Private Equity Deals highlighted Week 17-25

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 insights provide a unique perspective on market trends and highlight strategic investment opportunities. This week’s highlights include moves in identity management, career guidance, digital banking and logistics:
  • Add-on: Main Capital Partners-backed Pointsharp acquires Vemendo, strengthening its position in the Nordic and European identity and access management software market.
  • Add-on: Capital Croissance-backed E-testing acquires Mental’O, expanding into school and career guidance solutions.
  • Acquisition: Advent International signs an agreement to acquire tbi bank, a digital challenger bank active in Central and Eastern Europe.
  • Exit: Mediterrania Capital Partners exits Dislog Group, a leading consumer goods logistics and distribution company in Morocco.
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Main Capital Partners

Add-on: Pointsharp Acquires Identity Management Software Provider Vemendo

Owned by Main Capital Partners, Pointsharp (Uppland / SWE), a provider of security and access management software, acquires Vemendo (Uppland / SWE), a provider of solutions that enable businesses to efficiently manage digital identities in both cloud and on-premises environments. This acquisition will strengthen Pointsharp’s position in the identity and access management software sector in the Nordic and European markets.

Main Capital Partners, press release

Capital Croissance

Add-on: E-testing Acquires School and Career Guidance Counsellor Mental'O

Owned by Capital Croissance, E-testing (c. €5 million of revenue in 2023, Pays de la Loire / FRA), an online platform offering professionally developed skills and personality assessments for customers in a wide range of fields, including recruitment agencies, schools, training organizations and companies of all sizes, acquires Mental’O (Pays de la Loire / FRA), a company specialized in school and career guidance, which offers personalized assessments combining individual interviews and guidance tests developed in-house, aimed at helping young people and adults define their professional future. This acquisition enables E-testing to broaden its offering with career guidance solutions, complementing its existing assessment tools. It is in line with the growth strategy defined with Capital Croissance, and reflects a shared ambition to strengthen E-testing’s market position.

Capital Croissance, press release

Advent International Corporation

Acquisition: Advent Acquires Digital Challenger Bank tbi bank

Advent International Corporation announces the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire tbi bank (Yugozapaden / BGR), a digital challenger bank that provides customer-centric digital financing and payment solutions integrated into consumer and merchant ecosystems to offer purchasing and financing services. With its digital-first model and a base of more than 2.4 million customers, tbi has established itself as a regional leader in point-of-sale payment solutions. This acquisition is part of Advent’s strategy to strengthen its presence in consumer banking and financial services in Central and Eastern Europe.

Advent International Corporation press release

Mediterrania Capital Partners

Exit: Mediterrania Capital Partners Exits Logistics Company Dislog

Mediterrania Capital Partners announces its exit from the capital of Dislog Group (MAR), a company specializing in logistics and multi-channel distribution of consumer goods. During the four and a half years of minority support from Mediterrania Capital, Dislog has consolidated its position as a leading player in the FMCG sector. The fund also played a key role in defining the company’s strategic direction.

Mediterrania Capital Partners, press release

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