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March 27, 2026
Swedish home decor company Nordic Knots secures SEK 870m in funding led by Imaginary Ventures with participation from Creades, at an EV of SEK 2.2bn
Dagens Industri - website
February 27, 2025

The owners of premium home decor brand Nordic Knots have mandated investment bank Rothschild to explore ownership options for the company amid significant expansion plans acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 26, 2026
Incremental Capital secures minority stake in Norwegian fashion retailer Careless
Press Release
August 27, 2025

The owners of Careless, a fast-growing Norwegian fashion brand offering inclusive apparel, weigh options to bring in a new majority owner to support the next phase of expansion, advised by BearingPoint Capital, acc. to sources - adjusted EBITDA of NOK 32m in 2024 (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 25, 2026
Argos acquires Germany-based Kamps bakery chain from Le Duff Group
Press Release
June 12, 2025

ODDO BHF is reportedly advising the sales process of bakery chain Kamps owned by French food company Le DUFF Group since 2015, marketed off 2025E EBITDA of EUR 12.3m and revenues of EUR 130m, acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 25, 2026
Volaris Group acquires German IT solutions provider zetVisions
Press Release
August 21, 2024

Update: teasers are out in Marks Baughan advised sale of founder-owned legal entity management SaaS firm zetVisions, marketed off ARR of EUR 9m (2024E), acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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June 10, 2024

Founder-owned zetVisions, a legal entity and data management software company, is exploring ownership options and soon to appoint an advisor - expecting ARR of EUR 15m in 2024, acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 25, 2026
Italy-based software investor Bending Spoons acquires Austria-based GPS pet tracker Tractive, in a deal valued between EUR 300-500m
Press Release
March 6, 2024

Austrian Tractive, the global leader in GPS trackers for cats and dogs, targets EUR 120m in revenue this year derived from its +900K subscribers, and is mulling a sale advised by Harris Williams - acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 24, 2026
Altor acquires majority stake in Norwegian electrical installation group Eltera at an estimated EV of NOK ~2.4bn
Finansavisen - website
November 18, 2025

Update: NBOs are soon to be collected in the DNB Carnegie-advised exit process for Valedo Partners-backed ElteraGruppen, a fast-growing electrical installation and services group, acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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October 31, 2025

Valedo Partners is working with DNB Carnegie on a potential exit of ElteraGruppen, a fast-growing electrical installation and services group, with sell-side material having been distributed (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 24, 2026
Main Capital Partners acquires majority stake in German ERP software provider gingco Systems
Press Release
October 20, 2025

MCF Corporate is reportedly overseeing the sales process for privately-owned Gingco Systems, a provider of ERP software centred around workspace and room booking capabilities, with 2024 revenues of EUR 6m and EBITDA of EUR 3m, acc. to multiple sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 22, 2026
Apollo secures a 37% stake in German packaging technology company Syntegon from CVC Capital Partners
Press Release
November 5, 2025

Update: IMs are out and NBOs are due end of November in the Rothschild-advised sales process of the CVC-owned packaging technology company Syntegon, with 2025E EBITDA of EUR ~250m (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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August 11, 2025

Update: Rothschild picked as strategic advisor for dual-track process for Syntegon, the CVC-owned packaging technology company with 2025E EBITDA of EUR ~250m following interest from Italian strategic Coesia, acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 20, 2026
IK Partners acquires Dutch financial services provider Domek Group
Press Release
December 11, 2025

Houlihan Lokey is reportedly overseeing the investor search for Netherlands-based Domek Group, a mortgage and insurance brokerage service targeting expats and internationals in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium and is minority backed by Dutch investor Capital A since 2021 - acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 18, 2026
Austrian building solutions firm wienerberger (publ.) acquires Sweden-based wastewater solutions provider NEWS Group from Litorina
Press Release
September 18, 2025

Litorina is reportedly working with Access Partners to explore a potential exit for NEWS, a provider of pressurized and passive-treatment sewage solutions, acc. to several sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 17, 2026
DBAG acquires German-Swiss MedTech group Hipp Technology, reportedly valued between EUR 200-300m
Frankfurter Allgemeine
February 12, 2026

Update: high suitor interest as UBS circulates IMs in sales process for HIPP Technology, a German-Swiss MedTech group for precision parts – sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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January 12, 2026

Swiss family office Kontivia is reportedly mulling strategic options for HIPP Technology Group, a German-Swiss precision-engineering and medical-technology manufacturing group and maker of orthopaedic implants - acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 15, 2026
Nordic Capital set to acquire majority stake in compliance software provider TradingHub from Summit Partners
Press Release
January 26, 2026

Update on 15 Oct coverage: Evercore-guided sale of TradingHub, a trading monitoring and compliance software provider to financial institutions, has reportedly kicked off with buyers approached on the back of reaching run-rate ARR of around GBP 60m (TBC), valuation may surpass GBP 600m - sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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October 15, 2025

Summit Partners is preparing for an exit from TradingHub, a financial analytics and compliance software provider, with advisers appointed, acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 11, 2026
Triple Private Equity acquires financial information services providers Derivia Intelligence, Extel, and Euromoney from Epiris-backed Delinian
Press Release
November 27, 2025

Financial information services firm Derivia Intelligence, bolstered by the recent combination with GlobalCapital, is being prepared for a Q2/Q3-2026 sale amid soaring valuations of specialised B2B information platforms, acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 10, 2026
Syngroh Capital acquires fire protection systems developer Kraft & Bauer from DBAG
Press Release
January 5, 2026

DBAG reportedly has tapped Metzler Corporate Finance for the exit of their 2018 investment in Kraft & Bauer, a specialist provider of industrial fire protection systems and services for machine tools - acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 8, 2026
French multinational tech company Capgemini (publ.) acquires German PLM specialist PITERION Group
Press Release
June 4, 2024

Piterion GmbH, a product lifecycle management (PLM) consultancy and technology provider, is pursuing a majority sale advised by Schneider Geiwitz Corporate Finance with adjusted EBITDA of EUR 8m, according to several sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 6, 2026
Intera Partners invests in Finnish software provider WiseNetwork
Press Release
November 18, 2025

Privately–held WiseNetwork, a fully integrated CRM SaaS platform and industry-specific software solutions provider, is in a “live” sale process advised by KPMG Corporate Finance, acc. to sources - ARR of EUR 8.5m in FY25E (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 5, 2026
German defence company Hensoldt acquires Dutch provider of high-end optical, sensor, and camera systems for the defense industry, Nedinsco, in a strategic move to boost optronics capabilities
Press Release
February 13, 2026

Deloitte CF is overseeing the sales process of Dutch Nedinsco, a provider of high-end optical, sensor, and camera systems for the defense industry, sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 5, 2026
US-based metal fabrication firm Precision Castparts acquires UK aerospace and defence engineering company Morvern Group
Press Release
October 6, 2025

Final bids have recently been collected in the Steen Associates-advised sales process for Morvern Group, a UK aerospace and defence engineering firm, acc. to sources - 2025E sales of GBP 22m and EBTIDA of GBP 6m (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 5, 2026
Lone Star Funds acquires majority stake in Lonza's Capsules and Health Ingredients business at an EV of CHF 2.3bn
Press Release
October 5, 2025

Update: IMs are in circulation for the Bank of America and Centerview Partners advised sales process of Lonza’s Capsules & Health Ingredients ("CHI") business, marketed off 2025E revenues of EUR 1,086m and EBITDA of EUR 271m - acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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February 7, 2025

Lonza's Capsules & Health Ingredients ("CHI") business is projecting 2025 adj. EBITDA of around CHF 270m, advisor pitches ongoing, could be valued at CHF 3.5-4.0 billion - acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 5, 2026
Mutares divests German logistics firm inTime Group to Tawin Holdings Group
Press Release
April 22, 2025

Update: the Lincoln Int. advised sale of inTime, the struggling European logistics activities of South African stock-listed Super Group, is entering due diligence phase following NBOs in the week ending 28 March, acc. to multiple sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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October 29, 2024

South Africa-based Super Group (publ.), an international logistics company, is preparing an exit of its European logistics business inTime, which generated revenues of EUR 230m in FY 2023/24, acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 4, 2026
SEB Private Equity acquires Swedish software provider Multisoft from Amplio
Press Release
December 4, 2025

Update: NBOs have reportedly been collected in the Alantra-led sale process for Amplio-backed business process automation systems provider Multisoft, acc. to multiple sources - cash EBITDA of SEK 60-70m in 2025E (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 4, 2025

Amplio-backed business process automation systems provider Multisoft has engaged Alantra to explore ownership options for the company amid strong recent trading, acc. to sources - EBITDA of SEK 48m in 2024 (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 4, 2026
TA-backed German healthcare IT company NEXUS acquires Swedish SaaS provider Omilon from Verdane Capital
Press Release
November 6, 2025

Update: NBOs have been collected in the DNB Carnegie-advised exit process for Verdane-backed Omilon, a provider of voice-driven documentation SaaS solutions, acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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May 8, 2025

Verdane is reportedly exploring ownership options for Omilon, a Swedish provider of voice-driven documentation SaaS solutions, with Carnegie advising, acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 4, 2026
SHS Capital exits and reinvests in German specialty pharmaceutical company AMW, alongside Ren Life Sciences and Juno Capital Partners
Press Release
August 21, 2025

Update: second round of bids reportedly due next week (end of August) in Stifel-led sales process for speciality pharmaceutical and CDMO company AMW, backed by SHS and KfW, expecting an adjusted EBITDA of around EUR 10m in 2025, acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 18, 2025

The owners, including financial backers SHS and KfW, of speciality pharmaceutical and CDMO company AMW, have reportedly mandated international investment bank Stifel to oversee a sale later this year, expecting an adjusted EBITDA of around EUR 10m in 2025, acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 2, 2026
Bain Capital acquires a majority stake in Swedish B2B distributor Tingstad
Press Release
December 8, 2025

Update: The DNB Carnegie-advised process for Tingstad, a B2B distributor of general merchandise, has reportedly reached the second round following the collection of NBOs in late November, acc. to multiple sources - EBITDA of close to EUR 50m in 2025E (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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June 17, 2025

Family-owned Tingstad, a B2B distributor of general merchandise, has mandated DNB Carnegie to explore ownership options for the company, according to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 2, 2026
J.F. Lehman & Company acquires aerospace forgings manufacturer Forged Solutions Group from Arlington Capital Partners
Press Release
September 2, 2025

Goldman Sachs and Perella Weinberg are advising Arlington Capital Partners on its exit process for Forged Solutions Group, an aerospace forgings manufacturer, acc. to sources - GBP 45m EBITDA in 2025E (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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