acquired a minority share of
Creafund has supported a founder-led buy-out of Planet Group for a 30% share

has been sold to

a portfolio company of
One of the UK’s largest independent learning providers, Motivational Preparation College for Training (“MPCT”) has been sold to Learning Curve Group

a portfolio company of

has acquired
NMi (“het Nederlands Meetinstituut”), the leading independent specialist for legal metrology testing and inspection services in Europe has acquired UK-based Young Calibration, a UKAS accredited calibration and component testing laboratory

a portfolio company of

has acquired
Norstat, a Norwegian data solutions provider for the research industry, has acquired CG Research, a Dutch data collection company.

has sold

to

a portfolio company of
House of Talents, a professional and commercial services provider with a focus on profiles that are scarce and in high demand, has acquired The Human Network, provider of high-end professional services, from Synergia Capital Partners, a Dutch private equity firm. House of Talents is a portfolio company of Baltisse, a Belgian private equity firm.

has been sold to
Maandag, a Dutch secondment company in the public sector, has acquired WIBA IT, a freelance IT intermediary. With this acquisition, Maandag aims to improve its position in the public sector with a wider range of IT profiles such as developers and data specialists.

has been sold to
Candid Group, a platform for media, technology and creative agencies, has acquired, Coopr, a PR and Communication agency. With the acquisition, Candid Group wants to expand its portfolio in the increasingly important field of PR and corporate communication.

a portfolio company of

has acquired
Norstat, a Norwegian data solutions provider for the research industry, has acquired Respondenten.nl, a Dutch data collection company for online and offline data collection services, delivering everything from recruitment and venues to programming and quantitative data collection.

has acquired
One Two Capital has acquired market leader in financial secondment and training Welten

has been sold to
Antwerp-based communication agency Berlin has been sold to long-standing established marketing company Duval Union

has been sold to

a portfolio company of
UK based specialist recruitment firm nGAGE has acquired the Dutch white-collar recruitment firm 10 Select

has been sold to

a portfolio company of
Newpublic has been sold to Cohedron, a BPO, project staffing and ancillary services provider in the field of debt management, financial file processing, HR- and communications advice to the public sector. Cohedron is a portfolio company of Argos Wityu.

has been acquired by
Cocomms has been acquired by Kaiku Helsinki

has acquired
House of HR has acquired Germany avanti, specialized in staffing of nurses and doctors to hospitals across Germany

has been acquired by

sub-managed by Levine Leichtman Strategic Capital, LLC,
an affiliate of
ATA National Title Group, a national independent title insurance agency, has been acquired by CNL Strategic Capital, sub-managed by Levine Leichtman Strategic Capital, LLC, an affiliate of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners

has sold its Dutch subsidiary to
The Belgian AXIS Group has sold its Dutch subsidiary to Duuw

has completed a recapitalization with
Marcus Thomas, LLC, a full-service marketing and advertising agency, has completed a recapitalization with Svoboda Capital Partners, LLC

has completed a
management buy-out
with funding from
Outsource, one of the UK’s most successful independent recruitment companies, has completed a management buy-out with the support of a flexible new finance facility from Close Brothers

has been sold to

part of

a portfolio company of
Solyne, the Dutch leading specialist provider of engineering white-collar expertise by offering secondment and freelance services has been sold to Continu Group, the Dutch white-collar engineering staffing business of Belgium based House of HR, a portfolio company of Naxicap Partners

has been sold to

a portfolio company of
Or-Quest, a white-collar staffing specialist focused on the secondment of white-collar professionals has been sold to STAR Group, one of the leading Benelux technical workforce providers. STAR Group is owned by Parcom Capital.

has acquired
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has acquired Triskelion, a Dutch specialist provider of high-end food & feed testing services, complemented by compliance & risk management services, from First Dutch Innovations (FDI), a Dutch valorisation platform

has acquired
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has acquired NMi, a Netherlands-based independent specialist for legal metrology testing and inspection services in Europe, from First Dutch Innovations, a Dutch valorisation platform

has acquired
Axis Group acquired a recruitment & temporary staffing business called Rainbow Resources Group

has sold

to the Management Team
House of HR, a Belgian based staffing group, has sold 100% of the shares in Gritt Projects NV to the the Management Team

has been sold to
EN HR solutions, a leading Dutch Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) specialist, has been sold to Select HR

has secured funding from
MPCT, which works with young people who aspire to join the military, has secured funding from Barclays

has completed a recapitalisation with
Imperial Marketing, an outcome-driven marketing solutions provider, has been acquired by Banyan Technologies Group
Management team
has completed a buy-out from
The management team has completed a buy-out from Bradley Associates which provides structural & civil engineering consultancy services across the UK

has been acquired by

part of

a portfolio company of
TechMatch, a blue- and white-collar engineering staffing specialist has been sold to Continu Group, the Dutch white-collar engineering staffing business of Belgium based House of HR, a portfolio company of Naxicap Partners

filiale d'

a été acquise par
Acquisition par MBO & CO de l'activité Pinson Paysage d'Atalian Servest spécialisée dans la gestion et l'entretien du paysage
Funds managed by

and management have invested in

a former portfolio company of
Morgan Stanley Tactical Value Investing, a team within Morgan Stanley Investment Management (“Morgan Stanley”), acquires a significant stake in Olympia Nederland ("Olympia"), the 6th largest (general) staffing company in the Netherlands

has been sold to

a portfolio company of
Eurojob, a Dutch specialist provider of qualified CEE workers for the Dutch food retail, logistics and production sectors, has been sold to House of HR, the holding company for 10 staffing and HR services companies representing a total of 34 brands. House of HR is a portfolio company of Naxicap Partners.

has sold its Polish subsidiary to
Wonga Worldwide Limited has sold its Polish subsidiary wonga.pl to Kruk S.A., which is the largest Polish debt collection company

has been sold to

a portfolio company of
Samen Professinals, a specialised secondment solutions provider in the healthcare and educational sectors has been sold to Aethon, a portfolio company of Mentha Capital

has been sold to

a portfolio company of
Cottus, a leading provider of high-quality technical workers for the Dutch industrial and installation sectors, has been acquired by The Employment Group – a portfolio company from Egeria

has been sold to
a portfolio company of
Verhoeve, a secondment and project staffing specialist with a focus on young and talented financial professionals, has been sold to Quaratio - a portfolio company of Foreman Capital
Funds managed by

have sold their shares in

to a private investor
Funds managed by Synergia Capital Partners have sold their shares in Welten, a prominent secondment, BPO and education services provider in the field of financial professionals, to a private investor.

has been acquired by
House of HR, a Belgian based staffing group which is backed by Naxicap, acquired Pharmacos, a French consulting company

has been sold to

a portfolio company of
univativ Group, a German provider of specialized personnel services, backed by Triton, acquires QISS-IT, a leading secondment specialist of young IT professionals based in the Netherlands and Curacao

accueille

en qualité d'actionnaire minoritaire à l’occasion d'une levée de fonds de 25 M€.
Optimind, société de conseil indépendante en gestion de risques pour les organismes assureurs, banques et grandes entreprises, accueille Ardian en qualité d'actionnaire minoritaire à l’occasion d'une levée de fonds de 25 M€.

has been sold to

a portfolio company of
Luon, a Belgium based 40 people strong marketing agency, was sold to Intracto, a portfolio company of Waterland Private Equity Investments

has sold its collection portfolio to
GlobalCob, one of the main collection agencies of the southeast of Brazil, has sold several collection portfolios to Grupo Aval which is one of the most important legal collection agencies in Brazil, grown local regional coverage and now present nationally in Brazil.

have sold

to a consortium comprising management,
Funds managed by Bolster Investment Partners and TIIN Capital have sold ORMIT, the Benelux market leader in traineeships and leadership development, to a consortium comprising 3D Investors, Pauwels Consulting and Senior Management

has been sold to

a portfolio company of
Snackbytes, a young and fast growing marketing agency, has been sold to Intracto.

and Industrial Safety Belgium have been sold to
Arbo Support and Industrial Safety Belgium, a consulting, project support, and training firm in the field of industrial safety and occupational hygiene, have been sold to DEKRA, one of the world’s leading safety expert organizations

has been acquired by
House of HR, a Belgian based staffing group which is backed by Naxicap, acquired VNOM

has been sold to
Companyweb is a Belgian based provider of business and financial information focusing mainly on SME customers

the Portuguese subsidiary of

acquired the remaining 40% of the shares in
Instalblue, the Portuguese subsidiary of Spanish Grupo Assista, a facility managament services company, acquires Desentop, a plumbing and drain cleaning specialist

and Senior Management have sold

to

backed by Naxicap
ABN AMRO Effecten Compagnie and Senior Management have sold mténv, a white-collar engineering recruitment company to the housing corporation, construction and civil engineering sectors, to The House of HR ('THOHR') and Continu, backed by Naxicap Partners

has been acquired by

a portfolio company of
i2 Healthcare, a leading independent specialist corporate healthcare intermediary in private medical insurance, group life insurance and income protection cover, has been sold to PIB Group ('PIB'), a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group.
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sold their shares in
to

a company held by B2Holding
GI Capital Solutions, a Portugese company specialized in Distressed Assets areas and Real Estate Assets management, sold 100% of their shares to the Spanish company Verifica, held by the Norwegian group B2Holding

has acquired
Acorn Learning Solutions from
ACT, one of the UK's leading colleges with more than 30,000 students, acquires Acorn Learning Solutions, the training arm of recruitment agency Acorn

has been sold to
ClearXperts, a Belgium based project sourcing / staffing and search & selection company, has been sold to ASAP Interim

and management have sold

to funds managed by
Gilde Equity Management and management sell Future Groep, a BPO, project staffing and ancillary services provider in the field of debt management, financial file processing, HR- and communications advice to the public sector, to funds managed by Argos Wityu (fmr Argos Soditic)

has been sold to
an undisclosed Dutch family
investment office
Founders have sold Trinamics, a white collar recruitment firm in the electrical and mechanical engineering domains, to a Dutch family investment office and mangement

has raised capital from a group of qualified investors
3A has raised capital from a group of qualified investors

has sold part of its business portfolio to

a subsidiary of
Localcred, one of the main credit collection agencies in Brazil, has sold one of their largest credit portfolios (Itau) to R Brasil Soluções, a subsidiary of Atento - the largest provider of customer-relationship management and business-process outsourcing services in Latin America and among the top five contact center services supplier globally

has been acquired by

a portfolio company of
TFP Schemes, an insurance broker offering niche motor products and specialising in taxi fleet insurance, has been sold to PIB Group, a portfolio company of Carlyle
CFI advised

on its sale of a majority stake to
CFI acted as lead advisor to the shareholders of Starc in its 75% sale to Lowery

has acquired

(formerly known as Humares Group) from
Bencis Capital Partners acquires TecqGroep (fmr. Humares Group), a flexible staffing firm for technical specialists, from ABN AMRO Participaties

has sold a majority stake to
RAV Shareholders sold a majority stake to Advantage Smollan Group

has sold a majority stake in

to
Mota-Engil sold 70% of its shares in Lokemark, an outsourcing company for direct mail/CRM/billing and other marketing services, to industrial peer Contisystems

the Portuguese subsidiary of

has acquired a majority stake in
Instalblue, the Portuguese subsidiary of Spanish Grupo Assista, a facility managament services company, acquires Desentop, a plumbing and drain cleaning specialist

has been created as a spin-off from

and has raised capital from a group of investors
3A, a Brazilian collection agency, has been created as a spin-off from GlobalCob, an important player in the Brazilian collection agency market. The transaction also involved the capitalization of 3A from a group of investors.