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Based in Amsterdam and Brussels, we act as exclusive partners of Translink in the Benelux. We are one of the leading M&A boutiques in the Benelux mid-market segment due to the extensive international reach of Translink. We offer companies, private owners and PE funds a wide range of corporate finance services, including advising on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, equity and debt raisings, and valuations.
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France
Media
Groupe Ficade is a leading media group in the B2B field in Finance / Assets, Law / Audit / Accountancy, IT / Cybersecurity, Real estate / Town planning, and Architecture.
Leaders League is a business services company and the rating agency with the largest presence on the ground around the world, with a team based in Paris, Lima, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Milan, and Madrid. We deliver C-level events, comprehensive rankings and in-depth analysis designed to bring the world’s markets together.
Groupe Ficade bought Leaders League to create the first French B2B player in media and communication market.
Translink advised Leaders League on the 100% sale to Groupe Ficade.
Advisor to the seller
Alexandre joined the Translink CF France team in September 2020.
Since joining the team, Alexandre has carried out several projects, advising industrialists and private equity funds.
Previously, he was involved in sale, acquisition and fundraising operations in several sectors of activity as well as on valuation missions.
His professional background:
Societex Corporate Finance, Analyst then Business Manager
Alexandre holds a Master Grande Ecole from IÉSEG School of Management.
Stanislas joined Translink CF France in early 2021 after an experience at Mediobanca in M&A then at Apax Partners, European leader in private equity.
He holds a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance from Paris-Dauphine University.
Sweden
IT
Founded in 2014, Miss Group is an international web hosting group that offers a range of hosting related services at favourable prices such as web hosting, domain registration, VPS, dedicated servers, sitebuilder, SSL-Certificate, SEO Tools, web security and domain management.
PrivateVPN provides VPN services to over 75,000 customers globally and enables customers to easily connect to high security servers, providing encrypted and safe communication.
The acquisition of PrivateVPN will enable Miss Group to provide stronger VPN services to the market.
Translink advised Miss Group on the acquisition of PrivateVPN.
Advisor to the buyer
Italy
Industrials
B.group is an entrepreneurial investment company, founded in 2000 in Bologna. They invest directly in the capital of already consolidated small and medium-sized enterprises and in highly innovative scale-up projects.
IFP Europe is a company specializing in the production of vacuum cycle metal washing machines using modified alcohols and HFE hydrocarbons.
The transaction represents a further milestone in IFP’s growth strategy in foreign markets, with a particular focus on Europe and North America.
Translink acted as the exclusive advisor to IFP Europe on the majority stake sale to a pool of industrial investors led by B.group.
Advisor to the seller
Germany
Healthcare
M3-operated M3 Global Research provides healthcare market research fieldwork, powered by the world’s largest proprietary provider panel of verified healthcare professionals, covering 27 countries. Offering a comprehensive portfolio of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, our ISO 20252 and ISO 27001 certifications underpin our focus on compliance and high-quality data.
Founded in 2003 by the Baus family, and headquartered in Hilden, Germany, pharma-insight continues under the stewardship of co-founder Gabi Baus and the team, with Guido Baus supporting the integration of pharma-insight into the M3 family as a consultant.
Their extensive healthcare research experience has fostered a culture of excellence in delivery, underpinned by strong social commitments and philanthropy, with their support of Wünsch Dir Was e.V., a non-profit organization supporting chronically and seriously ill children and young adults nationwide.
The acquisition further strengthens M3’s European presence, with pharma-insight’s dedicated German call centre, and coverage in Germany, UK, France, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, Spain, and Czech Republic, alongside M3’s capabilities in US, Canada, Brazil, China, Japan, and South Korea.
Translink advised pharma-insight on the 100% sale to M3 Inc.
Advisor to the seller
Denmark
Construction
Per Aarsleff A/S is the largest, multi-disciplinary contracting group in Denmark. Per Aarsleff plan and execute large scale projects within infrastructure, climate change, environment, and buildings construction.
BL Grundvandssænkning A/S is a specialist contractor offering services within ground water control and construction de-watering.
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Translink advised BL Grundvandssænkning A/S on the 100% sale to Per Aarsleff A/S.
Advisor to the seller
Ian has 8 years of professional experience in Corporate Finance, providing advisory services on sell-side & buy-side M&A transactions.
He joined Translink as Senior Associate in 2022. Previously he worded as Manager at Baker Tilly.
Ian graduated in Economics from Universitat de Barcelona and 2022 CFA Level III Candidate and holds a Certificate course from the London School of Economics in Business Administration.
Tomi has been working in M&A since 2019. Prior to joining Translink, he worked at CountOn Corporate Finance and Danske Bank. Tomi complements the team with his strong analytical and quantitative competency and is proficient especially in financial data analysis. Tomi holds an M.Sc. (Econ.) from the University of Eastern Finland.
Maciej has worked at Tranlink-Holon for almost four years. Before that, he worked at Luma Holdings, INC SA and BDO Poland. He has a masters degree from Poznan University of Economics and Business and is an alumnus at Capital Market Leader’s Academy.
United States
Healthcare
DOC Brands Inc. is a well-established and emerging OTC supplier of consumer dental products, particularly with its leading brand Dentemp®, in the temporary tooth repair, denture and dental guard segments.
OrVance LLC is a developer of proprietary oral health products and is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is over 90% owned by orthodontists, dentists and its managing partners.
The partnership with OrVance strengthens DOC Brands’ oral care product line and their ability to continue to bring retailers and consumers meaningful advancements in consumer oral health.
Translink Corporate Finance in the US, Dinan and Company LLC, acted as the advisor to Doc Brands Inc. on its partnership with OrVance.
Advisor to the buyer
Sebastian started by employment as an analyst after the summer of 2021. Previous to his employment at Anecta, he was at PwC for four years where he most recently worked at Transaction Services. At PwC, he was involved in buy- and sell-side transactions in infrastructure, financial services, TMT and consumer companies. Before that, he worked at Audit with Financial Services companies.
He has a MSc in Finance and Accounting from Linköping University
Norway
Consumer Staples
Information on the buyer
Norgesgruppen is the largest retail food chain in Norway with nearly 40% market share. Turnover of about 7 billion Euro, 27.000 employees.
Information on the seller
Bakers is the largest industrial bakery manufacturer in Norway with a turnover of about 150 million Euro and close to 800 employees.
Vertical integration in order to become the most innovative and effective manufacturer of bread, cakes and other bakery products.
Advisor to the buyer
United States
Food
WI based manufacturer of process cheese.
MN based provider of custom spray drying services to the food and pharmaceutical industries.
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North Star Processing was acquired by Welcome Dairy, a portfolio company of New Heritage Capital.
Advisor to the buyer
Norway, Sweden
IT
ROI focus on search engine optimization & lead generation.
Norwegian marketing company.
Entering the Norwegian market
Acqusition of 100% of the share
Advisor to the buyer
Sweden
Construction
Vestum is a Swedish acquisition-driven group that acquires and develops specialist companies with exposure to construction and infrastructure contracts.
Mälardalens Spår och Anläggning AB (“MSA”) conducts work related to infrastructure such as roads, railways, pipelines and communications.
Growth in the sector
Vestum acquired 100% of the shares of Mälardalens Spår och Anläggning
Advisor to the seller
Denmark
Professional Services
CareLInk is a temp help company owned partly by the Danish PE Fond, Dansk Generationsskifte.
Uni-care is a temp help company specialized in nurses and midwives.
Very good synergies both geographically and in the sector of nurses between the two companies.
Care-Link acquires 100% of the shares in Uni-Ca
Advisor to the seller
With broad experience in M&A, Maurits’s career has seen him practice Dutch Corporate Recovery & Insolvency law at a top-five law firm. Furthermore, he has been involved in advising company owners and boards of directors on a wide range of Dutch and Flemish cross-border M&A deals, such as disposals, acquisitions, and buy-outs. He is a non-executive director of several private companies and foundations. Maurits studied at the University of Amsterdam, with a degree in Business Law and Business Administration. He is a member of our M&A Logistics group, having closed several transactions in this sector.
Antoine Moser has more than 25 years of experience in corporate development and mergers & acquisitions (M&A). He studied at the University of Delft and complemented his education with an MBA of IMD in Lausanne. In his role after that as business developer and M&A dealmaker within various large international corporates he has built up hands-on experience in managing many cross-border M&A projects in various industry sectors such as Chemistry, ICT, BP Outsourcing and TIC (testing, inspection and certification).
With his technology background and several high-tech start-up experiences Antoine specifically has a great affinity with technology driven sectors allowing him to efficiently generate as a “rainmaker” relevant deals from the buying, selling or financing side. He is a member of our IT and health industry groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.
Maarten has worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions area for over 15 years and assisted corporates with a large number of (international) transactions. Maarten holds degrees in Finance & Business Administration and has a broad experience in all aspects of Financial Management and Merger & Acquisitions. Before joining Translink he was Executive Vice President and board member at Barentz and (amongst others) led the M&A activity of this Group. For which he managed multiple M&A deals accros the globe.
Apart from his financial skills he brings fast experience in the Life science industry (Food / Pharma / Personal Care and Animal Nutrition). Maarten is a member of our food and health industry groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.
Dick has a lot of experience as an entrepreneur and executive. He achieved his business studies and MBA degree from Nyenrode Business University and has been active as a CEO and in commercial and general management positions within several firms. His specialties are negotiations, creating self-steering teams, revenue & profit growth and team development primarily for the agriculture, food, feed, additives and trading industry. He also has a strong practical experience in mergers and acquisitions. Dick has participated in various deals within the food sector and is member of our food industry group.
Lina started her career in the Paris office of the Private Equity firm 3i. Subsequently, she co-founded Broadmark, an M&A advisory boutique, which became, in 2005, Translink’s French Partner. She headed Translink French operations for 10 years. She recently joined Translink Belgium as a Partner and is now based in Brussels. Since 1990, Lina has been advising companies and their shareholders on a wide range of French and cross-border transactions including acquisitions, disposals, LBOs and private placements.
She has worked for medium-sized to multi-national companies, private equity firms and private owners across, among other industries, Transport & Logistics and Engineering services. Lina is a Board member of Unima, a family-owned company operating shrimp aquaculture in the Indian Ocean and distributing its products in Europe and Asia. Lina has participated in various deals within the logistics sector and is head of our logistics industry group.
Jamy has a master degree in tax and accountancy and over 18 years’ of work experience. He started his career at the audit firm Kompaan Accountants. Later he moved on to BGH Accountants & Tax advisors and then joined Kanters as controller in the construction and building industry. After that he became CFO at Flowfirm in the F&B industry.
During that period Jamy has been managing due diligences and started working with Translink on several M&A projects. He also is a non executive member at several real estate companies.
He is mainly involved with due diligence analysis, attracting risk-bearing capital and the valuation of companies for the benefit of acquisitions and sales mandates.
Michiel Buijs studied Business Economics at Tilburg University. He started his career at Witlox van den Boomen Corporate Finance and joined Translink as an analyst in 2016. He is mainly involved with market and business analysis, approaching potential buyers and sellers, attracting risk-bearing capital, restructuring balance sheets and the valuation of companies for the benefit of acquisitions and sale mandates.
Thomas studied at SME Business School and is active as an Analyst with Translink Benelux where he is mainly involved with market and business analysis.