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July 27, 2026
US-based lawn and pet supplies provider Central Garden & Pet (publ.) to acquire 80% stake in German Pet supply retailer Trixie Heimtierbedarf for EUR 400m
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September 9, 2025

Update: IMs are on the doorstep for the Deutsche Bank-advised sales process of privately-owned B2B pet supply wholesaler Trixie Heimtierbedarf, marketed off 2024 revenues and EBITDA of EUR 315m and EUR 62m, respectively, acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 24, 2026
Bain Capital acquires UK-based vitamin and minerals company Vitabiotics
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January 26, 2026

Update: due diligence ongoing and final bids tentatively slated for second week of February in Houlihan-guided sale of Vitabiotics, the privately held nutraceuticals maker, as multiple bidders made it to second round - sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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November 18, 2025

Update: NBOs are due in week commencing 1st of December in the long-coming Houlihan-advised sale of Vitabiotics, a nutraceuticals business projecting 2025 adj. EBITDA of GBP 65m, highly comparable to Orthomol (DE) which attempted a Houlihan-advised sale last year - acc. to several sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 24, 2026
Telecommunications provider SCG secures strategic investment from Providence Equity Partners
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December 4, 2025

Update: IMs are reportedly in circulation and NBOs due later this month in Houlihan-guided sale of SCG, 2021 MBO was carried out at EV/EBITDA of 13.5x acc. to our analysis of the BidCo statutory accounts (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 23, 2026
Bowmark Capital acquires significant stake in SFG20, BESA's digital building maintenance specification SaaS platform
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July 16, 2026

Update: The Investec-advised sale of SFG20, BESA's digital building maintenance specification SaaS platform, has reportedly progressed to the due diligence phase, with NBOs received late June - sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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February 24, 2026

BESA-owned SFG20, the UK’s digital standard for building maintenance specification, is said to be readying for a sale process advised by Investec - sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 23, 2026
BU Bregal Unternehmerkapital secures majority stake in German manufacturer MDT Technologies from IK Partners
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July 9, 2026

Update: the Houlihan Lokey-advised sale process for IK Partners’ MDT Technologies is reportedly in the second phase, with lender education said to be ongoing - sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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December 8, 2025

Update: IK Partners is reportedly in early advisor dialogue for an H2-2026 exit of MDT technologies, a manufacturer of building automation products which they acquired in 2020 - acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 23, 2026
Hg makes a strategic growth investment in Street Group, a CRM and AI platform for UK letting agents
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July 1, 2026

Update: The A&M-advised sale of Street Group, a VC-backed CRM software provider for UK estate and letting agents, is understood to be live, with sell-side material shared to a wider pool of potential suitors in May - sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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March 5, 2026

VC-backed Street Group, PropTech CRM and marketing software provider, is said to be weighing ownership options with an advisor engaged- sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 22, 2026
Foreman Capital acquires Dutch packaging distributor Royal NNZ Group
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May 15, 2026

Nielen Schuman is reportedly advising the family-owned Dutch packaging solutions distributor NNZ on strategic options, sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 22, 2026
Valeas Capital Partners acquires strategic stake in retirement planning advisory My Pension Expert, with Palatine exiting its investment
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March 31, 2026

My Pension Expert, a retirement planning advisory backed by Palatine, is understood to have engaged Ardea Partners to explore a possible sale - sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 22, 2026
Japanese sustainability platform ASUENE acquires UK-based supply chain carbon management company Secaro for USD 37m
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November 20, 2025

Manufacture 2030 ("M2030"), a carbon reduction software and services provider for manufacturers and their suppliers, is reportedly working with PwC Corp. Finance on a sale expected to kick off in Q2-2026, acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 21, 2026
South Korea-based Samsung Biologics (publ.) acquires Swiss peptide CDMO PolyPeptide (publ.) for CHF 1,460m
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June 10, 2026

Update: Morgan Stanley is reportedly advising PolyPeptide (publ.) on strategic options, as initial indicative bids have been submitted for the Swiss peptide CDMO - sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 20, 2026
Bain Capital acquires German cloud-based supply chain platform SupplyOn
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April 27, 2026

The Lazard-led sale of SupplyOn, a cloud-based supply chain collaboration platform established by Bosch, Siemens, ZF, and Continental, is reportedly due to move to the second phase, with NBO collection this week - sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 20, 2026
Wind Point-backed Assisi Pet Care acquires natural pet food producer Forthglade from IK Partners
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November 25, 2025

IK Partners is reportedly working with Houlihan Lokey to prepare Forthglade - a branded maker of grainfree and other premium petfoods - for an H1-2026 sale following a strengthening of its subscription-based DTC distribution and elevated brand awareness, acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 19, 2026
Carbyne Equity-backed Spanish nutraceutical firm SuanNutra acquires US-based IFF's (publ.) European Functional & Nutritional Ingredients business
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April 21, 2026

US-based IFF (publ.) is reportedly exploring a divestment of its European Functional & Nutritional Ingredients business, with Alantra advising, as part of its strategic review of its Food Ingredients division - sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 17, 2026
Dutch PE firm IceLake set to acquire majority stake in Belgian IT service provider AXI from Strada Partners
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May 27, 2026

Update: IMs are reportedly in circulation for the Rothschild-advised sale process of AXI, backed by Strada Partners, sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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April 15, 2026

Update: a teaser is reportedly in circulation for the Rothschild-advised sale of Strada Partners' IT service provider AXI, sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 16, 2026
Verdane acquires ownership stakes in Danish companies Dawn Health, Frameo, and XCI, along with Netherlands-based Axoniq from Trifork Labs
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April 20, 2026

Update: Updated sell-side material has been distributed in the ABG Sundal Collier-advised process for Frameo, a provider of software for picture frames, acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 16, 2026
Bridgepoint acquires German lab testing provider GBA Holding from Ardian
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April 7, 2026

Update: the Morgan Stanley and Macquarie guided exit of Ardian’s pan-European TIC services provider GBA is reportedly live with sell-side materials in circulation - sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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October 30, 2024

Company to watch: Ardian is expected to weigh a 2025 sale of its majority stake in GBA Holding, a Pan-European TIC (Testing, Inspection, Certification) laboratory services provider to the pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics and other industries, with advisors yet to be appointed - acc. to multiple sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 16, 2026
Fortino Capital-backed Dutch IT firm Seenons acquires Danish waste management services company Junkbusters
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October 24, 2025

Privately-held Junkbusters, a fast-growing Danish waste management services company, is exploring possible changes in the ownership advised by Carlsquare, according to multiple sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 16, 2026
German investment firm VERIAN acquires AI-enabled receivables management provider coin4 from IK Partners
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October 13, 2025

Carlsquare is reportedly holding the mandate for the Q4-2025 sales process of IK Partners’ coin4 Solutions, a mass debt collection services provider - 2025E revenues and EBITDA of EUR 14m and EUR 4m, respectively, acc. to multiple sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 15, 2026
Supply chain risk platform Risk Ledger secures GBP 24m in Series B funding from Axiom Equity and Mercia Ventures
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February 13, 2026

VC-backed Risk Ledger, a supply chain cyber risk platform, is reportedly seeking investors for a growth funding round run in-house - sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 14, 2026
Battery Ventures-backed Dutch ORTEC acquires Belgian healthcare workforce software provider TOBA HR Solutions from Strada Partners
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June 1, 2026

Update: NBOs reportedly to be collected in the coming days in the Lincoln-advised sales process for Toba HR backed by Strada Partners, acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 14, 2026
EMZ Partners acquires minority stake in Endurance Capital-backed German security solutions firm STUV Prison solutions
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May 12, 2026

Update: the Raymond James-led sale process of STUV, a manufacturer of security-critical locking and access control solutions, has reportedly advanced to the due diligence phase - sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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February 19, 2025

STUV, a renowned German maker of lock solutions for prisons and other high-security applications, is reportedly preparing for a potential sale to be guided by Raymond James, drawing significant interest from both sponsors and strategics - acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 14, 2026
Ardian to acquire majority stake in German battery management systems developer Munich Electrification
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March 13, 2026

Update: IMs are reportedly out in the J.P. Morgan-led sales process for founder-owned Munich Electrification, a developer of battery management systems - sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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December 18, 2025

Founder-owned Munich Electrification, a developer of battery management systems for electric mobility and energy storage systems, has reportedly mandated an advisor to explore strategic options in 2026, with 2025E adj. EBITDA of approx. EUR 20m - acc. to sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 14, 2026
SHS Capital acquires majority stake in Dutch pharmaceutical CDMO Basic Pharma
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February 13, 2026

Van Lanschot Kempen-advised sale of Dutch CDMO Basic Pharma advances to due diligence after multiple bids — sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 14, 2026
IMCO (CA) and GCM Grosvenor (US) acquire 25% stake in Dutch truck leasing firm TIP Group from I Squared Capital
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January 20, 2026

Update: J.P. Morgan-led sale of TIP Group, a Dutch-headquartered trailer leasing group with 30+ UK workshops backed by I Squared Capital, has reportedly kicked off proper with NBOs recently collected - sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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July 13, 2026
Inflexion acquires German medical consumables producer Primed from Paragon Partners
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June 30, 2026

Update: confirmatory bids reportedly due this week (w/c 29/06) in the William Blair-guided sale of Paragon Partners’ Primed, a producer of medical consumables and provider of sterilisation services - sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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April 14, 2026

William Blair has reportedly been mandated by Paragon Partners for the upcoming sale of medical consumables producer Primed - sources (NKP | M&A Insights Proprietary)

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