Private Equity Deals highlighted Week 26-26

Each week, we bring you a curated selection of the most noteworthy Private Equity transactions across Europe and North America, carefully selected from the Arx Database. These updates offer a valuable overview of strategic moves shaping the investment landscape. This week’s highlights include influencer marketing, and the production of commercial aircraft:
  • Acquisition: Ethos Partners invests in the agency specialized in influencer marketing House of Marketers.
  • Acquisition: The renewable energy storage systems manufacturer Cactos raises €12.5 million.
  • Exit: Tikehau Capital sells its stake in the supplier of critical parts for the aerospace industry Aubert & Duval.
  • Acquisition: Ambienta invests in the producer of aromatic solutions GFF.
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ETHOS PARTNERS

ETHOS PARTNERS

Acquisition: Ethos Partners invests in the agency specialized in influencer marketing House of Marketers

Ethos Partners invests in House of Marketers (East Midlands / ENG), a digital marketing agency specializing in influencer marketing, TikTok campaign management, UGC content creation, and social media advertising strategies for brands. The financing of the operation was completed by a senior debt provided by Frontier Development Capital. This transaction will allow House of Marketers to accelerate its international expansion, strengthen its technological and analytical capabilities, and further develop its service offerings to global clients (Ethos Partners, press release)

ETHOS PARTNERS, press release

FINNISH INDUSTRY INVESTMENT

FINNISH INDUSTRY INVESTMENT

Acquisition: The renewable energy storage systems manufacturer Cactos raises €12.5 million

Cactos (€17 million of revenue in 2025, Uusimaa / FIN), a manufacturer and distributor of intelligent and secure renewable energy storage systems to provide backup power for local electrical grids and recharge electric vehicle batteries, raises €12.5 million in funding led by Union Square Ventures, with participation from JTel Oy and Rando Ventures Oy as well as Finnish Industry Investment (Tesi), Hyundai Motor Group, Silence VC, and FJ Labs. This operation will allow Cactos to accelerate its expansion in Europe, develop its software platform and new generation of battery storage solutions, while strengthening its teams to support its growth (Finnish Industry Investment (TESI), press release)

FINNISH INDUSTRY INVESTMENT, press release

TIKEHAU CAPITAL

TIKEHAU CAPITAL

Exit: Tikehau Capital sells its stake in the supplier of critical parts for the aerospace industry Aubert & Duval

Airbus (c. €73.4 billion of revenue in 2025, South Holland / NLD), an aerospace manufacturer specializing in the production of commercial aircraft, helicopters, cargo planes, and defense aircraft, and Safran (c. €31.3 billion of revenue in 2025, Île-de-France / FRA), a French industrial and technology group present in the fields of aeronautics, space, and defense, have concluded an agreement to each acquire 50% of the stake held by Tikehau Capital in Aubert & Duval (Île-de-France / FRA), a company that provides critical materials and parts for the aerospace, defense, and nuclear industries. Tikehau Capital thus sells its entire stake after supporting the recovery and transformation of Aubert & Duval since 2023, alongside Airbus and Safran. This operation allows Aubert & Duval to continue its development with long-term industrial ownership, while strengthening the sovereignty of strategic supply chains in the aerospace, defense, and nuclear sectors (Tikehau Capital, press release)

TIKEHAU CAPITAL, press release

AMBIENTA

AMBIENTA

Acquisition: Ambienta invests in the producer of aromatic solutions GFF

Ambienta announces its investment in GFF (Toscana / ITA), a company that develops and produces aromatic solutions such as flavors and extracts in liquid and powder form for use in beverages, sweet and savory products. The founder and key managers are reinvesting alongside the new investor and will continue to lead the company. Ambienta intends to position GFF as a leading player in the agri-food sector by accelerating the transition from synthetic to natural flavors (Ambienta, press release)

AMBIENTA, press release

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