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Capital D
Acquisition: Capital D Invests in Wish Creation and Gift Purchasing Platform GoWish
Capital D announces its investment in GoWish (Capital Region of Denmark / DNK), a wish list and social shopping platform, enabling users to create personalized wish lists, share inspiration and buy gifts and products at the best prices online. Capital D will support the growth and expansion of GoWish, notably by enriching its functionalities and extending its network of partner merchants. In addition, this transaction underlines not only the strength of GoWish’s business model, but also its potential to revolutionize the social commerce sector, by offering a more sustainable and personalized shopping experience.
Lafayette Mittelstand Capital
Acquisition: Lafayette Mittelstand Capital Acquires Waste Recycling Company Ferro Duo
Lafayette Mittelstand Capital announces the acquisition of a 75.1% majority stake in Ferro Duo (North Rhine-Westphalia / DEU), a company specializing in the circular economy and CO2 optimization that supports the cement, steel and chemical industries in the design of environmentally friendly processes by offering industrial products, industrial by-products and recycled products, such as ferric sulfate, ferric chloride, ash, steel slag, aluminum oxide, iron oxide and magnesium sulfate for various industrial applications such as chromate reduction, animal feed additives, chlorosis control, phosphate removal, water treatment, pigment production, cement and concrete manufacturing. Lafayette Mittelstand Capital is committed to supporting Ferro Duo’s continued growth by helping it transition to large-scale industrial production (Lafayette Mittelstand Capital, press release)
Lafayette Mittelstand Capital, press release
Sagard
Fundraising: Sagard Announces the Launch of the Sagard Private Equity Strategies Fund
Sagard announces the launch of Sagard Private Equity Strategies LP, a private equity fund for Canadian accredited investors. The fund targets a first closing of C$50 million in initial capital and annual returns of 14% to 18%. Sagard Private Equity Strategies LP will provide private equity solutions by investing in secondary markets, co-investments, and primary investments. The fund will be managed by a team with many years of experience and a proven track record of generating significant performance over five, ten and fifteen year horizons.
Sagard, press release
Cerea Partners
Exit: Plastic Packaging Producer Axium Joins SGT
Axium Packaging (€76 million of revenue in 2024, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes / FRA), a company specialized in the production of plastic packaging for the cosmetics, food, leisure and other products sectors, has left the fold of Cerea Partners, its majority shareholder since 2020, to join Société Générale des Techniques (SGT) (c. €400 million of revenue in 2022, Pays de la Loire / FRA), a company specialized in the manufacture of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and RPET (recycled polyethylene terephthalate) preforms, as well as HDPE (high-density polyethylene) closures for plastic packaging of food and non-food liquids. The combined entity, with pro forma revenue of €376 million, will be able to meet a wider range of customer needs. As a reminder, Axium is backed in minority by Bpifrance and Unigrains ()
SGT, press release