{ "name": "Deals into Europe", "publisher": "Octagon Professionals International", "license": "CC BY 4.0", "generated_at": "2026-10-28T18:23:34.502Z", "deals": [ { "key": "eversana:estima-scientific:2026-10", "slug": "eversana-acquires-estima-scientific", "title": "EVERSANA acquires Estima Scientific", "summary": "EVERSANA, a Chicago-based provider of commercial services to the biopharmaceutical industry, announced on 28 October 2026 that it had acquired Estima Scientific, a London-based health economics and outcomes research technology and services company.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-28" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-28", "first_published": "2026-10-28", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "EVERSANA", "slug": "eversana", "country": "US", "city": "Chicago", "website": "https://www.eversana.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/eversana", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Estima Scientific Ltd", "slug": "estima-scientific", "country": "GB", "city": "London", "website": "https://www.estima-sci.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/estima-scientific", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Business and professional services", "slug": "business-and-professional-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "EVERSANA press release (PR Newswire), 28 October 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/eversana-expands-global-commercialization-and-ai-powered-heor-capabilities-with-acquisition-of-uk-based-estima-scientific-302921421.html", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-28T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-28T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/eversana-acquires-estima-scientific" }, { "key": "alamo-group:econ-engineering-group:2026-10", "slug": "alamo-group-acquires-econ-engineering", "title": "Alamo Group acquires Econ Engineering", "summary": "Alamo Group, based in Seguin, Texas, signed and completed the purchase of Econ Engineering Group, a Ripon, North Yorkshire maker of gritters, de-icing vehicles, road repair equipment and truck bodies, on 27 October 2026. Econ also runs a rental fleet of its own vocational trucks.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-27" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-27" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-27", "first_published": "2026-10-27", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Alamo Group Inc.", "slug": "alamo-group", "country": "US", "city": "Seguin", "website": "https://www.alamo-group.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/alamo-group", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Econ Engineering Group Limited", "slug": "econ-engineering-group", "country": "GB", "city": "Ripon", "website": "https://www.econ.uk.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/econ-engineering-ltd", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Industrial machinery", "slug": "industrial-machinery" }, "headcount": "", "value": "about GBP 120 million", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Alamo Group press release (Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K), 27 October 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897077/000089707726000105/ex991econacquisition.htm", "primary": true }, { "label": "Alamo Group Form 8-K, 27 October 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897077/000089707726000105/alg-20261027.htm", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-27T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/alamo-group-acquires-econ-engineering" }, { "key": "guidewire-software:hyperexponential:2026-10", "slug": "guidewire-agrees-to-acquire-hyperexponential", "title": "Guidewire agrees to acquire hyperexponential", "summary": "Guidewire Software signed a definitive agreement on 27 October 2026 to acquire hyperexponential, a London-based provider of AI-based underwriting and pricing software for commercial property and casualty insurers.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-27" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-27", "first_published": "2026-10-27", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Guidewire Software, Inc.", "slug": "guidewire-software", "country": "US", "city": "San Mateo", "website": "https://www.guidewire.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/guidewire-software", "investor": "https://ir.guidewire.com" }, "target": { "name": "Hyperexponential Ltd", "slug": "hyperexponential", "country": "GB", "city": "London", "website": "https://www.hyperexponential.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperexponential", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "USD 1.7 billion in cash plus up to USD 400 million in contin", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Guidewire press release (Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K), 27 October 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1528396/000119312526432656/d121813dex991.htm", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-27T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/guidewire-agrees-to-acquire-hyperexponential" }, { "key": "hufriedygroup:mectron:2026-10", "slug": "hufriedygroup-agrees-to-acquire-mectrons-dental-business", "title": "HuFriedyGroup agrees to acquire Mectron's dental business", "summary": "Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co., LLC, part of the Illinois-based HuFriedyGroup, signed an agreement on 27 October 2026 to acquire the dental business of Mectron S.p.A. of Carasco, Italy, a maker of piezoelectric and ultrasonic dental devices, including its German sales subsidiary.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-27" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-27", "first_published": "2026-10-27", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co., LLC (HuFriedyGroup)", "slug": "hufriedygroup", "country": "US", "city": "Northbrook", "website": "https://www.hufriedygroup.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/hufriedygroup", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Mectron S.p.A. (dental business)", "slug": "mectron", "country": "IT", "city": "Carasco", "website": "https://www.mectron.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/mectron", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Medical technology", "slug": "medical-technology" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "HuFriedyGroup press release (PR Newswire), 27 October 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hufriedygroup-signs-agreement-to-acquire-mectrons-dental-business-302920950.html", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-27T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/hufriedygroup-agrees-to-acquire-mectrons-dental-business" }, { "key": "cvc-dif:cernaval:2026-10", "slug": "cvc-dif-takes-a-majority-stake-in-cernaval", "title": "CVC DIF takes a majority stake in Cernaval", "summary": "Amsterdam-based infrastructure investor CVC DIF completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Cernaval, a ship repair, maintenance and conversion yard for commercial vessels at Campamento, San Roque, in the Bay of Algeciras, Spain, on 27 October 2026.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-27" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-27", "first_published": "2026-10-27", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "CVC DIF", "slug": "cvc-dif", "country": "NL", "city": "Amsterdam", "website": "https://www.cvcdif.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/dif-capital-partners/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Cernaval", "slug": "cernaval", "country": "ES", "city": "San Roque", "website": "https://cernaval.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/cernaval-group-shipyards/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Transport and logistics", "slug": "transport-and-logistics" }, "headcount": "about 275", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "CVC DIF news release, 27 October 2026", "url": "https://www.cvcdif.com/news-insights/cvc-dif-completes-acquisition-of-majority-stake-in-cernaval", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-27T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-27T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/cvc-dif-takes-a-majority-stake-in-cernaval" }, { "key": "uniwater:hy-ram-engineering:2026-10", "slug": "uniwater-acquires-hy-ram-engineering", "title": "Uniwater acquires Hy-Ram Engineering", "summary": "Nordic water infrastructure group Uniwater, a Nalka portfolio company based near Gothenburg, Sweden, announced on 26 October 2026 that it has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering of Mansfield, England, which designs, makes and hires out tools for connecting, isolating and repairing live water mains.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-26" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-26", "first_published": "2026-10-26", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Uniwater AB", "slug": "uniwater", "country": "SE", "city": "Gothenburg", "website": "https://www.uniwater.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/uniwaterab/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Hy-Ram Engineering", "slug": "hy-ram-engineering", "country": "GB", "city": "Mansfield", "website": "https://www.hy-ram.co.uk", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/hy-ram-engineering-co-ltd/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Industrial machinery", "slug": "industrial-machinery" }, "headcount": "56", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Uniwater press release via Cision, 26 October 2026", "url": "https://news.cision.com/uniwater-ab/r/uniwater-strengthens-its-uk-presence---acquires-hy-ram-engineering,c4415183", "primary": true }, { "label": "Nalka news item, 26 October 2026", "url": "https://www.nalka.com/news/uniwater-strengthens-its-uk-presence-acquires-hy-ram-engineering/", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-26T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-26T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/uniwater-acquires-hy-ram-engineering" }, { "key": "stena:color-group:2026-10", "slug": "stena-agrees-to-acquire-color-group", "title": "Stena agrees to acquire Color Group", "summary": "Swedish family-owned Stena AB, through Stena Rederi AB, signed an agreement on 26 October 2026 to buy all shares in Color Group AS, owner of Norwegian cruise and ferry operator Color Line, which runs five ships on four international routes. The deal needs regulatory approval and is expected to close in late Q1 or Q2 2027.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-26" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-26", "first_published": "2026-10-26", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Stena AB", "slug": "stena", "country": "SE", "city": "Gothenburg", "website": "https://www.stena.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/stena-ab/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Color Group AS", "slug": "color-group", "country": "NO", "city": "Oslo", "website": "https://www.colorline.com", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Transport and logistics", "slug": "transport-and-logistics" }, "headcount": "about 2,200", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Buyer press release (Cision), 26 October 2026", "url": "https://news.cision.com/stena-line/r/stena-signs-agreement-to-acquire-color-line,c4415110", "primary": true }, { "label": "gCaptain, 27 October 2026", "url": "https://gcaptain.com/stena-agrees-to-acquire-norwegian-ferry-operator-color-line-in-major-european-ferry-deal", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-26T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-26T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/stena-agrees-to-acquire-color-group" }, { "key": "main-capital-partners:4allportal:2026-10", "slug": "main-capital-partners-takes-a-majority-stake-in-4allportal", "title": "Main Capital Partners takes a majority stake in 4ALLPORTAL", "summary": "Funds advised by Main Capital Partners (The Hague) acquired a majority stake in Gütersloh-based 4ALLPORTAL, a provider of product information, digital asset and master data management software, announced on 26 October 2026.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-26" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-26", "first_published": "2026-10-26", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Main Capital Partners", "slug": "main-capital-partners", "country": "NL", "city": "The Hague", "website": "https://main.nl", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/main-capital-partners/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "4ALLPORTAL GmbH", "slug": "4allportal", "country": "DE", "city": "Gütersloh", "website": "https://4allportal.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/4allportal/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Main Capital Partners press release, 26 October 2026", "url": "https://main.nl/press-release/main-partners-with-4allportal/", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-26T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-26T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/main-capital-partners-takes-a-majority-stake-in-4allportal" }, { "key": "lifco:maxlight:2026-10", "slug": "lifco-agrees-to-acquire-maxlight", "title": "Lifco agrees to acquire Maxlight", "summary": "Swedish industrial group Lifco signed an agreement on 26 October 2026 to buy all shares in Maxlight, a London-based designer, maker and installer of slim-frame aluminium sliding doors and architectural glazing for high-end homes, with consolidation expected in Q4 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-26" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-26", "first_published": "2026-10-26", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Lifco AB", "slug": "lifco", "country": "SE", "city": "Enköping", "website": "https://www.lifco.se", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/lifco-ab-publ-/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Maxlight", "slug": "maxlight", "country": "GB", "city": "London", "website": "https://www.maxlight.co.uk", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/maxlight-ltd/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Construction and engineering", "slug": "construction-and-engineering" }, "headcount": "50", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Lifco press release via MFN, 26 October 2026", "url": "https://mfn.se/a/lifco/lifco-acquires-maxlight-in-the-uk", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-26T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-26T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/lifco-agrees-to-acquire-maxlight" }, { "key": "nordson:contrinex:2026-10", "slug": "nordson-acquires-contrinex", "title": "Nordson acquires Contrinex", "summary": "Nordson, based in Westlake, Ohio, acquired Contrinex, a sensor maker for factory automation based in Corminboeuf, Switzerland, on 23 October 2026, with the share purchase agreement signed and completed the same day. The enterprise value was about USD 168 million.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-23" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-23" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-23", "first_published": "2026-10-23", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Nordson Corporation", "slug": "nordson", "country": "US", "city": "Westlake", "website": "https://www.nordson.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/nordson-corporation", "investor": "https://investors.nordson.com" }, "target": { "name": "Contrinex Holding SA", "slug": "contrinex", "country": "CH", "city": "Corminboeuf", "website": "https://www.contrinex.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/contrinexheadquarters", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Automation and robotics", "slug": "automation-and-robotics" }, "headcount": "nearly 500", "value": "about USD 168 million", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Nordson press release (Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K), 23 October 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000072331/000007233126000063/nordsonskylightpressreleas.htm", "primary": true }, { "label": "Nordson Form 8-K, 23 October 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233126000063/ndsn-20261023.htm", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-23T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-23T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/nordson-acquires-contrinex" }, { "key": "indutrade:schraner:2026-10", "slug": "indutrade-acquires-schraner", "title": "Indutrade acquires Schraner", "summary": "Stockholm-based Indutrade bought all shares in Schraner, an Erlangen maker of fire-brigade access panels, fire detection products and signalling devices for the German market; closing took place on 22 October 2026 and was announced the next day.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-22" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-23", "first_published": "2026-10-23", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Indutrade AB", "slug": "indutrade", "country": "SE", "city": "Stockholm", "website": "https://www.indutrade.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/indutrade-ab/", "investor": "https://www.indutrade.com/investors" }, "target": { "name": "Schraner GmbH", "slug": "schraner", "country": "DE", "city": "Erlangen", "website": "https://www.schraner.de", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Industrial technology", "slug": "industrial-technology" }, "headcount": "35", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Indutrade press release (MFN), 23 October 2026", "url": "https://mfn.se/a/indutrade/indutrade-acquires-fire-protection-systems-specialist-schraner", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-23T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-23T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/indutrade-acquires-schraner" }, { "key": "bechtle:itquotes:2026-10", "slug": "bechtle-to-acquire-itquotes", "title": "Bechtle to acquire ITQuotes", "summary": "German IT services group Bechtle, based in Neckarsulm, announced on 23 October 2026 the acquisition of Dublin value-added reseller Technology First, trading as ITQuotes, which supplies IT procurement, hardware, software and deployment services to Irish enterprise and public-sector customers.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "announced", "stages": [ { "stage": "announced", "date": "2026-10-23" } ], "chapter": 1, "announced": "2026-10-23", "first_published": "2026-10-23", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Bechtle AG", "slug": "bechtle", "country": "DE", "city": "Neckarsulm", "website": "https://www.bechtle.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/bechtle/", "investor": "https://www.bechtle.com/de-en/about-bechtle/investors" }, "target": { "name": "Technology First Ltd.", "slug": "itquotes", "country": "IE", "city": "Dublin", "website": "https://itquotes.ie", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/it-quotes/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "IT distribution", "slug": "it-distribution" }, "headcount": "about 20", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Bechtle press release, 23 October 2026", "url": "https://www.bechtle.com/de-en/about-bechtle/press/press-releases/2026/bechtle-expands-in-ireland-with-the-acquisition-of-itquotes", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-23T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-23T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/bechtle-to-acquire-itquotes" }, { "key": "eq:genesta:2026-10", "slug": "eq-agrees-to-acquire-genesta", "title": "eQ agrees to acquire Genesta", "summary": "Helsinki-based asset manager eQ signed a share purchase agreement on 23 October 2026 for all shares in Genesta Property Nordic AB, a Nordic real estate investment manager running three funds with offices in Stockholm, Helsinki, Oslo, Copenhagen and Luxembourg. Closing needs regulatory approvals and is expected by the first quarter of 2027.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-23" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-23", "first_published": "2026-10-23", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "eQ Plc", "slug": "eq-plc", "country": "FI", "city": "Helsinki", "website": "https://www.eq.fi", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/eq-oyj/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Genesta Property Nordic AB", "slug": "genesta", "country": "SE", "city": "Stockholm", "website": "", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Financial services and insurance", "slug": "financial-services-and-insurance" }, "headcount": "30", "value": "up to EUR 15.5 million", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Buyer stock exchange release (Inderes mirror), 23 October 2026", "url": "https://www.inderes.fi/en/releases/inside-information-eq-plc-to-acquire-genesta-strengthening-its-international-growth-platform-and-nordic-real-estate-asset-management-business", "primary": true }, { "label": "GlobeNewswire original (not opened, 403)", "url": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/23/3387036/0/en/inside-information-eq-plc-to-acquire-genesta-strengthening-its-international-growth-platform-and-nordic-real-estate-asset-management-business.html", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-23T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-23T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/eq-agrees-to-acquire-genesta" }, { "key": "climb-global-solutions:neovad:2026-10", "slug": "climb-global-solutions-acquires-neovad", "title": "Climb Global Solutions acquires NeoVAD", "summary": "Climb Global Solutions, based in Eatontown, New Jersey, bought all shares of NeoVAD, a value-added IT distributor in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, under a purchase agreement signed on 21 October 2026. It announced the completed acquisition on 22 October 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-21" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-21" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-22", "first_published": "2026-10-22", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Climb Global Solutions, Inc.", "slug": "climb-global-solutions", "country": "US", "city": "Eatontown", "website": "https://www.climbglobalsolutions.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/climb-global-solutions", "investor": "https://www.climbglobalsolutions.com/investors" }, "target": { "name": "NeoVAD SAS", "slug": "neovad", "country": "FR", "city": "Boulogne-Billancourt", "website": "https://www.neovad.fr", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/neovad", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "IT distribution", "slug": "it-distribution" }, "headcount": "", "value": "about EUR 16.0 million", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Climb Global Solutions press release (Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K), 22 October 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000945983/000143774926033185/ex_1029754.htm", "primary": true }, { "label": "Climb Global Solutions Form 8-K (Item 1.01), period of report 21 October 2026, filed 22 October 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945983/000143774926033185/clmb20261022_8k.htm", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-22T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-22T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/climb-global-solutions-acquires-neovad" }, { "key": "hig-capital:l4a:2026-10", "slug": "hig-capital-takes-a-majority-stake-in-l4a", "title": "H.I.G. Capital takes a majority stake in L4A", "summary": "An affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, the Miami-based investment firm, announced on 22 October 2026 that it had acquired a majority stake in L4A, a company in the province of Bergamo, Italy, that maintains and upgrades airport airside, water and district heating infrastructure through its subsidiaries Artifoni, LSE and MPM.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-22" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-22", "first_published": "2026-10-22", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C.", "slug": "hig-capital", "country": "US", "city": "Miami", "website": "https://hig.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/h-i-g--capital", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "L4A S.r.l.", "slug": "l4a", "country": "IT", "city": "", "website": "https://www.l4asrl.it", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Construction and engineering", "slug": "construction-and-engineering" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "H.I.G. Capital press release (PR Newswire), 22 October 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/hig-capital-acquires-a-majority-stake-in-l4a-to-support-continued-growth-and-expansion-302916065.html", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-22T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-22T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/hig-capital-takes-a-majority-stake-in-l4a" }, { "key": "bregal-milestone:nethive:2026-10", "slug": "bregal-milestone-takes-a-majority-stake-in-nethive", "title": "Bregal Milestone takes a majority stake in Nethive", "summary": "European software growth investor Bregal Milestone announced on 22 October 2026 a majority growth investment in Nethive, an Italian provider of cybersecurity services and software to enterprises, SMEs and public bodies. Bregal Milestone also backed Nethive's purchase of the IT security firm JoyComm.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "announced", "stages": [ { "stage": "announced", "date": "2026-10-22" } ], "chapter": 1, "announced": "2026-10-22", "first_published": "2026-10-22", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Bregal Milestone", "slug": "bregal-milestone", "country": "GB", "city": "London", "website": "https://www.bregalmilestone.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/bregalmilestone/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Nethive S.p.A.", "slug": "nethive", "country": "IT", "city": "Limena (Padua)", "website": "https://www.nethive.it", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/nethive-spa/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "over 80", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Bregal Milestone press release via Business Wire, 22 October 2026", "url": "https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4611014/bregal-milestone-backs-nethive-with-majority-growth-investment-and-joycomm-acquisition?lang=en", "primary": true }, { "label": "BeBeez, 23 October 2026", "url": "https://bebeez.it/private-equity/alcedo-iv-cede-la-maggioranza-della-cybersecurity-nethive-a-bregal-milestone-prepara-il-fondo-vi-da-300-mln-i-fondatori-reinvestono/", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-22T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-22T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/bregal-milestone-takes-a-majority-stake-in-nethive" }, { "key": "addtech:connectors-and-switchgear:2026-10", "slug": "addtech-acquires-connectors-and-switchgear", "title": "Addtech acquires Connectors & Switchgear", "summary": "Swedish technology group Addtech, through its Energy business area, signed and closed on 22 October 2026 the purchase of all shares in Connectors & Switchgear, a Banbury, UK maker of high-voltage connectors and components for substations and switchgear with annual sales of about GBP 10 million.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-22" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-22" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-22", "first_published": "2026-10-22", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Addtech AB", "slug": "addtech", "country": "SE", "city": "Stockholm", "website": "https://www.addtech.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/addtech-ab/", "investor": "https://www.addtech.com/investors/" }, "target": { "name": "Connectors & Switchgear Ltd", "slug": "connectors-and-switchgear", "country": "GB", "city": "Banbury", "website": "https://www.connectorsandswitchgear.co.uk", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/switchgear-ltd/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Industrial technology", "slug": "industrial-technology" }, "headcount": "42", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Addtech press release via Cision, 22 October 2026", "url": "https://news.cision.com/addtech/r/addtech-acquires-connectors---switchgear-ltd,c4413708", "primary": true }, { "label": "Same release on Inderes, 22 October 2026", "url": "https://www.inderes.se/en/releases/addtech-acquires-connectors-and-switchgear-ltd", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-22T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-22T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/addtech-acquires-connectors-and-switchgear" }, { "key": "indutrade:sinmed:2026-10", "slug": "indutrade-agrees-to-acquire-sinmed", "title": "Indutrade agrees to acquire Sinmed", "summary": "Indutrade of Stockholm signed on 21 October 2026 to buy all shares in Sinmed, a Przyszowice, Poland trader of single-use medical products and consumables for hospitals and healthcare providers. Completion waits on Polish competition approval and is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-21" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-21", "first_published": "2026-10-21", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Indutrade AB", "slug": "indutrade", "country": "SE", "city": "Stockholm", "website": "https://www.indutrade.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/indutrade-ab/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Sinmed Sp. z o.o.", "slug": "sinmed", "country": "PL", "city": "Przyszowice", "website": "https://sinmed.pl/en", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/sinmed/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Medical technology", "slug": "medical-technology" }, "headcount": "48", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Buyer press release (MFN), 21 October 2026", "url": "https://mfn.se/a/indutrade/indutrade-acquires-polish-life-science-company-sinmed", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-21T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-21T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/indutrade-agrees-to-acquire-sinmed" }, { "key": "eqt:qiagen:2026-10", "slug": "eqt-agrees-to-acquire-qiagen", "title": "EQT agrees to acquire QIAGEN", "summary": "A bid vehicle controlled by the EQT XI fund (Stockholm, Sweden) signed a business combination agreement with Venlo-based sample and molecular diagnostics group QIAGEN on 21 October 2026, under which it will make a recommended all-cash public offer of EUR 46.50 per share. Closing is expected in mid-2027.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-21" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-21", "first_published": "2026-10-21", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "EQT AB", "slug": "eqt", "country": "SE", "city": "Stockholm", "website": "https://eqtgroup.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/508278/", "investor": "https://eqtgroup.com/shareholders" }, "target": { "name": "QIAGEN N.V.", "slug": "qiagen", "country": "NL", "city": "Venlo", "website": "https://www.qiagen.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/qiagen/", "investor": "https://corporate.qiagen.com" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Medical technology", "slug": "medical-technology" }, "headcount": "", "value": "EUR 10.8 billion", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "QIAGEN ad hoc release via EQS News, 21 October 2026", "url": "https://www.placera.se/pressmeddelanden/qiagen-qiagen-n-v-conclusion-of-a-business-combination-agreement-with-eqt-private-equity-preliminary-q3-2026-results-and-suspension-of-full-year-2026-outlook-20261021", "primary": true }, { "label": "EQT newsroom listing (Cision), 22 October 2026", "url": "https://news.cision.com/eqt/r/qiagen-and-eqt-private-equity-announce-agreement-on-a-recommended-voluntary-all-cash-public-takeover,c4413519", "primary": true }, { "label": "Boersen-Zeitung report", "url": "https://www.boersen-zeitung.de/unternehmen-branchen/finanzinvestor-eqt-bietet-108-mrd-euro-fuer-laborausruester-qiagen", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-21T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-21T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/eqt-agrees-to-acquire-qiagen" }, { "key": "azra-ai:blackford-analysis:2026-10", "slug": "azra-ai-acquires-blackford-analysis", "title": "Azra AI acquires Blackford Analysis", "summary": "Azra AI, a healthcare AI company with a Nashville, Tennessee dateline, announced on 20 October 2026 that it had completed its acquisition of Blackford Analysis, a provider of an enterprise platform for deploying and managing medical imaging AI applications.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-20" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-20", "first_published": "2026-10-20", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Azra AI", "slug": "azra-ai", "country": "US", "city": "Nashville", "website": "https://www.azra-ai.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/azra-ai", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Blackford Analysis Ltd", "slug": "blackford-analysis", "country": "GB", "city": "Edinburgh", "website": "https://www.blackfordanalysis.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/blackford-analysis-ltd", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Azra AI press release (PR Newswire), 20 October 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/azra-ai-acquires-blackford-analysis-to-close-the-most-dangerous-gap-in-healthcare-what-happens-after-the-scan-302913732.html", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-20T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-20T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/azra-ai-acquires-blackford-analysis" }, { "key": "cbre-group:onnec-group:2026-10", "slug": "cbre-agrees-to-acquire-onnec", "title": "CBRE agrees to acquire Onnec", "summary": "CBRE Group, based in Dallas, Texas, signed a definitive agreement on 20 October 2026 to acquire Onnec Group, a London-based provider of network, fibre and data centre infrastructure services. Onnec designs, deploys and maintains this infrastructure for hyperscale customers in the UK, Continental Europe and Asia Pacific.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-20" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-20", "first_published": "2026-10-20", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "CBRE Group, Inc.", "slug": "cbre-group", "country": "US", "city": "Dallas", "website": "https://www.cbre.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/cbre", "investor": "https://ir.cbre.com" }, "target": { "name": "Onnec Group Limited", "slug": "onnec-group", "country": "GB", "city": "London", "website": "https://www.onnecgroup.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/onnec", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Data centres and digital infrastructure", "slug": "data-centres-and-digital-infrastructure" }, "headcount": "about 800", "value": "GBP 460 million in cash plus an earn-out of up to GBP 300 mi", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "CBRE press release (Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K), 20 October 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001138118/000119312526426827/cbre-ex99_1.htm", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-20T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-20T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/cbre-agrees-to-acquire-onnec" }, { "key": "formidium:ci-fund-services:2026-10", "slug": "formidium-acquires-ci-fund-services", "title": "Formidium acquires Ci Fund Services", "summary": "Formidium, a fund administrator based in Downers Grove, Illinois, announced on 20 October 2026 that it had completed its acquisition of Ci Fund Services, a Luxembourg provider of private label fund structuring, administration and management company services, after approval by the Luxembourg financial regulator CSSF.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-20" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-20", "first_published": "2026-10-20", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Formidium Corp.", "slug": "formidium", "country": "US", "city": "Downers Grove", "website": "https://www.formidium.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/formidiumcorp", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Ci Fund Services S.A.", "slug": "ci-fund-services", "country": "LU", "city": "Munsbach", "website": "https://www.ci-fund-services.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/ci-fund-services", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Financial services and insurance", "slug": "financial-services-and-insurance" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Formidium press release (PR Newswire), 20 October 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/formidium-expands-ai-native-fund-administration-in-europe-with-acquisition-of-ci-fund-services-sa-302913049.html", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-20T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-20T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/formidium-acquires-ci-fund-services" }, { "key": "promedia-group:aerospatium:2026-10", "slug": "promedia-group-acquires-aerospatium", "title": "ProMedia Group acquires Aerospatium", "summary": "Rotterdam-based B2B media group ProMedia Group, through its Paris subsidiary ProMedia Group France, bought all of the shares of Aerospatium, a Toulouse-registered aeronautics and space news publisher. The sale was completed in October 2026 and ProMedia Group France became the company's president.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-20" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-20", "first_published": "2026-10-20", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "ProMedia Group", "slug": "promedia-group", "country": "NL", "city": "Rotterdam", "website": "https://www.promediagroup.com", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Aerospatium", "slug": "aerospatium", "country": "FR", "city": "Toulouse", "website": "https://www.aerospatium.info", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/aerospatium/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Media and marketing", "slug": "media-and-marketing" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Aerospatium notice on sale of share capital and change of management, October 2026", "url": "https://www.aerospatium.info/cession-du-capital-de-la-societe-aerospatium-et-changement-de-direction/", "primary": true }, { "label": "CFNEWS, 21 October 2026 (deal listing dated 20 October 2026)", "url": "https://www.cfnews.net/L-actualite/International/Operations/M-A/Majoritaire/Promedia-Group-decolle-dans-l-Hexagone-750673", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-20T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-20T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/promedia-group-acquires-aerospatium" }, { "key": "nextchem:meab:2026-10", "slug": "nextchem-agrees-to-acquire-meab", "title": "Nextchem agrees to acquire MEAB", "summary": "Italian technology company Nextchem, part of MAIRE, signed binding agreements on 20 October 2026 to buy the whole share capital of MEAB AB of Sweden and MEAB GmbH of Germany, which supply hydrometallurgical and solvent-extraction technology and equipment for recovering metals and rare earths. Closing is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-20" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-20", "first_published": "2026-10-20", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Nextchem", "slug": "nextchem", "country": "IT", "city": "Milan", "website": "https://www.nextchem.com", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "MEAB AB", "slug": "meab", "country": "SE", "city": "Gothenburg area", "website": "https://meab-mx.se", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/meab-metallextraktion-ab/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Chemicals and materials", "slug": "chemicals-and-materials" }, "headcount": "more than 20", "value": "up to EUR 8.0 million", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Buyer press release, 20 October 2026", "url": "https://www.nextchem.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/detail/nextchem-acquires-100-of-meab-ab-sweden-and-meab-gmbh-germany/", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-20T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-20T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/nextchem-agrees-to-acquire-meab" }, { "key": "ambrose-healthcare:am-pharma:2026-10", "slug": "ambrose-healthcare-acquires-am-pharma", "title": "Ambrose Healthcare acquires AM-Pharma", "summary": "UK rare-disease company Ambrose Healthcare (Cambridge) acquired 100% of Utrecht-based AM-Pharma, developer of the enzyme therapy ilofotase alfa for hypophosphatasia, announced on 20 October 2026. The deal gives Ambrose its first European base.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-20" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-20", "first_published": "2026-10-20", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Ambrose Healthcare", "slug": "ambrose-healthcare", "country": "GB", "city": "Cambridge", "website": "https://www.ambrosehc.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/89288356/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "AM-Pharma B.V.", "slug": "am-pharma", "country": "NL", "city": "Utrecht", "website": "https://www.am-pharma.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/am-pharma/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Pharma and biotech", "slug": "pharma-and-biotech" }, "headcount": "", "value": "up to EUR 161 million", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Joint press release on AM-Pharma website, 20 October 2026", "url": "https://www.am-pharma.com/ambrose-healthcare-acquires-am-pharma-for-up-to-e161-million-expanding-its-rare-disease-pipeline-and-gaining-a-european-base/", "primary": true }, { "label": "Fierce Biotech report", "url": "https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/ambrose-healthcare-inks-181m-deal-former-pfizer-target-am-pharma", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-20T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-20T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/ambrose-healthcare-acquires-am-pharma" }, { "key": "hologic:reveal-genomics:2026-10", "slug": "hologic-agrees-to-acquire-reveal-genomics", "title": "Hologic agrees to acquire Reveal Genomics", "summary": "Hologic, based in Marlborough, Massachusetts, signed a definitive agreement on 19 October 2026 to acquire Reveal Genomics, a Barcelona precision oncology company whose genomic tests include HER2DX for HER2-positive breast cancer. Completion is subject to Spanish regulatory approval.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-19" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-19", "first_published": "2026-10-19", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Hologic, Inc.", "slug": "hologic", "country": "US", "city": "Marlborough", "website": "https://www.hologic.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/hologic", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Reveal Genomics, S.L.", "slug": "reveal-genomics", "country": "ES", "city": "Barcelona", "website": "https://www.reveal-genomics.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/reveal-genomics", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Medical technology", "slug": "medical-technology" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Hologic press release, 19 October 2026", "url": "https://www.hologic.com/about/press-release/hologic-signs-definitive-agreement-acquire-reveal-genomics", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-19T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-19T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/hologic-agrees-to-acquire-reveal-genomics" }, { "key": "platinum-equity:trime:2026-10", "slug": "platinum-equity-agrees-to-acquire-a-majority-stake-in-trime", "title": "Platinum Equity agrees to acquire a majority stake in Trime", "summary": "Platinum Equity, the US investment firm, signed a definitive agreement announced on 19 October 2026 to acquire a majority stake in Trime, a manufacturer of mobile lighting towers, generators and security towers based in Cassinetta di Lugagnano near Milan, Italy.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-19" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-19", "first_published": "2026-10-19", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Platinum Equity, LLC", "slug": "platinum-equity", "country": "US", "city": "Beverly Hills", "website": "https://www.platinumequity.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/platinum-equity", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Trime", "slug": "trime", "country": "IT", "city": "Cassinetta di Lugagnano", "website": "", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/trime-s.p.a.---lavorazione-metalli", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Industrial machinery", "slug": "industrial-machinery" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Platinum Equity press release (PR Newswire), 19 October 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/platinum-equity-to-acquire-trime-in-partnership-with-founder-and-management-302913190.html", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-19T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-19T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/platinum-equity-agrees-to-acquire-a-majority-stake-in-trime" }, { "key": "red-cat:steyr-motors:2026-10", "slug": "red-cat-to-acquire-steyr-motors", "title": "Red Cat to acquire Steyr Motors", "summary": "Red Cat Holdings, a Nasdaq-listed company based in Salt Lake City, Utah, announced on 19 October 2026 a voluntary public cash offer of EUR 39.00 per share for Steyr Motors, an engine maker in Steyr, Austria, whose engines are used mainly in military vehicles, boats and auxiliary power units. Steyr Motors signed a business combination agreement with Red Cat and its Vienna bidder vehicle SMOT Acquisition GmbH on 21 October 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "announced", "stages": [ { "stage": "announced", "date": "2026-10-19" } ], "chapter": 1, "announced": "2026-10-19", "first_published": "2026-10-19", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Red Cat Holdings, Inc.", "slug": "red-cat", "country": "US", "city": "Salt Lake City", "website": "https://redcat.red", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/red-cat", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Steyr Motors AG", "slug": "steyr-motors", "country": "AT", "city": "Steyr", "website": "https://www.steyr-motors.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/steyr-motors", "investor": "https://ir.steyr-motors.com" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Aerospace and defence", "slug": "aerospace-and-defence" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Steyr Motors ad hoc announcement (Art. 17 MAR), planned offer, 19 October 2026", "url": "https://ir.steyr-motors.com/en/2026/10/19/disclosure-of-inside-information-pursuant-to-article-17-of-regulation-eu-no-596-2014-4/", "primary": true }, { "label": "Steyr Motors ad hoc announcement (Art. 17 MAR), business combination agreement, 21 October 2026", "url": "https://ir.steyr-motors.com/en/2026/10/21/disclosure-of-inside-information-pursuant-to-article-17-of-regulation-eu-no-596-2014-5/", "primary": true }, { "label": "Red Cat press release (GlobeNewswire), 19 October 2026 (verbatim copy on Stock Titan)", "url": "https://www.stocktitan.net/news/RCAT/red-cat-announces-proposed-voluntary-public-purchase-offer-for-steyr-2ojkj7jepk7n.html", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-19T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-19T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/red-cat-to-acquire-steyr-motors" }, { "key": "silgan:trivium:2026-10", "slug": "silgan-to-acquire-trivium", "title": "Silgan to acquire Trivium", "summary": "Silgan Holdings, a packaging maker based in Norwalk, Connecticut, announced on 19 October 2026 that a new company holding its metal containers and closures businesses, owned 60% by Silgan and 40% by funds affiliated with American Industrial Partners, is to acquire Trivium Packaging, a metal packaging supplier based in Amsterdam with 57 locations and 7,200 employees. The sellers hold a put option that can be exercised once works council consultations in France and the Netherlands are complete.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "announced", "stages": [ { "stage": "announced", "date": "2026-10-19" } ], "chapter": 1, "announced": "2026-10-19", "first_published": "2026-10-19", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Silgan Holdings Inc.", "slug": "silgan", "country": "US", "city": "Norwalk", "website": "https://www.silganholdings.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/silgan", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Trivium Packaging B.V.", "slug": "trivium", "country": "NL", "city": "Amsterdam", "website": "https://www.triviumpackaging.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/trivium-packaging", "investor": "https://www.triviumpackaging.com/investors" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Packaging", "slug": "packaging" }, "headcount": "7,200", "value": "about USD 3.4 billion (enterprise value)", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Silgan Holdings Form 8-K (Items 1.01, 5.02), report date 17 October 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849869/000119312526425515/d188463d8k.htm", "primary": true }, { "label": "Silgan Holdings press release, 19 October 2026 (PDF on Silgan's IR host)", "url": "https://s29.q4cdn.com/241493639/files/doc_news/2026/Silgan-Announces-Strategic-Portfolio-Acceleration-Establishes-Partnership-to-Acquire-Trivium.pdf", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-19T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-19T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/silgan-to-acquire-trivium" }, { "key": "merck-kgaa:silence-therapeutics:2026-10", "slug": "merck-kgaa-agrees-to-acquire-silence-therapeutics", "title": "Merck KGaA agrees to acquire Silence Therapeutics", "summary": "German science and technology group Merck KGaA, based in Darmstadt, signed a definitive agreement on 19 October 2026 to buy London-based Silence Therapeutics, a Nasdaq-listed developer of siRNA medicines, for USD 20.00 in cash per ADS through a UK scheme of arrangement.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-19" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-19", "first_published": "2026-10-19", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Merck KGaA", "slug": "merck-kgaa", "country": "DE", "city": "Darmstadt", "website": "https://www.merckgroup.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/merck-group/", "investor": "https://www.merckgroup.com/en/investors.html" }, "target": { "name": "Silence Therapeutics plc", "slug": "silence-therapeutics", "country": "GB", "city": "London", "website": "https://silence-therapeutics.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/silence-therapeutics-plc/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Pharma and biotech", "slug": "pharma-and-biotech" }, "headcount": "", "value": "about USD 1.3 billion", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Silence Therapeutics Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1 (joint announcement), 19 October 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001479615/000119312526424695/d172259dex991.htm", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-19T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-19T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/merck-kgaa-agrees-to-acquire-silence-therapeutics" }, { "key": "indutrade:euromed:2026-10", "slug": "indutrade-agrees-to-acquire-euromed", "title": "Indutrade agrees to acquire Euromed", "summary": "Stockholm-based industrial group Indutrade agreed on 19 October 2026 to buy all shares in Euromed Medical Solution, a Poznan, Poland trader of diagnostic imaging equipment, mainly ultrasound systems for human and veterinary care. Closing depends on Polish competition clearance and is planned for the fourth quarter of 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-19" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-19", "first_published": "2026-10-19", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Indutrade AB", "slug": "indutrade", "country": "SE", "city": "Stockholm", "website": "https://www.indutrade.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/indutrade-ab/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Euromed Medical Solution Sp. z o.o.", "slug": "euromed", "country": "PL", "city": "Poznan", "website": "https://euromed.net.pl", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/euromed-medical/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Medical technology", "slug": "medical-technology" }, "headcount": "40", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Buyer press release (MFN), 19 October 2026", "url": "https://mfn.se/a/indutrade/indutrade-acquires-diagnostic-imaging-specialist-euromed-in-poland", "primary": true }, { "label": "Finwire via Placera, 19 October 2026", "url": "https://www.placera.se/telegram/indutrade-indutrade-forvarvar-polska-euromed-med-omsattning-pa-230-miljoner-kronor-20261019", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-19T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-19T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/indutrade-agrees-to-acquire-euromed" }, { "key": "storskogen:hawedo:2026-10", "slug": "storskogen-acquires-hawedo", "title": "Storskogen acquires Hawedo", "summary": "Storskogen's Swedish business unit Båstadgruppen bought all shares in Hawedo, a Dongen-based supplier of work gloves, safety footwear and workwear in the Benelux, closing on 15 October 2026. It is Båstadgruppen's entry into the Benelux market.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-15" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-16", "first_published": "2026-10-16", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Storskogen Group AB", "slug": "storskogen", "country": "SE", "city": "Stockholm", "website": "https://www.storskogen.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/storskogen/", "investor": "https://www.storskogen.com/investors/" }, "target": { "name": "Hawedo B.V.", "slug": "hawedo", "country": "NL", "city": "Dongen", "website": "", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Consumer goods and retail", "slug": "consumer-goods-and-retail" }, "headcount": "12", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Storskogen newsroom release, 16 October 2026", "url": "https://www.storskogen.com/media/newsroom/2026/storskogens-business-unit-bastadgruppen-acquires-hawedo-and-enters-the-benelux-market/", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-16T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-16T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/storskogen-acquires-hawedo" }, { "key": "nl-ix:sthix:2026-10", "slug": "nl-ix-acquires-sthix", "title": "NL-ix acquires STHIX", "summary": "Dutch interconnection platform NL-ix, a KPN subsidiary, bought Stockholm Internet eXchange, a carrier-neutral internet exchange operating in Sweden, from Swedish IaaS provider Glesys; both sides announced the sale on 16 October 2026. NL-ix said it will keep the local team and presence.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-16" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-16", "first_published": "2026-10-16", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "NL-ix", "slug": "nl-ix", "country": "NL", "city": "Rotterdam", "website": "https://www.nl-ix.net", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/nl-ix/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Stockholm Internet eXchange", "slug": "sthix", "country": "SE", "city": "Stockholm", "website": "https://sthix.net", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/stockholm-internet-exchange/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Data centres and digital infrastructure", "slug": "data-centres-and-digital-infrastructure" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Buyer press release, 16 October 2026", "url": "https://www.nl-ix.net/articles-events/press-release/nl-ix-acquires-sthix/", "primary": true }, { "label": "Seller press release (Mynewsdesk), 16 October 2026", "url": "https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/glesys/pressreleases/glesys-sells-sthix-to-nl-ix-reinforcing-its-focus-on-nordic-digital-infrastructure-3472809", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-16T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-16T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/nl-ix-acquires-sthix" }, { "key": "apax:odido:2026-10", "slug": "apax-agrees-to-acquire-odido", "title": "Apax agrees to acquire Odido", "summary": "Funds advised by London-based Apax agreed on 16 October 2026 to buy co-investor Warburg Pincus's shareholding in Dutch mobile and fixed telecoms operator Odido (The Hague), leaving Apax funds as the owner. Completion depends on regulatory approvals and employee-representative consultation.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-16" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-16", "first_published": "2026-10-16", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Apax Partners LLP", "slug": "apax", "country": "GB", "city": "London", "website": "https://www.apax.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/apax-partners/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Odido Netherlands Holding B.V.", "slug": "odido", "country": "NL", "city": "The Hague", "website": "https://www.odido.nl", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/odidonederland/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Telecoms", "slug": "telecoms" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Odido newsroom joint release, 16 October 2026", "url": "https://newsroom.odido.nl/en-us/funds-advised-by-apax-to-acquire-co-investor-warburg-pincuss-stake-in-odido-backing-its-next-phase-of-growth/", "primary": true }, { "label": "Apax news release, 16 October 2026", "url": "https://www.apax.com/news-views/funds-advised-by-apax-to-acquire-co-investor-warburg-pincus-s-stake-in-odido-backing-its-next-phase-of-growth/", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-16T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-16T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/apax-agrees-to-acquire-odido" }, { "key": "puregym:nonstop-gym:2026-10", "slug": "puregym-agrees-to-acquire-nonstop-gym", "title": "PureGym agrees to acquire NonStop Gym", "summary": "Leeds-based gym operator PureGym signed an agreement on 15 October 2026 to buy NonStop Gym, a Swiss low-cost fitness chain with 47 sites strongest in French-speaking Switzerland. Completion was expected on 2 November 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-15" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-15", "first_published": "2026-10-15", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "PureGym", "slug": "puregym", "country": "GB", "city": "Leeds", "website": "https://corporate.puregym.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/pure-gym/", "investor": "https://corporate.puregym.com/newsroom/news/default.aspx" }, "target": { "name": "NonStop Gym", "slug": "nonstop-gym", "country": "CH", "city": "", "website": "", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Consumer goods and retail", "slug": "consumer-goods-and-retail" }, "headcount": "", "value": "GBP 235 million", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "PureGym press release (PDF), 15 October 2026", "url": "https://s25.q4cdn.com/171963401/files/doc_news/2026/10/Press-Release-NSG-Acquisition-Final.pdf", "primary": true }, { "label": "Health Club Management report", "url": "https://www.healthclubmanagement.co.uk/health-club-management-news/PureGym-snaps-up-Swiss-operator-NonStop-Gym/363791", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-15T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-15T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/puregym-agrees-to-acquire-nonstop-gym" }, { "key": "lifco:hega-medical:2026-10", "slug": "lifco-agrees-to-acquire-hega-medical", "title": "Lifco agrees to acquire Hega Medical", "summary": "Swedish group Lifco (Enköping) signed an agreement on 15 October 2026 to buy all shares in Hega Medical, a Munich manufacturer of cleaning products for medical equipment used by laboratories, clinics and hospitals.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-15" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-15", "first_published": "2026-10-15", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Lifco AB", "slug": "lifco", "country": "SE", "city": "Enköping", "website": "https://www.lifco.se", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/lifco-ab-publ-/", "investor": "https://www.lifco.se/en/investors" }, "target": { "name": "Hega Medical GmbH", "slug": "hega-medical", "country": "DE", "city": "Munich", "website": "https://hega-medical.de", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/hega-medical/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Medical technology", "slug": "medical-technology" }, "headcount": "10", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Lifco press release (MFN), 15 October 2026", "url": "https://mfn.se/a/lifco/lifco-acquires-hega-medical-in-germany", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-15T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-15T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/lifco-agrees-to-acquire-hega-medical" }, { "key": "goudsmit-magnetics:lenoir-mec:2026-10", "slug": "goudsmit-magnetics-acquires-lenoir-mec", "title": "Goudsmit Magnetics acquires Lenoir-MEC", "summary": "Dutch magnet technology group Goudsmit Magnetics, based in Waalre, has acquired Lenoir-MEC from France's Delachaux Group, a maker of magnetic separation and lifting equipment for metal recycling, waste treatment and mining with a plant in France and a subsidiary in Italy. Goudsmit announced the completed purchase on 16 October 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-16" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-15", "first_published": "2026-10-15", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Goudsmit Magnetics", "slug": "goudsmit-magnetics", "country": "NL", "city": "Waalre", "website": "https://goudsmitmagnetics.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/goudsmit-magnetic-group-bv/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Lenoir-MEC", "slug": "lenoir-mec", "country": "FR", "city": "Cosnes-et-Romain", "website": "https://www.lenoir-mec.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/lenoirsas/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Industrial machinery", "slug": "industrial-machinery" }, "headcount": "52", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Goudsmit Magnetics news release, 16 October 2026", "url": "https://www.goudsmitmagnetics.com/en-us/news/goudsmit-magnetics-acquires-lenoir-mec", "primary": true }, { "label": "Lenoir-MEC website ('Désormais membre du groupe Goudsmit Magnetic'), read October 2026", "url": "https://www.lenoir-mec.com", "primary": true }, { "label": "Le Monde du Droit deal note (Veil Jourde for Delachaux), 15 October 2026", "url": "https://www.lemondedudroit.fr/deals/106165-veil-jourde-conseil-de-delachaux.html", "primary": false }, { "label": "CFNEWS, 15 October 2026", "url": "https://www.cfnews.net/L-actualite/International/Operations/M-A/Lenoir-MEC-magnetise-un-industriel-neerlandais-748536", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-15T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-15T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/goudsmit-magnetics-acquires-lenoir-mec" }, { "key": "bluegem-capital-partners:rispo:2026-10", "slug": "bluegem-capital-partners-takes-a-majority-stake-in-rispo", "title": "Bluegem Capital Partners takes a majority stake in Rispo", "summary": "London-based private equity firm Bluegem Capital Partners signed an agreement on 15 October 2026 to acquire Rispo Group, an Italian producer of premium frozen specialities with four production sites in Italy, from funds managed by Europe Capital Partners. Rispo's management will reinvest and keep a minority stake; closing is subject to regulatory approvals.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-15" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-15", "first_published": "2026-10-15", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Bluegem Capital Partners", "slug": "bluegem-capital-partners", "country": "GB", "city": "London", "website": "https://www.bluegemcp.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/bluegem-capital-partners/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Rispo Group", "slug": "rispo", "country": "IT", "city": "Maddaloni", "website": "", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Food and agriculture", "slug": "food-and-agriculture" }, "headcount": "more than 250", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Bluegem press release (London / Milan), 15 October 2026", "url": "https://www.bluegemcp.com/news/acquire-rispo-group", "primary": true }, { "label": "Just Food, October 2026", "url": "https://www.just-food.com/newsletters/italian-group-rispo-moves-to-new-private-equity-owners", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-15T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-15T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/bluegem-capital-partners-takes-a-majority-stake-in-rispo" }, { "key": "lineal:forentec:2026-10", "slug": "lineal-acquires-forentec", "title": "Lineal acquires Forentec", "summary": "Lineal, a legal technology and services company based in Kansas City, Missouri, announced the acquisition of Forentec on 14 October 2026. Forentec, based in Duebendorf, Switzerland, provides eDiscovery, digital forensics, cyber security and open-source intelligence services.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-14" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-14", "first_published": "2026-10-14", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Lineal", "slug": "lineal", "country": "US", "city": "Kansas City", "website": "https://lineal.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/linealservices", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Forentec AG", "slug": "forentec", "country": "CH", "city": "Duebendorf", "website": "https://www.forentec.ch", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/forentec", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Lineal press release, 14 October 2026", "url": "https://lineal.com/resources/news/lineal-acquires-forentec-expanding-global-investigations-and-cyber-capabilities/", "primary": true }, { "label": "finews.com article, October 2026", "url": "https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/73991-legal-tech-provider-lineal-acquires-digital-forensics-and-cybersecurity-fortec-from-duebendorf", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-14T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-14T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/lineal-acquires-forentec" }, { "key": "storskogen:duratec:2026-10", "slug": "storskogen-takes-a-majority-stake-in-duratec", "title": "Storskogen takes a majority stake in Duratec", "summary": "Stockholm-based Storskogen took a majority stake in Hockenheim-based Duratec, a distributor and developer of components and systems for laboratory analytics, with closing on 13 October 2026 and announcement the next day. The founders keep a significant minority stake.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-13" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-14", "first_published": "2026-10-14", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Storskogen Group AB", "slug": "storskogen", "country": "SE", "city": "Stockholm", "website": "https://www.storskogen.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/storskogen/", "investor": "https://www.storskogen.com/investors/" }, "target": { "name": "DURATEC Analysentechnik GmbH", "slug": "duratec", "country": "DE", "city": "Hockenheim", "website": "https://www.duratec.de", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Industrial technology", "slug": "industrial-technology" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Storskogen press release via Inderes, 14 October 2026", "url": "https://www.inderes.se/releases/storskogen-acquires-duratec", "primary": true }, { "label": "Storskogen newsroom listing", "url": "https://www.storskogen.com/media/newsroom/2026/storskogen-acquires-duratec/", "primary": true }, { "label": "chemie.de report", "url": "https://www.chemie.de/news/1190085/storskogen-erwirbt-mehrheitsbeteiligung-an-laboranalytik-anbieter-duratec.html", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-14T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-14T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/storskogen-takes-a-majority-stake-in-duratec" }, { "key": "dekuple:say:2026-10", "slug": "dekuple-takes-a-majority-stake-in-say", "title": "Dekuple takes a majority stake in SAY", "summary": "Euronext Paris-listed data marketing group Dekuple announced on 14 October 2026 that it has taken a majority stake in SAY, an omnichannel marketing communication agency based in Padua and Milan. SAY is consolidated in Dekuple's accounts from 1 October 2026.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-14" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-14", "first_published": "2026-10-14", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Groupe Dekuple", "slug": "dekuple", "country": "FR", "city": "Montreuil", "website": "https://www.dekuple.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/dekuple/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "SAY", "slug": "say", "country": "IT", "city": "Padua", "website": "https://sayagency.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/sayagencyspa/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Media and marketing", "slug": "media-and-marketing" }, "headcount": "more than 70", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Groupe Dekuple press release (Paris), 14 October 2026", "url": "https://dekuple.com/le-groupe-dekuple-prend-une-participation-majoritaire-dans-lagence-italienne-say-renforcant-ainsi-ses-positions-en-europe-du-sud/", "primary": true }, { "label": "CFNEWS, 15 October 2026", "url": "https://www.cfnews.net/L-actualite/International/Operations/Build-up-International/Dekuple-se-demultiplie-en-Europe-748465", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-14T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-14T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/dekuple-takes-a-majority-stake-in-say" }, { "key": "symbotic:cellumation:2026-10", "slug": "symbotic-acquires-cellumation", "title": "Symbotic acquires cellumation", "summary": "Symbotic, based in Wilmington, Massachusetts, acquired cellumation, a Bremen, Germany company that develops and builds modular, software-driven conveyor and sortation systems for intralogistics, as both companies announced on 13 October 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-13" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-13", "first_published": "2026-10-13", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Symbotic Inc.", "slug": "symbotic", "country": "US", "city": "Wilmington", "website": "https://www.symbotic.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/symbotic", "investor": "https://ir.symbotic.com" }, "target": { "name": "cellumation GmbH", "slug": "cellumation", "country": "DE", "city": "Bremen", "website": "https://www.cellumation.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/cellumation", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Automation and robotics", "slug": "automation-and-robotics" }, "headcount": "over 70", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "cellumation press release \"New Chapter: Symbotic acquires cellumation\", 13 October 2026", "url": "https://cellumation.com/newsroom-en/press-release/new-chapter-symbotic-acquires-cellumation/", "primary": true }, { "label": "Symbotic press release \"Symbotic Announces Acquisition of cellumation\" (GlobeNewswire), finviz copy, 13 October 2026", "url": "https://finviz.com/news/401503/symbotic-announces-acquisition-of-cellumation-advancing-next-generation-sortation-technology-for-the-global-supply-chain", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-13T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-13T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/symbotic-acquires-cellumation" }, { "key": "aventa:irish-sea-contractors:2026-10", "slug": "aventa-acquires-irish-sea-contractors", "title": "Aventa acquires Irish Sea Contractors", "summary": "Paris-based marine energy and offshore transmission engineering group Aventa announced on 13 October 2026 that it has acquired Irish Sea Contractors, a County Wexford marine contractor specialising in marine civil engineering, commercial diving and subsea cable work.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-13" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-13", "first_published": "2026-10-13", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Aventa", "slug": "aventa", "country": "FR", "city": "Paris", "website": "https://www.aventa.fr", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/aventa/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Irish Sea Contractors", "slug": "irish-sea-contractors", "country": "IE", "city": "County Wexford", "website": "https://www.irishseacontractors.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/irish-sea-contractors/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Construction and engineering", "slug": "construction-and-engineering" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Aventa announcement, 13 October 2026", "url": "https://www.aventa.fr/aventa-acquires-irish-sea-contractors-global-announcement/", "primary": true }, { "label": "Energy-pedia reproduction of the Aventa release, 16 October 2026", "url": "https://www.energy-pedia.com/news/general/aventa-expands-offshore-delivery-capabilities-with-the-acquisition-of-irish-sea-contractors-205700", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-13T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-13T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/aventa-acquires-irish-sea-contractors" }, { "key": "addlife:lehnen:2026-10", "slug": "addlife-acquires-lehnen", "title": "AddLife acquires LEHNEN", "summary": "Stockholm-based AddLife acquired LEHNEN, a family-owned German maker of support rails, shower seats and other products for accessible bathrooms, with closing on 12 October 2026; it joins AddLife's Medtech business area.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-12" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-13", "first_published": "2026-10-13", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "AddLife AB", "slug": "addlife", "country": "SE", "city": "Stockholm", "website": "https://www.add.life", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/addlife-ab/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "LEHNEN GmbH", "slug": "lehnen", "country": "DE", "city": "Longkamp", "website": "https://www.lehnen.de", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Medical technology", "slug": "medical-technology" }, "headcount": "about 30", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "AddLife press release (MFN), 13 October 2026", "url": "https://www.mfn.se/a/addlife/addlife-acquires-lehnen-gmbh", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-13T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-13T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/addlife-acquires-lehnen" }, { "key": "star-step-performance-coatings-group:daas-chemicals:2026-10", "slug": "star-step-acquires-daas-chemicals", "title": "Star Step acquires DAAS & Chemicals", "summary": "Star Step Performance Coatings Group, a US specialty coatings group, completed its acquisition of DAAS & Chemicals, an industrial wood coatings maker headquartered in Pordenone, Italy, on 12 October 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-12" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-12", "first_published": "2026-10-12", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Star Step Performance Coatings Group, LLC", "slug": "star-step-performance-coatings-group", "country": "US", "city": "Hinsdale", "website": "https://starsteppcg.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/star-step-performance-coatings-group", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "DAAS & Chemicals S.p.A.", "slug": "daas-chemicals", "country": "IT", "city": "Pordenone", "website": "https://www.daassrl.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/daas-chemicals", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Chemicals and materials", "slug": "chemicals-and-materials" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Star Step Performance Coatings Group press release, 12 October 2026", "url": "https://starsteppcg.com/press-release-daas-20261012/", "primary": true }, { "label": "PCI Magazine, Star Step acquires DAAS and Chemicals, 14 October 2026", "url": "https://www.pcimag.com/articles/115399-star-step-acquires-daas-and-chemicals-expands-industrial-coatings-platform", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-12T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-12T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/star-step-acquires-daas-chemicals" }, { "key": "egger:kromaplast:2026-10", "slug": "egger-takes-a-majority-stake-in-kromaplast", "title": "EGGER takes a majority stake in Kromaplast", "summary": "Austrian wood-based materials maker EGGER, headquartered in St. Johann in Tirol, acquired 65% of Kromaplast, an edging service and logistics specialist for the Italian furniture industry based in Cessalto (Veneto). Closing took place on 30 September 2026 and EGGER announced the deal on 12 October 2026.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-30" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-12", "first_published": "2026-10-12", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "EGGER Group", "slug": "egger", "country": "AT", "city": "St. Johann in Tirol", "website": "https://www.egger.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/eggergroup/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Kromaplast S.r.l.", "slug": "kromaplast", "country": "IT", "city": "Cessalto", "website": "https://www.kromaplast.it", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Chemicals and materials", "slug": "chemicals-and-materials" }, "headcount": "21", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "EGGER press release, 12 October 2026", "url": "https://downloads.egger.com/press/PR_1026_Kromaplast_EN.docx", "primary": true }, { "label": "EGGER press release list", "url": "https://www.egger.com/en/press/press-releases", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-12T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-12T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/egger-takes-a-majority-stake-in-kromaplast" }, { "key": "synova:netip:2026-10", "slug": "synova-takes-a-majority-stake-in-netip", "title": "Synova takes a majority stake in netIP", "summary": "London-based growth investor Synova agreed on 9 October 2026 to buy the majority stake held by Adelis Equity Partners in netIP, a Thisted, Denmark managed IT services provider for small and mid-sized firms with eleven Danish offices. Management reinvests alongside; closing needs regulatory approval and is expected around the turn of the year.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-09" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-09", "first_published": "2026-10-09", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Synova", "slug": "synova", "country": "GB", "city": "London", "website": "https://synova.pe", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/onesynova/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "netIP A/S", "slug": "netip", "country": "DK", "city": "Thisted", "website": "https://www.netip.dk", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/netip-a-s/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "more than 270", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Seller press release (Cision), 9 October 2026", "url": "https://news.cision.com/adelis-equity-partners/r/adelis-exits-its-investment-in-netip,c4406437", "primary": true }, { "label": "Buyer news release, October 2026", "url": "https://synova.pe/news/synova-partners-with-netip", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-09T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-09T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/synova-takes-a-majority-stake-in-netip" }, { "key": "sika:azpects:2026-10", "slug": "sika-acquires-azpects", "title": "Sika acquires Azpects", "summary": "Swiss construction chemicals group Sika acquired Azpects Group, a UK maker of polymeric jointing sands for patios, paths and driveways founded in Ipswich, in October 2026; the deal was announced on 9 October.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-09" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-09", "first_published": "2026-10-09", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Sika AG", "slug": "sika", "country": "CH", "city": "Baar", "website": "https://www.sika.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/sika/", "investor": "https://www.sika.com/en/investors.html" }, "target": { "name": "Azpects Group", "slug": "azpects", "country": "GB", "city": "Ipswich", "website": "https://azpects.com", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Chemicals and materials", "slug": "chemicals-and-materials" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Sika nine-month 2026 results release via Ritzau, 23 October 2026", "url": "https://via.ritzau.dk/pressemeddelelse/15242383/sika-ag?publisherId=90446", "primary": true }, { "label": "Swissinfo (AWP) report on Sika's 9 October release, 9 October 2026", "url": "https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/global-trade/sika-acquires-the-british-firm-azpects/92190664", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-09T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-09T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/sika-acquires-azpects" }, { "key": "capacity:core-fulfilment:2026-10", "slug": "capacity-takes-a-majority-stake-in-core-fulfilment", "title": "Capacity takes a majority stake in Core Fulfilment", "summary": "Capacity LLC, a fulfilment company in North Brunswick, New Jersey, announced on 8 October 2026 that it had acquired a majority stake in Core Fulfilment, an ecommerce order fulfilment provider based in Crewe, Cheshire, UK.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-08" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-08", "first_published": "2026-10-08", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Capacity LLC", "slug": "capacity", "country": "US", "city": "North Brunswick", "website": "https://www.capacityllc.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/capacity-llc", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Core Fulfilment", "slug": "core-fulfilment", "country": "GB", "city": "Crewe", "website": "https://corefulfilment.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/core-fulfilment", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Transport and logistics", "slug": "transport-and-logistics" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Capacity LLC press release (PR Newswire), 8 October 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/capacity-llc-acquires-uk-based-core-fulfilment-creating-a-single-fulfillment-partner-for-consumer-brands-expanding-across-the-us-and-uk-302902405.html", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-08T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-08T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/capacity-takes-a-majority-stake-in-core-fulfilment" }, { "key": "drilling-tools-international:saltire-energy:2026-10", "slug": "drilling-tools-international-agrees-to-acquire-saltire", "title": "Drilling Tools International agrees to acquire Saltire", "summary": "Drilling Tools International, a Houston, Texas oilfield services company, signed a definitive agreement on 8 October 2026 to acquire Saltire Energy and Foxley Energy, known together as Saltire. Saltire is an Aberdeen-based rental provider of drilling tubulars, downhole and bottom hole assembly tools and pressure control equipment.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-08" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-08", "first_published": "2026-10-08", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Drilling Tools International Corp.", "slug": "drilling-tools-international", "country": "US", "city": "Houston", "website": "https://www.drillingtools.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/drillingtoolsinternationalinc", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Saltire Energy Limited and Foxley Energy Limited", "slug": "saltire-energy", "country": "GB", "city": "Aberdeen", "website": "https://www.saltire-energy.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/saltire-energy", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Energy and utilities", "slug": "energy-and-utilities" }, "headcount": "", "value": "about USD 80 million in cash plus 17.4 million DTI shares", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Drilling Tools International press release (Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K), 8 October 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1884516/000119312526417370/d168409dex991.htm", "primary": true }, { "label": "Drilling Tools International Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K (conference call material), 8 October 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1884516/000119312526418058/d918265dex991.htm", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-08T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-08T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/drilling-tools-international-agrees-to-acquire-saltire" }, { "key": "automation-anywhere:boostai:2026-10", "slug": "automation-anywhere-agrees-to-acquire-boostai", "title": "Automation Anywhere agrees to acquire Boost.ai", "summary": "Automation Anywhere, based in San Jose, California, signed a definitive agreement announced on 7 October 2026 to acquire Boost.ai, a conversational AI company founded in Norway, from Nordic Capital.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-07" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-07", "first_published": "2026-10-07", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Automation Anywhere, Inc.", "slug": "automation-anywhere", "country": "US", "city": "San Jose", "website": "https://www.automationanywhere.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/automation-anywhere", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Boost.ai", "slug": "boostai", "country": "NO", "city": "Sandnes", "website": "https://boost.ai", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/boost-ai", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Automation Anywhere press release (PR Newswire), 7 October 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/conversational-ai-is-finally-connected-to-the-work-automation-anywhere-to-acquire-boostai-302900644.html", "primary": true }, { "label": "Boost.ai about page", "url": "https://boost.ai/about", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-07T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-07T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/automation-anywhere-agrees-to-acquire-boostai" }, { "key": "logintrade:proebiz:2026-10", "slug": "logintrade-takes-a-majority-stake-in-proebiz", "title": "Logintrade takes a majority stake in PROEBIZ", "summary": "Wroclaw-based procurement software firm Logintrade signed an agreement on 6 October 2026 under which it will obtain 75 percent of PROEBIZ, an Ostrava, Czech Republic supplier of IT tools for corporate purchasing and sales, giving it control. The deal was disclosed in a current report on 7 October.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-06" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-07", "first_published": "2026-10-07", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "LOGINTRADE S.A.", "slug": "logintrade", "country": "PL", "city": "Wroclaw", "website": "https://logintrade.pl", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/logintrade-s-a-/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "PROEBIZ s.r.o.", "slug": "proebiz", "country": "CZ", "city": "Ostrava", "website": "https://www.proebiz.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/proebiz/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Buyer current report 5/2026 (Bankier mirror), 7 October 2026", "url": "https://www.bankier.pl/wiadomosc/LOGINTRADE-S-A-Zawarcie-umowy-skutkujacej-przejeciem-kontroli-wlascicielskiej-nad-PROEBIZ-s-r-o-9208633.html", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-07T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-07T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/logintrade-takes-a-majority-stake-in-proebiz" }, { "key": "heidelberg-materials:ncc-industry-sweden-and-norway:2026-10", "slug": "heidelberg-materials-agrees-to-acquire-ncc-industry-sweden-and-norway", "title": "Heidelberg Materials agrees to acquire NCC Industry Sweden and Norway", "summary": "German building materials group Heidelberg Materials signed a binding agreement on 7 October 2026 to buy the Swedish and Norwegian aggregates and asphalt operations of NCC's Stockholm-based Industry business area, covering 106 aggregates sites and 44 asphalt plants. The carve-out needs approval from authorities; NCC expects completion in the second half of 2027.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-07" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-07", "first_published": "2026-10-07", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Heidelberg Materials AG", "slug": "heidelberg-materials", "country": "DE", "city": "Heidelberg", "website": "https://www.heidelbergmaterials.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/heidelbergmaterials/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "NCC Industry operations in Sweden and Norway", "slug": "ncc-industry-sweden-and-norway", "country": "SE", "city": "Stockholm", "website": "", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Chemicals and materials", "slug": "chemicals-and-materials" }, "headcount": "", "value": "about SEK 5.5 billion", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Buyer press release, 7 October 2026", "url": "https://www.heidelbergmaterials.com/en/pr-2026-10-07", "primary": true }, { "label": "Seller press release (Inderes mirror), 7 October 2026", "url": "https://www.inderes.se/en/releases/ncc-divests-business-area-industry-for-sek-82-billion-and-strengthens-focus-on-contracting", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-07T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-07T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/heidelberg-materials-agrees-to-acquire-ncc-industry-sweden-and-norway" }, { "key": "bioworld-merchandising:bjorna:2026-10", "slug": "bioworld-acquires-bjorna", "title": "Bioworld acquires Björna", "summary": "Character World Brands, the UK-based division of US merchandise company Bioworld, announced on 6 October 2026 that it had acquired Björna, a Danish home textiles company with sourcing and design capabilities and retail relationships across the Nordic region.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-06" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-06", "first_published": "2026-10-06", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Bioworld Merchandising, Inc.", "slug": "bioworld-merchandising", "country": "US", "city": "Irving", "website": "https://www.bioworldmerch.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/bioworld-merchandising", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Björna", "slug": "bjorna", "country": "DK", "city": "Aarhus", "website": "https://bjorna.dk", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/björna", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Consumer goods and retail", "slug": "consumer-goods-and-retail" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Character World Brands (Bioworld) press release (Business Wire), 6 October 2026", "url": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261006876499/en/Character-World-Brands-a-Division-of-Bioworld-Acquires-Bjrna-and-CTI-to-Accelerate-European-Expansion", "primary": true }, { "label": "FinancialContent copy of the Business Wire release, 6 October 2026", "url": "https://www.financialcontent.com/article/bizwire-2026-10-6-character-world-brands-a-division-of-bioworld-acquires-bjrna-and-cti-to-accelerate-european-expansion", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-06T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-06T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/bioworld-acquires-bjorna" }, { "key": "bioworld-merchandising:chaulnes-textile-industries:2026-10", "slug": "bioworld-acquires-cti", "title": "Bioworld acquires CTI", "summary": "Character World Brands, the UK-based division of US merchandise company Bioworld, announced on 6 October 2026 that it had acquired Chaulnes Textile Industries (CTI), a French bedding and home accessories company.", 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identity resolution and audience activation, and completed the purchase on 22 October 2026, paying in Zeta Class A shares.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-06" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-22" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-06", "first_published": "2026-10-06", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Zeta Global Holdings Corp.", "slug": "zeta-global", "country": "US", "city": "New York", "website": "https://www.zetaglobal.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/zetaglobal", "investor": "https://investors.zetaglobal.com" }, "target": { "name": "Social Audience B.V. 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An adviser to Unit4 reported the transaction as closed on 13 October 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "announced", "date": "2026-10-06" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-13" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-06", "first_published": "2026-10-06", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Unit4", "slug": "unit4", "country": "NL", "city": "Utrecht", "website": "https://www.unit4.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/unit4/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Napta", "slug": "napta", "country": "FR", "city": "Paris", "website": "https://www.napta.io", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/napta-io/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Unit4 press release via PR Newswire (London and Paris), 6 October 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/unit4-to-acquire-napta-and-accelerate-skills-based-resource-management-for-professional--business-services-firms-302898810.html", "primary": true }, { "label": "Freeths adviser note on closing, 13 October 2026", "url": "https://www.freeths.co.uk/insights-events/press-releases/2026/freeths-advises-unit4-on-european-software-acquisition/", "primary": false }, { "label": "Constellation Research, 6 October 2026", "url": "https://www.constellationr.com/insights/news/unit4-acquires-napta-expand-resource-skills-management", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-06T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-06T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/unit4-acquires-napta" }, { "key": "main-capital-partners:raynet:2026-10", "slug": "main-capital-partners-takes-a-majority-stake-in-raynet", "title": "Main Capital Partners takes a majority stake in Raynet", "summary": "Software investor Main Capital Partners (The Hague) announced on 6 October 2026 the acquisition of a majority stake in Paderborn-based Raynet, a provider of IT visibility, IT asset management and security software, from PINOVA Capital.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-06" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-06", "first_published": "2026-10-06", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Main Capital Partners", "slug": "main-capital-partners", "country": "NL", "city": "The Hague", "website": "https://main.nl", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/main-capital-partners/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Raynet GmbH", "slug": "raynet", "country": "DE", "city": "Paderborn", "website": "https://raynet-inc.com", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "about 170", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Main Capital Partners press release, 6 October 2026", "url": "https://main.nl/press-release/main-acquires-raynet/", "primary": true }, { "label": "Raynet news release (mirror)", "url": "https://raynet-inc.com/news-en/raynet-enters-its-next-phase-of-growth-with-main-capital-partners/", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-06T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-06T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/main-capital-partners-takes-a-majority-stake-in-raynet" }, { "key": "apheon:hager-and-meisinger:2026-10", "slug": "apheon-takes-a-majority-stake-in-hager-and-meisinger", "title": "Apheon takes a majority stake in Hager & Meisinger", "summary": "Pan-European private equity firm Apheon (Brussels) acquired a majority stake in Neuss-based Hager & Meisinger, maker of premium dental instruments under the Meisinger and Jota brands, announced on 6 October 2026; the co-CEOs keep a significant stake.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-06" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-06", "first_published": "2026-10-06", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Apheon", "slug": "apheon", "country": "BE", "city": "Brussels", "website": "https://www.apheon.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/apheon/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Hager & Meisinger GmbH", "slug": "hager-and-meisinger", "country": "DE", "city": "Neuss", "website": "https://www.meisinger.de", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/3492513/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Medical technology", "slug": "medical-technology" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Apheon press release, 6 October 2026", "url": "https://www.apheon.com/apheon-news/apheon-acquires-a-majority-stake-in-hager-meisinger-a-global-leader-in-premium-dental-instruments/", "primary": true }, { "label": "Orrick deal note, October 2026", "url": "https://www.orrick.com/en/News/2026/10/Controlling-Stake-in-Hager-and-Meisinger-Acquired-by-Private-Equity-Firm-Apheon", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-06T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-06T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/apheon-takes-a-majority-stake-in-hager-and-meisinger" }, { "key": "apcoa:uk-parking-patrol:2026-10", "slug": "apcoa-to-acquire-uk-parking-patrol", "title": "APCOA to acquire UK Parking Patrol", "summary": "European parking operator APCOA, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, announced on 6 October 2026 that it is acquiring UK Parking Patrol, a UK parking enforcement provider serving retail parks, arenas, airports and commercial sites, which will run as a stand-alone business within APCOA UK.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "announced", "stages": [ { "stage": "announced", "date": "2026-10-06" } ], "chapter": 1, "announced": "2026-10-06", "first_published": "2026-10-06", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "APCOA", "slug": "apcoa", "country": "DE", "city": "Stuttgart", "website": "https://www.apcoa.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/apcoa-parking-holdings-gmbh/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "UK Parking Patrol", "slug": "uk-parking-patrol", "country": "GB", "city": "Manchester", "website": "", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Business and professional services", "slug": "business-and-professional-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "APCOA UK news release, 6 October 2026", "url": "https://uk.apcoa.com/news/apcoa-acquires-uk-parking-patrol/", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-06T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-06T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/apcoa-to-acquire-uk-parking-patrol" }, { "key": "init:applied-autonomy:2026-10", "slug": "init-takes-a-majority-stake-in-applied-autonomy", "title": "init takes a majority stake in Applied Autonomy", "summary": "Karlsruhe-based transit software group init took a 67.74 percent stake in Applied Autonomy of Kongsberg, Norway, which makes software to operate and monitor autonomous vehicles in public transport, airports and logistics. The stake was acquired on 1 October 2026 and announced on 5 October.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-01" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-05", "first_published": "2026-10-05", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "init innovation in traffic systems SE", "slug": "init", "country": "DE", "city": "Karlsruhe", "website": "https://www.initse.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/initgroup/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Applied Autonomy", "slug": "applied-autonomy", "country": "NO", "city": "Kongsberg", "website": "https://www.appliedautonomy.no", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/appliedautonomy/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Buyer release (EQS News), 5 October 2026", "url": "https://live.deutsche-boerse.com/news/EQS-News-init-is-entering-the-market-for-the-management-of-autonomous-fleets-through-a-stake-in-successful-Norwegian-start-up-a37a2443-06e7-46ed-a2e7-7186862cf102", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-05T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-05T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/init-takes-a-majority-stake-in-applied-autonomy" }, { "key": "addtech:mechanical-power-transmission:2026-10", "slug": "addtech-takes-a-majority-stake-in-mechanical-power-transmission", "title": "Addtech takes a majority stake in Mechanical Power Transmission", "summary": "Addtech of Stockholm, Sweden, through its Industry business area, bought 82 percent of Stoke-on-Trent based Mechanical Power Transmission, which makes custom gears, transmissions and driveline parts under the DePe Gear brand for defence, energy, rail, aerospace and mining customers; closing took place on 2 October 2026 and the deal was announced on 5 October.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-02" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-05", "first_published": "2026-10-05", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Addtech AB", "slug": "addtech", "country": "SE", "city": "Stockholm", "website": "https://www.addtech.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/addtech-ab/", "investor": "https://www.addtech.com/investors/" }, "target": { "name": "Mechanical Power Transmission Ltd", "slug": "mechanical-power-transmission", "country": "GB", "city": "Stoke-on-Trent", "website": "", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Industrial machinery", "slug": "industrial-machinery" }, "headcount": "57", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Addtech press release via Cision, 5 October 2026", "url": "https://news.cision.com/addtech/r/addtech-acquires-mechanical-power-transmission-ltd,c4404299", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-05T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-05T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/addtech-takes-a-majority-stake-in-mechanical-power-transmission" }, { "key": "vitec:zmartek:2026-10", "slug": "vitec-acquires-zmartek", "title": "Vitec acquires ZMartek", "summary": "Umea, Sweden-based Vitec Software Group bought all shares in ZMartek, a Tampere, Finland developer of the Reccu ERP system for the recycling industry, through its Finnish unit Vitec Tietomitta. The deal was announced and consolidated from 2 October 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-02" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-02", "first_published": "2026-10-02", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Vitec Software Group AB", "slug": "vitec", "country": "SE", "city": "Umea", "website": "https://www.vitecsoftware.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/50543/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "ZMartek Oy", "slug": "zmartek", "country": "FI", "city": "Tampere", "website": "https://zmartek.fi", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "4", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Buyer press release (MFN), 2 October 2026", "url": "https://mfn.se/a/vitec-software-group/vitec-makes-add-on-acquisition-of-software-company-zmartek-oy", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-02T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-02T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/vitec-acquires-zmartek" }, { "key": "dresser-utility-solutions:rmg-messtechnik:2026-10", "slug": "dresser-utility-solutions-agrees-to-acquire-rmg", "title": "Dresser Utility Solutions agrees to acquire RMG", "summary": "Dresser Utility Solutions, a Houston, Texas provider of infrastructure technology for utilities and industrial customers, announced on 1 October 2026 that it had signed an agreement to acquire RMG Messtechnik, a maker of ultrasonic and turbine gas meters, gas chromatographs and flow computers based in Butzbach, Germany. RMG has about 230 employees worldwide.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-29" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-01", "first_published": "2026-10-01", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Dresser Utility Solutions LLC", "slug": "dresser-utility-solutions", "country": "US", "city": "Houston", "website": "https://dresserutility.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/dresser-utility-solutions", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "RMG Messtechnik GmbH", "slug": "rmg-messtechnik", "country": "DE", "city": "Butzbach", "website": "https://www.rmg.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/rmg-messtechnik", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Industrial technology", "slug": "industrial-technology" }, "headcount": "about 230", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Dresser Utility Solutions press release, 1 October 2026", "url": "https://dresserutility.com/dresser-utility-solutions-signs-agreement-to-acquire-rmg/", "primary": true }, { "label": "Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek note on advising RMG, 5 October 2026", "url": "https://www.heuking.de/en/news-events/latest-news/article/heuking-advises-rmg-messtechnik-gmbh-on-the-sale-to-dresser-utility-solutions.html", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-01T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-01T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/dresser-utility-solutions-agrees-to-acquire-rmg" }, { "key": "oem-international:abssac:2026-10", "slug": "oem-international-acquires-abssac", "title": "OEM International acquires ABSSAC", "summary": "Swedish technology trading group OEM International bought all shares in ABSSAC, an Evesham, England distributor of industrial motion and power transmission products with annual sales of about GBP 2.5 million, completing on 1 October 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-01" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-10-01", "first_published": "2026-10-01", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "OEM International AB", "slug": "oem-international", "country": "SE", "city": "Tranås", "website": "https://www.oem.se", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "ABSSAC Ltd", "slug": "abssac", "country": "GB", "city": "Evesham", "website": "https://www.abssac.co.uk", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/abssac-limited/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Industrial machinery", "slug": "industrial-machinery" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "OEM International press release via MFN, 1 October 2026", "url": "https://mfn.se/a/oem-international/oem-international-acquires-abssac-ltd", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-10-01T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-01T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/oem-international-acquires-abssac" }, { "key": "ca-animation:capitelli:2026-10", "slug": "ca-animation-takes-a-majority-stake-in-capitelli", "title": "CA Animation takes a majority stake in Capitelli", "summary": "The CA Animation agri-food group signed a binding agreement on 1 October 2026 to buy 90% of Capitelli Fratelli, a cured-meats producer in Borgonovo Val Tidone (Piacenza), taking Italmobiliare's 80% and a further 10% from the founding family. Closing is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to Italian Golden Power clearance.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-10-01" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-10-01", "first_published": "2026-10-01", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "CA Animation", "slug": "ca-animation", "country": "FR", "city": "", "website": "", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Capitelli Fratelli Srl", "slug": "capitelli", "country": "IT", "city": "Borgonovo Val Tidone", "website": "", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Food and agriculture", "slug": "food-and-agriculture" }, "headcount": "", "value": "EUR 36 million", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Italmobiliare (seller, Borsa Italiana-listed) press release, 1 October 2026", "url": "https://www.italmobiliare.it/en/archive/press-releases/italmobiliare-agreement-reached-sale-capitelli-ca-animation-group", "primary": true }, { "label": "Food Business MEA, October 2026", "url": "https://www.foodbusinessmea.com/?p=2164584", "primary": false }, { "label": "Milano Finanza ('Capitelli va ai francesi')", "url": "https://www.milanofinanza.it/news/capitelli-va-ai-francesi-2719504", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-10-01T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-10-01T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/ca-animation-takes-a-majority-stake-in-capitelli" }, { "key": "hig-capital:arco:2026-09", "slug": "hig-capital-acquires-arco", "title": "H.I.G. Capital acquires Arco", "summary": "An affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, the Miami-based investment firm, announced on 30 September 2026 that it had completed the acquisition of Arco Limited, a Hull, UK, distributor of safety equipment and provider of site safety services.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-30" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-30", "first_published": "2026-09-30", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C.", "slug": "hig-capital", "country": "US", "city": "Miami", "website": "https://hig.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/h-i-g--capital", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Arco Limited", "slug": "arco", "country": "GB", "city": "Hull", "website": "https://www.arco.co.uk", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/arco-experts-in-safety", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Business and professional services", "slug": "business-and-professional-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "H.I.G. 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Completion is subject to merger control clearance.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-30" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-09-30", "first_published": "2026-09-30", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Metis Group", "slug": "metis-group", "country": "NL", "city": "Eindhoven", "website": "https://www.metis-group.nl", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Assmy & Böttger Electronic GmbH", "slug": "a-plus-b-electronic", "country": "DE", "city": "Großenkneten", "website": "", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Semiconductors and electronics", "slug": "semiconductors-and-electronics" }, "headcount": "about 130", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Gimv portfolio news release, 30 September 2026", "url": "https://www.gimv.com/en/news/metis-group-acquires-assmy-bottger-electronic-gmbh-germany-marking-its-first-step-towards", "primary": true }, { "label": "Evertiq report, 1 October 2026", "url": "https://evertiq.com/news/2026-10-01-metis-group-acquires-german-ems-provider-ab-electronic", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-09-30T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-30T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/metis-group-agrees-to-acquire-a-plus-b-electronic" }, { "key": "hig-capital:torque:2026-09", "slug": "hig-capital-acquires-torque", "title": "H.I.G. Capital acquires Torque", "summary": "An affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, the Miami-based investment firm, announced on 29 September 2026 that it had completed the acquisition of Torque Holdings Limited, a UK provider of omni-channel fulfilment, warehousing, returns management and freight forwarding services.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-29" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-29", "first_published": "2026-09-29", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C.", "slug": "hig-capital", "country": "US", "city": "Miami", "website": "https://hig.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/h-i-g--capital", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Torque Holdings Limited", "slug": "torque", "country": "GB", "city": "Leeds", "website": "https://www.torque.eu", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/torque-logistics-limited", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Transport and logistics", "slug": "transport-and-logistics" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "H.I.G. Capital press release (PR Newswire), 29 September 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/hig-capital-completes-acquisition-of-torque-302891996.html", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-29T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-29T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/hig-capital-acquires-torque" }, { "key": "met-group:zephiros-energy-trading:2026-09", "slug": "met-group-takes-a-majority-stake-in-zephiros-energy-trading", "title": "MET Group takes a majority stake in Zephiros Energy Trading", "summary": "Swiss energy company MET Group, headquartered in Baar, took a majority stake in Zephiros Energy Trading, a licensed Greek renewable energy aggregator that also trades power and services wind, solar and battery assets, announcing the completed deal on 29 September 2026.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-29" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-29", "first_published": "2026-09-29", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "MET Group", "slug": "met-group", "country": "CH", "city": "Baar", "website": "https://met.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/met-group/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Zephiros Energy Trading S.A.", "slug": "zephiros-energy-trading", "country": "GR", "city": "Marousi (Athens)", "website": "https://zephiros.gr", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/zephiros-gr/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Energy and utilities", "slug": "energy-and-utilities" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Buyer press release, 29 September 2026", "url": "https://met.com/en/media/press-releases/met-group-acquires-majority-stake-in-greek-renewable-energy-aggregator-zephiros-energy-trading/", "primary": true }, { "label": "Buyer about page (HQ Baar)", "url": "https://met.com/en/about-us/", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-29T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-29T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/met-group-takes-a-majority-stake-in-zephiros-energy-trading" }, { "key": "eduviva:tts:2026-09", "slug": "eduviva-acquires-tts", "title": "Eduviva acquires TTS", "summary": "Swedish educational supplies group Eduviva, based in Osby and owned by Nalka, bought RM plc's TTS business (RM Educational Resources Ltd), a Nottingham-headquartered supplier of learning resources and furniture to schools and pre-schools, signing and completing on 29 September 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-29" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-29" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-29", "first_published": "2026-09-29", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Eduviva Group AB", "slug": "eduviva", "country": "SE", "city": "Osby", "website": "https://www.eduvivagroup.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/eduviva-group-ab/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "RM Educational Resources Ltd", "slug": "tts", "country": "GB", "city": "Nottingham", "website": "https://www.tts-group.co.uk", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Education", "slug": "education" }, "headcount": "over 200", "value": "up to GBP 53.5 million", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "RM plc RNS 'Strategic sale of TTS business' via Investegate, 29 September 2026", "url": "https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/eqs/rm--rm./rm-plc-strategic-sale-of-tts-business/9797263", "primary": true }, { "label": "Eduviva Group press release via MFN, 29 September 2026", "url": "https://mfn.se/a/eduviva/eduviva-group-continues-its-european-expansion-with-the-acquisition-of-tts-in-the-uk", "primary": true }, { "label": "Nalka news item, 29 September 2026", "url": "https://www.nalka.com/news/eduviva-group-continues-its-european-expansion-with-the-acquisition-of-tts-in-the-uk/", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-29T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-29T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/eduviva-acquires-tts" }, { "key": "hcltech:robotiq-ai:2026-09", "slug": "hcltech-to-acquire-robotiqai", "title": "HCLTech to acquire Robotiq.ai", "summary": "HCLSoftware, the software division of India's HCLTech, announced on 28 September 2026 its intent to acquire Robotiq.ai, an enterprise robotic process automation platform provider based in Zagreb, Croatia.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "announced", "stages": [ { "stage": "announced", "date": "2026-09-28" } ], "chapter": 1, "announced": "2026-09-28", "first_published": "2026-09-28", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "HCL Technologies Limited", "slug": "hcltech", "country": "IN", "city": "Noida", "website": "https://www.hcltech.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/hcltech", "investor": "https://www.hcltech.com/investors" }, "target": { "name": "Robotiq.ai", "slug": "robotiq-ai", "country": "HR", "city": "Zagreb", "website": "https://www.robotiq.ai", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/robotiqai", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "HCLTech press release, HCLSoftware to acquire Robotiq.ai, 28 September 2026", "url": "https://www.hcltech.com/press-releases/hclsoftware-acquire-robotiqai-strengthening-enterprise-agentic-automation", "primary": true }, { "label": "Kyodo News PR Wire copy of the release (as entered by the issuer), 29 September 2026", "url": "https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/release/202609296811", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-09-28T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-28T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/hcltech-to-acquire-robotiqai" }, { "key": "lifco:micronova:2026-09", "slug": "lifco-agrees-to-acquire-micronova", "title": "Lifco agrees to acquire Micronova", "summary": "Stockholm-listed group Lifco signed an agreement on 28 September 2026 to acquire all shares of Micronova, a maker of customised electronic boards and touch-screen displays based in Vigonza near Padua, Italy. Lifco expects to consolidate the company in the fourth quarter of 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-28" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-09-28", "first_published": "2026-09-28", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Lifco AB", "slug": "lifco", "country": "SE", "city": "Stockholm", "website": "https://www.lifco.se", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/lifco-ab-publ-/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Micronova S.r.l.", "slug": "micronova", "country": "IT", "city": "Vigonza", "website": "https://micronovasrl.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/micronova-srl/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Semiconductors and electronics", "slug": "semiconductors-and-electronics" }, "headcount": "49", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Lifco press release (Inderes/MFN distribution), 28 September 2026", "url": "https://www.inderes.fi/en/releases/lifco-acquires-micronova-in-italy", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-28T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-28T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/lifco-agrees-to-acquire-micronova" }, { "key": "ibm:logiq-consulting:2026-09", "slug": "ibm-acquires-logiq-consulting", "title": "IBM acquires Logiq Consulting", "summary": "IBM announced on 24 September 2026 that it had acquired Logiq Consulting, a UK cybersecurity consultancy and secure solutions provider serving defence, government, critical national infrastructure and regulated sectors. The release, issued by IBM UK in London, did not disclose financial terms.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-24" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-24", "first_published": "2026-09-24", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "International Business Machines Corporation", "slug": "ibm", "country": "US", "city": "Armonk", "website": "https://www.ibm.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/ibm", "investor": "https://www.ibm.com/investor" }, "target": { "name": "Logiq Consulting", "slug": "logiq-consulting", "country": "GB", "city": "Bristol", "website": "https://www.logiq.co.uk", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/logiqconsulting", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "IBM newsroom press release, 24 September 2026", "url": "https://newsroom.ibm.com/2026-09-24-ibm-acquires-logiq-consulting-to-expand-secure-digital-transformation-and-cybersecurity-capabilities-in-the-uk", "primary": true }, { "label": "Logiq website (homepage banner and 'Logiq becomes an IBM company' news item dated 24 September 2026)", "url": "https://www.logiq.co.uk/", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-09-24T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-24T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/ibm-acquires-logiq-consulting" }, { "key": "vertiv:king-environmental-services:2026-09", "slug": "vertiv-acquires-king-environmental-services", "title": "Vertiv acquires King Environmental Services", "summary": "Vertiv, based in Westerville, Ohio, completed its acquisition of King Environmental Services (KES), an Irish provider of fluid management, flushing, commissioning and load testing for liquid-cooled data centres, on 26 October 2026. The agreement had been announced on 24 September 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-24" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-26" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-24", "first_published": "2026-09-24", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Vertiv Holdings Co", "slug": "vertiv", "country": "US", "city": "Westerville", "website": "https://www.vertiv.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/vertiv", "investor": "https://investors.vertiv.com" }, "target": { "name": "King Environmental Services Ltd.", "slug": "king-environmental-services", "country": "IE", "city": "", "website": "", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Data centres and digital infrastructure", "slug": "data-centres-and-digital-infrastructure" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Vertiv press release (agreement), 24 September 2026", "url": "https://investors.vertiv.com/news/news-details/2026/Vertiv-Announces-Agreement-to-Acquire-King-Environmental-Services-Ltd--Expanding-Global-Fluid-Management-Services/default.aspx", "primary": true }, { "label": "Vertiv press release (completion, Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K), 26 October 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001674101/000162828026067127/exhibit991vrt-q42026102620.htm", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-24T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-24T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/vertiv-acquires-king-environmental-services" }, { "key": "schneider-electric:shelly-group:2026-09", "slug": "schneider-electric-agrees-to-acquire-shelly-group", "title": "Schneider Electric agrees to acquire Shelly Group", "summary": "French energy technology group Schneider Electric signed an investment agreement on 24 September 2026 with Shelly Group of Sofia, Bulgaria, a maker of smart home and IoT devices, backing a planned cash tender offer of EUR 70 per share for all shares. Founders holding about 57 percent support the bid, which needs a 95 percent minimum and approvals; closing is expected in the first quarter of 2027.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-24" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-09-24", "first_published": "2026-09-24", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Schneider Electric SE", "slug": "schneider-electric", "country": "FR", "city": "Rueil-Malmaison", "website": "https://www.se.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/schneider-electric/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Shelly Group SE", "slug": "shelly-group", "country": "BG", "city": "Sofia", "website": "https://www.shelly.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/shellygroup/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Semiconductors and electronics", "slug": "semiconductors-and-electronics" }, "headcount": "", "value": "EUR 1.2 billion", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Target release (EQS News), 24 September 2026", "url": "https://live.deutsche-boerse.com/news/EQS-News-Shelly-Group-Has-Entered-Into-an-Investment-Agreement-With-Schneider-Electric-on-the-intended-Voluntary-Public-Takeover-supported-by-the-founders-23f50c26-0b24-487d-93eb-dfe2b572101d", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-24T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-24T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/schneider-electric-agrees-to-acquire-shelly-group" }, { "key": "mvc-group:tailfin:2026-09", "slug": "mvc-group-takes-a-majority-stake-in-tailfin", "title": "MVC Group takes a majority stake in Tailfin", "summary": "Italian cycling and outdoor apparel group MVC Group, owner of Castelli and Sportful, announced on 24 September 2026 that it has acquired Tailfin, a Bristol-founded maker of premium bikepacking bags, racks and accessories; the founder and management keep a minority stake.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-24" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-24", "first_published": "2026-09-24", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "MVC Group", "slug": "mvc-group", "country": "IT", "city": "Fonzaso", "website": "https://www.mvcgroup.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/manifattura-valcismon/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Tailfin", "slug": "tailfin", "country": "GB", "city": "Bristol", "website": "https://www.tailfin.cc", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Consumer goods and retail", "slug": "consumer-goods-and-retail" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "MVC Group news release (Italian), 24 September 2026", "url": "https://www.mvcgroup.com/it/mvc-group-acquisisce-tailfin-ed-entra-nel-settore-premium-del-bikepacking", "primary": true }, { "label": "Business Wire release as syndicated by Barchart on Webull, September 2026", "url": "https://www.webull.com/news/15632399492318208", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-09-24T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-24T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/mvc-group-takes-a-majority-stake-in-tailfin" }, { "key": "cruinn-diagnostics:katalyst-diagnostics:2026-09", "slug": "cruinn-diagnostics-to-acquire-katalyst-diagnostics", "title": "Cruinn Diagnostics to acquire Katalyst Diagnostics", "summary": "Irish laboratory diagnostics distributor Cruinn Diagnostics, backed by Waterland, announced on 24 September 2026 the acquisition of Katalyst Diagnostics, a London-based supplier of point-of-care diagnostics to the NHS and clinical customers, as its entry into the UK market.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "announced", "stages": [ { "stage": "announced", "date": "2026-09-24" } ], "chapter": 1, "announced": "2026-09-24", "first_published": "2026-09-24", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Cruinn Diagnostics Ltd", "slug": "cruinn-diagnostics", "country": "IE", "city": "Dublin", "website": "https://www.cruinndiagnostics.ie", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/cruinn-diagnostics-ltd/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Katalyst Diagnostics Ltd", "slug": "katalyst-diagnostics", "country": "GB", "city": "London", "website": "https://www.katalystdiagnostics.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/katalyst-diagnostics/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Medical technology", "slug": "medical-technology" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Waterland news release (Dublin dateline), 24 September 2026", "url": "https://www.waterlandpe.com/cruinn-acquires-katalyst-diagnostics-to-enter-uk-market-and-accelerate-growth-strategy/", "primary": true }, { "label": "Oaklins deal note (sell-side adviser), September 2026", "url": "https://www.oaklins.com/ie/en/deals/112260/", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-09-24T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-24T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/cruinn-diagnostics-to-acquire-katalyst-diagnostics" }, { "key": "a-and-b-couture:bertan:2026-09", "slug": "a-and-b-couture-takes-a-majority-stake-in-bertan", "title": "A&B Couture takes a majority stake in Bertan", "summary": "A&B Couture, a high-end garment manufacturing group based in the Vendée, France, announced on 24 September 2026 that it has become majority shareholder of Bertan, a knitwear atelier founded in 1965 in Borgoricco (Veneto) that works for fashion houses.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-24" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-24", "first_published": "2026-09-24", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "A&B Couture", "slug": "a-and-b-couture", "country": "FR", "city": "", "website": "https://ab-couture.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/a-b-couture/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Bertan", "slug": "bertan", "country": "IT", "city": "Borgoricco", "website": "https://bertan.it", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/bertan-maglie-srl/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Consumer goods and retail", "slug": "consumer-goods-and-retail" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "A&B Couture press release via PR Newswire (Paris), 24 September 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/fr/communiques-de-presse/ab-couture-devient-lactionnaire-majoritaire-de-bertan-atelier-italien-dexcellence-specialise-dans-la-maille-302886341.html", "primary": true }, { "label": "Le Journal des Entreprises, September 2026", "url": "https://www.lejournaldesentreprises.com/article/ab-couture-devient-actionnaire-majoritaire-de-latelier-italien-bertan-2147788", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-09-24T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-24T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/a-and-b-couture-takes-a-majority-stake-in-bertan" }, { "key": "arcturus-therapeutics:myneo:2026-09", "slug": "arcturus-therapeutics-agrees-to-acquire-myneo", "title": "Arcturus Therapeutics agrees to acquire myNEO", "summary": "Arcturus Therapeutics, based in San Diego, California, signed a definitive agreement on 23 September 2026 to acquire myNEO, an AI-driven drug discovery company in Ghent, Belgium. The deal is subject to customary closing conditions.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-23" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-09-23", "first_published": "2026-09-23", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc.", "slug": "arcturus-therapeutics", "country": "US", "city": "San Diego", "website": "https://arcturusrx.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/arcturus-therapeutics", "investor": "https://ir.arcturusrx.com" }, "target": { "name": "myNEO Therapeutics", "slug": "myneo", "country": "BE", "city": "Ghent", "website": "https://www.myneotx.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/myneotx", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Pharma and biotech", "slug": "pharma-and-biotech" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Arcturus Therapeutics press release (Exhibit 99.2 to Form 8-K), 23 September 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001768224/000119380526001277/e665798_ex99-2.htm", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-23T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-23T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/arcturus-therapeutics-agrees-to-acquire-myneo" }, { "key": "huspy:integra-finance:2026-09", "slug": "huspy-acquires-integra-finance", "title": "Huspy acquires Integra Finance", "summary": "Huspy, a mortgage and real estate technology company founded in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, announced on 23 September 2026 that it had acquired Integra Finance, an Italian credit intermediary offering mortgages, personal and corporate loans and insurance. Terms were not disclosed.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-23" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-23", "first_published": "2026-09-23", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Huspy", "slug": "huspy", "country": "AE", "city": "Dubai", "website": "https://huspy.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/huspy", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Integra Finance", "slug": "integra-finance", "country": "IT", "city": "Bergamo", "website": "https://www.integra-finance.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/integrafinance", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Financial services and insurance", "slug": "financial-services-and-insurance" }, "headcount": "more than 160 advisors", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Huspy press release (PR Newswire), UAE-founded Huspy announces USD 86 million investment in Italy, acquires Integra Finance, 23 September 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/uae-founded-huspy-announces-86-million-investment-in-italy-acquires-integra-finance-302886447.html", "primary": true }, { "label": "Zawya copy of the Huspy release", "url": "https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/uae-founded-huspy-announces-86mln-investment-in-italy-acquires-integra-finance-1136204", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-09-23T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-23T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/huspy-acquires-integra-finance" }, { "key": "c-h-beck:lextenso:2026-09", "slug": "c-h-beck-acquires-lextenso", "title": "C.H.Beck acquires Lextenso", "summary": "Munich legal publisher C.H.Beck announced in late September 2026 that it was set to take over Lextenso, a French legal publisher selling books, journals and online legal databases, from Montesquieu Participations. Legal press reported the transaction as finalised on 13 October 2026, with Lextenso keeping its brand and management.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "announced", "date": "2026-09-23" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-13" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-23", "first_published": "2026-09-23", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Verlag C.H.Beck", "slug": "c-h-beck", "country": "DE", "city": "Munich", "website": "https://www.chbeck.de", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Lextenso", "slug": "lextenso", "country": "FR", "city": "", "website": "https://www.lextenso.fr", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Media and marketing", "slug": "media-and-marketing" }, "headcount": "about 240", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "C.H.Beck company announcement on its beck-aktuell portal, 23 September 2026", "url": "https://www.beck-aktuell.de/rechtsbranche/advertorials/chbeck-investition-noxtua-rechts-ki-2026-09-23", "primary": true }, { "label": "Le Monde du Droit, Lextenso announcement, 28 September 2026", "url": "https://www.lemondedudroit.fr/on-en-parle/105957-edition-juridique-lextenso-et-lallemand-c-h-beck-se-rapprochent.html", "primary": false }, { "label": "Le Monde du Droit deal note (August Debouzy for C.H.Beck), finalised 13 October 2026", "url": "https://www.lemondedudroit.fr/deals/106241-august-debouzy-conseille-verlag-c-h-beck.html", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-09-23T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-23T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/c-h-beck-acquires-lextenso" }, { "key": "superior-energy-services:welltec:2026-09", "slug": "superior-energy-services-agrees-to-acquire-welltec", "title": "Superior Energy Services agrees to acquire Welltec", "summary": "Superior Energy Services, an energy services company based in Houston, Texas, announced on 22 September 2026 that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Welltec International, a provider of robotic well intervention and metal expandable packer technology headquartered in Allerød, Denmark. Welltec has about 1,000 employees and operations in more than 50 countries, and its sellers are Exor and 7-Industries.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-22" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-09-22", "first_published": "2026-09-22", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Superior Energy Services, Inc.", "slug": "superior-energy-services", "country": "US", "city": "Houston", "website": "https://www.superiorenergy.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/superior-energy-services", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Welltec International ApS", "slug": "welltec", "country": "DK", "city": "Allerød", "website": "https://www.welltec.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/welltec", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Energy and utilities", "slug": "energy-and-utilities" }, "headcount": "about 1,000", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Superior Energy Services press release (GlobeNewswire), 22 September 2026", "url": "https://www.superiorenergy.com/News/News-Releases/News-Release-Viewer/?i=170155~superior-announces-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-welltec-international-expanding-its-intervention-and-completions-portfolio-and-global-reach", "primary": true }, { "label": "Verbatim GlobeNewswire copy on The Manila Times, 23 September 2026", "url": "https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/23/tmt-newswire/globenewswire/superior-announces-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-welltec-international-expanding-its-intervention-and-completions-portfolio-and-global-reach/2430703", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-09-22T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-22T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/superior-energy-services-agrees-to-acquire-welltec" }, { "key": "main-capital-partners:qbees:2026-09", "slug": "main-capital-partners-agrees-to-acquire-qbees", "title": "Main Capital Partners agrees to acquire qbees", "summary": "Main Capital Partners (The Hague) announced on 22 September 2026 the acquisition of qbees, an Ohlstadt-based provider of managed IT services and software for banks, exchanges and fintechs.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-22" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-09-22", "first_published": "2026-09-22", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Main Capital Partners", "slug": "main-capital-partners", "country": "NL", "city": "The Hague", "website": "https://main.nl", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/main-capital-partners/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "qbees GmbH", "slug": "qbees", "country": "DE", "city": "Ohlstadt", "website": "https://qbees.io", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/qbees-gmbh/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Main Capital Partners press release, 22 September 2026", "url": "https://main.nl/press-release/main-capital-partners-acquires-german-managed-it-services-and-software-solutions-provider-qbees/", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-22T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-22T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/main-capital-partners-agrees-to-acquire-qbees" }, { "key": "hg:entersoftone:2026-09", "slug": "hg-takes-a-majority-stake-in-entersoftone", "title": "Hg takes a majority stake in ENTERSOFTONE", "summary": "Software investor Hg announced on 22 September 2026 a majority investment in ENTERSOFTONE, an Athens, Greece provider of ERP, CRM, retail and e-invoicing software also active in Romania, Bulgaria and Cyprus. Existing shareholders keep significant stakes; closing is expected later in 2026 subject to customary conditions.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "announced", "stages": [ { "stage": "announced", "date": "2026-09-22" } ], "chapter": 1, "announced": "2026-09-22", "first_published": "2026-09-22", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Hg", "slug": "hg-capital", "country": "GB", "city": "London", "website": "https://hgcapital.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/hgcapital/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "ENTERSOFTONE", "slug": "entersoftone", "country": "GR", "city": "Athens", "website": "https://entersoftone.gr", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/entersoftone/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "about EUR 1 billion", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Buyer news release, 22 September 2026", "url": "https://hgcapital.com/insights/entersoftone-secures-majority-investment-from-hg", "primary": true }, { "label": "CBN Cyprus", "url": "https://www.cbn.com.cy/article/133835/hg-acquires-majority-stake-in-entersoftone-valuation-at-1-billion", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-09-22T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-22T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/hg-takes-a-majority-stake-in-entersoftone" }, { "key": "adlib-software:paperbox:2026-09", "slug": "adlib-agrees-to-acquire-paperbox", "title": "Adlib agrees to acquire Paperbox", "summary": "Adlib Software, a Texas-based provider of document and data software for regulated industries, signed an agreement on 21 September 2026 to acquire Paperbox, a Ghent, Belgium, company whose AI platform sorts and routes inbound insurance communications. Closing is subject to customary conditions.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-21" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-09-21", "first_published": "2026-09-21", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Adlib Software", "slug": "adlib-software", "country": "US", "city": "Grapevine", "website": "https://www.adlibsoftware.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/adlib-software", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Paperbox", "slug": "paperbox", "country": "BE", "city": "Ghent", "website": "https://www.paperbox.ai", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/paperboxai", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Adlib Software press release (PR Newswire), 21 September 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/adlib-acquires-paperbox-combining-agentic-intake--orchestration-with-a-data-foundation-regulators-trust-302884706.html", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-21T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-21T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/adlib-agrees-to-acquire-paperbox" }, { "key": "returnpro:if-returns:2026-09", "slug": "returnpro-acquires-if-returns", "title": "ReturnPro acquires iF Returns", "summary": "ReturnPro, a US returns management and recommerce company, announced on 21 September 2026 that it had acquired iF Returns, a Madrid-based returns and exchanges platform serving more than 200 brands across Europe.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-21" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-21", "first_published": "2026-09-21", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "ReturnPro", "slug": "returnpro", "country": "US", "city": "Miami", "website": "https://www.returnpro.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/returnpro1", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "iF Returns", "slug": "if-returns", "country": "ES", "city": "Madrid", "website": "https://www.ifreturns.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/ifreturns", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "ReturnPro news page on its acquisition of iF Returns, 21 September 2026", "url": "https://www.returnpro.com/company/news-events/news/business-wire-covers-returnpro-acquisition-of-if-returns", "primary": true }, { "label": "ReturnPro release via Business Wire (FinancialContent copy), 21 September 2026", "url": "https://www.financialcontent.com/article/bizwire-2026-9-21-returnpro-acquires-if-returns-expanding-technology-capabilities-and-global-reach", "primary": false }, { "label": "DC Velocity, ReturnPro acquires Spanish reverse logistics platform provider iF Returns, 23 September 2026", "url": "https://www.dcvelocity.com/supply-chain/other-services/reverse-logistics/returnpro-acquires-spanish-reverse-logistics-platform-provider-if-returns", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-09-21T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-21T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/returnpro-acquires-if-returns" }, { "key": "sazerac:berentzen:2026-09", "slug": "sazerac-to-acquire-berentzen", "title": "Sazerac to acquire Berentzen", "summary": "Sazerac Company, a spirits company headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, signed a business combination agreement with Berentzen-Gruppe, a listed beverage group in Haselünne, Germany, and announced a voluntary public takeover offer of EUR 5.55 per share in cash on 21 September 2026. The offer document was published on 23 October 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "announced", "stages": [ { "stage": "announced", "date": "2026-09-21" } ], "chapter": 1, "announced": "2026-09-21", "first_published": "2026-09-21", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Sazerac Company, Inc.", "slug": "sazerac", "country": "US", "city": "Louisville", "website": "https://www.sazerac.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/sazerac", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft", "slug": "berentzen", "country": "DE", "city": "Haselünne", "website": "https://www.berentzen-gruppe.de", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/berentzen-gruppe", "investor": "https://www.berentzen-gruppe.de/en/investors/" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Consumer goods and retail", "slug": "consumer-goods-and-retail" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Berentzen-Gruppe ad hoc announcement (EQS), 21 September 2026", "url": "https://ir-api.eqs.com/feeds/news/b1f646b7-3321-4bd1-8849-98efe47ecfd6/detail/675b25d7-e878-49c3-acd2-aa41550fb989/html?lang=en&feed_template=news", "primary": true }, { "label": "Sazerac Germany Holding GmbH press release on the start of the acceptance period (copy on finanzwire.com), 23 October 2026", "url": "https://www.finanzwire.com/press-release/acceptance-period-of-sazeracs-voluntary-public-takeover-offer-for-berentzen-gruppe-aktiengesellschaft-commences-3gt1zXFqWcr", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-09-21T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-21T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/sazerac-to-acquire-berentzen" }, { "key": "telix-pharmaceuticals:itm-isotope-technologies-munich:2026-09", "slug": "telix-agrees-to-acquire-itm", "title": "Telix agrees to acquire ITM", "summary": "Telix Pharmaceuticals, based in Melbourne, Australia, signed a share purchase agreement on 21 September 2026 to acquire all shares of ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE, a radiopharmaceutical company headquartered in Munich, Germany. Part of the price is paid in new Telix shares, and ITM shareholders would hold about 23.7 percent of Telix on completion.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-21" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-09-21", "first_published": "2026-09-21", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited", "slug": "telix-pharmaceuticals", "country": "AU", "city": "Melbourne", "website": "https://telixpharma.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/telixpharma", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE", "slug": "itm-isotope-technologies-munich", "country": "DE", "city": "Munich", "website": "https://itm-radiopharma.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/itm-radiopharma", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Pharma and biotech", "slug": "pharma-and-biotech" }, "headcount": "", "value": "USD 1.65 billion upfront (cash-free, debt-free) plus conting", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Telix Pharmaceuticals press release (PR Newswire APAC), Telix and ITM join forces, 21 September 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/telix-and-itm-join-forces-to-create-a-radiopharmaceutical-powerhouse-302884160.html", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-21T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-21T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/telix-agrees-to-acquire-itm" }, { "key": "aptean:fleetgo:2026-09", "slug": "aptean-acquires-fleetgo", "title": "Aptean acquires FleetGO", "summary": "Aptean, a software company based in Alpharetta, Georgia, announced on 17 September 2026 that it had acquired FleetGO, a logistics software provider in Hattem, the Netherlands, from the private equity firm Main Capital Partners. FleetGO's platform covers transport, fleet and warehouse management and telematics, and the company has more than 250 employees in nine European offices.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-17" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-17", "first_published": "2026-09-17", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Aptean", "slug": "aptean", "country": "US", "city": "Alpharetta", "website": "https://www.aptean.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/aptean", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "FleetGO", "slug": "fleetgo", "country": "NL", "city": "Hattem", "website": "https://fleetgo.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/fleetgo", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "more than 250", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Aptean press release, 17 September 2026", "url": "https://www.aptean.com/en-US/resources/pressroom/press-release/aptean-adds-leading-logistics-suite-through-acquisition-of-european-based-fleetgo-from-main-capital-partners", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-17T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-17T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/aptean-acquires-fleetgo" }, { "key": "ara-partners:bryden-wood:2026-09", "slug": "ara-partners-takes-a-majority-stake-in-bryden-wood", "title": "Ara Partners takes a majority stake in Bryden Wood", "summary": "Ara Partners, a US private markets firm focused on industrial decarbonisation, announced on 17 September 2026 that it had acquired a majority interest in Bryden Wood, a London-headquartered design and engineering consultancy for infrastructure and industrial facilities. Bryden Wood has 300 staff in London, Barcelona, Milan and Athens.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-17" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-17", "first_published": "2026-09-17", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Ara Partners", "slug": "ara-partners", "country": "US", "city": "Houston", "website": "https://www.arapartners.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/ara-partners", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Bryden Wood", "slug": "bryden-wood", "country": "GB", "city": "London", "website": "https://www.brydenwood.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/brydenwoodtechnology", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Construction and engineering", "slug": "construction-and-engineering" }, "headcount": "300", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Ara Partners press release, 17 September 2026", "url": "https://www.arapartners.com/news/ara-partners-acquires-majority-interest-in-bryden-wood-a-leading-international-integrated-design-and-engineering-firm/", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-17T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-17T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/ara-partners-takes-a-majority-stake-in-bryden-wood" }, { "key": "guesty:smily:2026-09", "slug": "guesty-acquires-smily", "title": "Guesty acquires Smily", "summary": "Guesty, a property management software company for short-term rentals, completed its acquisition of Smily, a French property management system and channel manager for vacation rental managers, on 17 September 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-17" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-17", "first_published": "2026-09-17", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Guesty, Inc.", "slug": "guesty", "country": "US", "city": "New York", "website": "https://www.guesty.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/guesty", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Smily (SAS BookingSync)", "slug": "smily", "country": "FR", "city": "Nevache", "website": "https://www.smily.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/smilycom", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Guesty press release (PR Newswire), 17 September 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/guesty-acquires-smily-deepening-its-investment-in-frances-booming-short-term-rental-market-302881655.html", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-17T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-17T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/guesty-acquires-smily" }, { "key": "trg:vista-technology-support:2026-09", "slug": "trg-acquires-vista-technology-support", "title": "TRG acquires Vista Technology Support", "summary": "TRG, a managed services provider for enterprise endpoint devices headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, acquired Vista Technology Support, a technology field services and support provider headquartered in Cardiff, Wales, that works across the UK and Ireland, on 16 September 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-16" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-16", "first_published": "2026-09-16", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "TRG", "slug": "trg", "country": "US", "city": "Cleveland", "website": "https://www.trgsolutions.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/trg", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Vista Technology Support", "slug": "vista-technology-support", "country": "GB", "city": "Cardiff", "website": "https://www.vistasupport.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/vistatechsupport", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "more than 400", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "TRG press release \"TRG Expands Field Services Capabilities with Acquisition of Vista Technology Support\" (PR Newswire), 16 September 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/trg-expands-field-services-capabilities-with-acquisition-of-vista-technology-support-302879449.html", "primary": true }, { "label": "BeBeez copy of the release, 16 September 2026", "url": "https://bebeez.eu/2026/09/16/trg-expands-field-services-capabilities-with-acquisition-of-vista-technology-support/", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-09-16T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-16T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/trg-acquires-vista-technology-support" }, { "key": "forfarmers:stw:2026-09", "slug": "forfarmers-agrees-to-acquire-stw", "title": "ForFarmers agrees to acquire STW", "summary": "Dutch animal feed group ForFarmers, based in Lochem, agreed on 16 September 2026 through its Polish subsidiary Tasomix to buy all shares in STW, a feed producer in Sokolow Podlaski, eastern Poland. Completion depends on Polish competition clearance and is expected at the start of 2027.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-16" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-09-16", "first_published": "2026-09-16", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "ForFarmers N.V.", "slug": "forfarmers", "country": "NL", "city": "Lochem", "website": "https://www.forfarmersgroup.eu", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "STW SA", "slug": "stw", "country": "PL", "city": "Sokolow Podlaski", "website": "", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Food and agriculture", "slug": "food-and-agriculture" }, "headcount": "76", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Buyer press release (Ritzau distribution), 16 September 2026", "url": "https://via.ritzau.dk/pressemeddelelse/15163811/forfarmers-nv?publisherId=90446", "primary": true }, { "label": "GlobeNewswire original (not opened, 403)", "url": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/16/3362830/0/en/forfarmers-expands-operations-in-poland-with-acquisition-of-stw-sa.html", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-09-16T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-16T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/forfarmers-agrees-to-acquire-stw" }, { "key": "nordic-climate-group:bakker-vakkeuken:2026-09", "slug": "nordic-climate-group-acquires-bakker-vakkeuken", "title": "Nordic Climate Group acquires Bakker Vakkeuken", "summary": "Nordic Climate Group (Danderyd, Sweden), a cooling and technical installation group part-owned by Altor Fund V, announced on 15 September 2026 that Bakker Vakkeuken, a Berlikum-based specialist in professional kitchens and cooling installations, had become part of the group.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-15" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-15", "first_published": "2026-09-15", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Nordic Climate Group", "slug": "nordic-climate-group", "country": "SE", "city": "Danderyd", "website": "https://www.nordicclimategroup.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/nordic-climate-group/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Bakker Vakkeuken", "slug": "bakker-vakkeuken", "country": "NL", "city": "Berlikum", "website": "https://www.bakkervakkeuken.nl", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/bakker-professional/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Construction and engineering", "slug": "construction-and-engineering" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Nordic Climate Group press release, 15 September 2026", "url": "https://www.nordicclimategroup.com/nyhetsrum/nyheter/press-release/nordic-climate-group-expands-dutch-offering-with-bakker-vakkeuken/", "primary": true }, { "label": "GlobeNewswire distribution (not opened, returned 403)", "url": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/15/3361775/0/en/nordic-climate-group-expands-dutch-offering-with-bakker-vakkeuken.html", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-09-15T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-15T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/nordic-climate-group-acquires-bakker-vakkeuken" }, { "key": "abacus-medicine-group:delfarma:2026-09", "slug": "abacus-medicine-group-agrees-to-acquire-delfarma", "title": "Abacus Medicine Group agrees to acquire Delfarma", "summary": "Copenhagen-based parallel distributor Abacus Medicine Group agreed on 14 September 2026 to buy Delfarma, a Polish parallel importer of medicines with its own repackaging production. The deal marks the group's entry into Poland and needs Polish competition clearance, expected within six to eight weeks.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-14" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-09-14", "first_published": "2026-09-14", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Abacus Medicine Group", "slug": "abacus-medicine-group", "country": "DK", "city": "Copenhagen", "website": "https://abacusmedicinegroup.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/abacus-medicine-group/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Delfarma", "slug": "delfarma", "country": "PL", "city": "Lodz", "website": "https://delfarma.pl", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/1710785/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Pharma and biotech", "slug": "pharma-and-biotech" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Buyer press release, 14 September 2026", "url": "https://abacusmedicinegroup.com/news/abacus-medicine-group-to-acquire-delfarma-strengthening-access-to-affordable-medicine-in-europe/", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-14T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-14T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/abacus-medicine-group-agrees-to-acquire-delfarma" }, { "key": "main-capital-partners:tribal-groups-businesses:2026-09", "slug": "main-capital-partners-agrees-to-acquire-tribal-groups-businesses", "title": "Main Capital Partners agrees to acquire Tribal Group's businesses", "summary": "Dutch software investor Main Capital Partners, through Thames Bidco, signed a conditional agreement on 11 September 2026 to buy all operating subsidiaries of AIM-listed Tribal Group, a UK education software and services provider; the price was raised on 27 September and Tribal shareholders approved the sale on 26 October.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-11" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-09-11", "first_published": "2026-09-11", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Main Capital Partners", "slug": "main-capital-partners", "country": "NL", "city": "The Hague", "website": "https://www.main.nl", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/main-capital-partners/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Tribal Group operating businesses", "slug": "tribal-groups-businesses", "country": "GB", "city": "Bristol", "website": "https://www.tribalgroup.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/tribal/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "about GBP 231.2 million", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Tribal Group RNS 'Proposed Acquisition by Main Capital Partners', 11 September 2026", "url": "https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/tribal-group--trb/proposed-acquisition-by-main-capital-partners/9768930", "primary": true }, { "label": "Tribal Group RNS 'Increase in Price for the Recommended Acquisition', 27 September 2026", "url": "https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/tribal-group--trb/increase-in-price-for-the-recommended-acquisition/9792556", "primary": true }, { "label": "Tribal Group RNS 'Result of General Meeting concerning Proposed Sale', 26 October 2026", "url": "https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/tribal-group--trb/result-of-general-meeting-concerning-proposed-sale/9841781", "primary": true }, { "label": "Baker McKenzie deal note, September 2026", "url": "https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/newsroom/2026/09/main-capital-partners", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-09-11T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-11T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/main-capital-partners-agrees-to-acquire-tribal-groups-businesses" }, { "key": "symfonia:setrio:2026-09", "slug": "symfonia-to-acquire-setrio", "title": "Symfonia to acquire Setrio", "summary": "Polish business software group Symfonia, based in Warsaw, announced on 10 September 2026 that it is taking over Setrio, a Bucharest, Romania developer of order, warehouse and field-sales software used in healthcare, pharmacy, retail and distribution. It is the group's third purchase in Romania.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "announced", "stages": [ { "stage": "announced", "date": "2026-09-10" } ], "chapter": 1, "announced": "2026-09-10", "first_published": "2026-09-10", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Grupa Symfonia", "slug": "symfonia", "country": "PL", "city": "Warsaw", "website": "https://symfonia.pl", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/symfonia-oprogramowanie/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Setrio Soft SRL", "slug": "setrio", "country": "RO", "city": "Bucharest", "website": "https://setrio.ro", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/setrio-soft/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "73", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Buyer news release, 10 September 2026", "url": "https://symfonia.pl/blog/aktualnosci-symfonii/symfonia-rozszerza-swoja-dzialalnosc-na-rynku-rumunskim-do-grupy-dolacza-firma-setrio/", "primary": true }, { "label": "StartupCafe.ro, 10 September 2026", "url": "https://startupcafe.ro/firma-it-romaneasca-vanduta-polonezilor-symfonia-group-106564", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-09-10T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-10T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/symfonia-to-acquire-setrio" }, { "key": "cerberus-capital-management:goodwin-mechanical-engineering-division:2026-09", "slug": "cerberus-agrees-to-acquire-goodwins-mechanical-engineering-division", "title": "Cerberus agrees to acquire Goodwin's mechanical engineering division", "summary": "An affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, the New York-based investment firm, agreed on 9 September 2026 to acquire a substantial part of the mechanical engineering division of Goodwin plc, including Goodwin Steel Castings and Goodwin International in Stoke-on-Trent, UK, which supply high-integrity engineered products to defence, nuclear, power and mining customers.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-09" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-09-09", "first_published": "2026-09-09", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.", "slug": "cerberus-capital-management", "country": "US", "city": "New York", "website": "https://www.cerberus.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/cerberus-capital-management", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Goodwin plc mechanical engineering division (substantial part)", "slug": "goodwin-mechanical-engineering-division", "country": "GB", "city": "Stoke-on-Trent", "website": "https://www.goodwin.co.uk", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Aerospace and defence", "slug": "aerospace-and-defence" }, "headcount": "", "value": "up to about GBP 1.1 billion", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Cerberus press release (PR Newswire), 9 September 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cerberus-to-acquire-substantial-part-of-the-mechanical-engineering-division-of-goodwin-plc-302873555.html", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-09T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-09T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/cerberus-agrees-to-acquire-goodwins-mechanical-engineering-division" }, { "key": "corteva:globachem:2026-09", "slug": "corteva-and-globachem-agree-to-form-a-joint-venture", "title": "Corteva and Globachem agree to form a joint venture", "summary": "Corteva, based in Indianapolis, and Globachem, a family-owned crop protection company headquartered in Sint-Truiden, Belgium, signed a definitive agreement on 9 September 2026 to form a 50/50 joint venture to develop new formulated crop protection products for farmers in Europe and the Americas.", "type": "joint_venture", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-09" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-09-09", "first_published": "2026-09-09", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Corteva, Inc.", "slug": "corteva", "country": "US", "city": "Indianapolis", "website": "https://www.corteva.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/corteva", "investor": "https://investors.corteva.com" }, "target": { "name": "Globachem", "slug": "globachem", "country": "BE", "city": "Sint-Truiden", "website": "https://www.globachem.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/globachem-nv", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Food and agriculture", "slug": "food-and-agriculture" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Corteva press release, 9 September 2026", "url": "https://www.corteva.com/news/corteva-globachem-enter-definitive-agreement-to-form-jv.html", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-09T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-09T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/corteva-and-globachem-agree-to-form-a-joint-venture" }, { "key": "delta-consulting-group:osborne-partners:2026-09", "slug": "delta-consulting-group-acquires-osborne-partners", "title": "Delta Consulting Group acquires Osborne Partners", "summary": "Delta Consulting Group, Inc., a consulting firm with main offices in Washington, DC and New York, announced on 9 September 2026 that it had acquired Osborne Partners Ltd, a London consulting firm in arbitration, economic regulation and litigation support; the acquisition completed on 14 August 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-08-14" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-09", "first_published": "2026-09-09", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Delta Consulting Group, Inc.", "slug": "delta-consulting-group", "country": "US", "city": "Washington", "website": "https://www.delta-cgi.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/delta-consulting-group", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Osborne Partners Ltd", "slug": "osborne-partners", "country": "GB", "city": "London", "website": "https://www.osbornes.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/osborne-partners-ltd", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Business and professional services", "slug": "business-and-professional-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Delta Consulting Group press release (PR Newswire), 9 September 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/delta-consulting-group-announces-that-osborne-partners-is-now-a-delta-consulting-group-company-302873926.html", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-09T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-09T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/delta-consulting-group-acquires-osborne-partners" }, { "key": "revvity:human-cell-design:2026-09", "slug": "revvity-agrees-to-acquire-human-cell-design", "title": "Revvity agrees to acquire Human Cell Design", "summary": "Revvity, based in Waltham, Massachusetts, signed a definitive agreement on 9 September 2026 to acquire Human Cell Design, a Toulouse, France, biotechnology company that makes human cell models for diabetes, obesity and other metabolic disease research.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-09" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-09-09", "first_published": "2026-09-09", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Revvity, Inc.", "slug": "revvity", "country": "US", "city": "Waltham", "website": "https://www.revvity.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/revvity", "investor": "https://ir.revvity.com" }, "target": { "name": "Human Cell Design", "slug": "human-cell-design", "country": "FR", "city": "Toulouse", "website": "https://www.humancelldesign.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/human-cell-design", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Pharma and biotech", "slug": "pharma-and-biotech" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Revvity news release (Revvity investor relations PDF), 9 September 2026", "url": "https://s202.q4cdn.com/908952201/files/doc_news/Revvity-to-Acquire-Human-Cell-Design-to-Advance-Human-Relevant-Cell-Models-for-Metabolic-Disease-Drug-Discovery-2026.pdf", "primary": true }, { "label": "BioSpace copy of the Business Wire release, 9 September 2026", "url": "https://www.biospace.com/press-releases/revvity-to-acquire-human-cell-design-to-advance-human-relevant-cell-models-for-metabolic-disease-drug-discovery", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-09-09T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-09T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/revvity-agrees-to-acquire-human-cell-design" }, { "key": "cisbox:oxalys:2026-09", "slug": "cisbox-takes-a-majority-stake-in-oxalys", "title": "cisbox takes a majority stake in Oxalys", "summary": "Solingen-based cisbox, a provider of finance and procurement software backed by Main Capital Partners, announced in September 2026 that it has acquired a majority stake in Oxalys, a French maker of SaaS procurement software. The deal extends cisbox's offer across the full source-to-pay process.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-09" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-09", "first_published": "2026-09-09", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "cisbox GmbH", "slug": "cisbox", "country": "DE", "city": "Solingen", "website": "https://www.cisbox.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/cisbox-gmbh/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Oxalys", "slug": "oxalys", "country": "FR", "city": "La Garenne-Colombes", "website": "https://www.oxalys.com", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "cisbox press release (Solingen), September 2026", "url": "https://www.cisbox.com/en/cisbox-uebernimmt-oxalys/", "primary": true }, { "label": "CFNEWS, 9 September 2026", "url": "https://www.cfnews.net/L-actualite/International/Operations/Build-up-International/Oxalys-rachete-par-un-homologue-allemand-729702", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-09-09T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-09T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/cisbox-takes-a-majority-stake-in-oxalys" }, { "key": "addlife:unicam:2026-09", "slug": "addlife-acquires-unicam", "title": "AddLife acquires Unicam", "summary": "Stockholm-listed life science group AddLife acquired Unicam Sistemas Analíticos, a Portuguese distributor of analytical laboratory instruments, with closing on 8 September 2026 and an announcement on 9 September. Unicam joins AddLife's Labtech business area and keeps its own brand.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-08" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-09", "first_published": "2026-09-09", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "AddLife AB", "slug": "addlife", "country": "SE", "city": "Stockholm", "website": "https://www.add.life", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/addlife-ab/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Unicam Sistemas Analíticos Lda", "slug": "unicam", "country": "PT", "city": "", "website": "https://www.unicam.pt", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Medical technology", "slug": "medical-technology" }, "headcount": "20", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "AddLife press release (Inderes/MFN distribution), 9 September 2026", "url": "https://www.inderes.se/en/releases/addlife-acquires-unicam-sistemas-analiticos-lda", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-09T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-09T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/addlife-acquires-unicam" }, { "key": "elmet:ams-osram-tungsten-and-molybdenum-operations:2026-09", "slug": "elmet-agrees-to-acquire-ams-osrams-tungsten-and-molybdenum-operations", "title": "Elmet agrees to acquire ams OSRAM's tungsten and molybdenum operations", "summary": "The Elmet Group, a Nasdaq-listed company based in Portland, Maine, signed an agreement on 3 September 2026 to acquire the tungsten and molybdenum metal production operations of ams OSRAM in Schwabmünchen, Bavaria, Germany, and announced it on 8 September 2026. The operations make tungsten and molybdenum powders, rods, wire, electrodes and formed parts, and the buyer takes over the business's employees and related pension liabilities.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-03" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-09-08", "first_published": "2026-09-08", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "The Elmet Group Co.", "slug": "elmet", "country": "US", "city": "Portland", "website": "https://theelmetgroup.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-elmet-group", "investor": "https://theelmetgroup.com/investor-relations/" }, "target": { "name": "ams OSRAM's tungsten and molybdenum operations (Schwabmünchen)", "slug": "ams-osram-tungsten-and-molybdenum-operations", "country": "DE", "city": "Schwabmünchen", "website": "", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Chemicals and materials", "slug": "chemicals-and-materials" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "The Elmet Group Co. Form 8-K (Item 1.01), 8 September 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2101698/000121390026097862/ea0304152-8k_elmet.htm", "primary": true }, { "label": "The Elmet Group Co. press release (Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K), 8 September 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2101698/000121390026097862/ea030415201ex99-1.htm", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-08T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-08T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/elmet-agrees-to-acquire-ams-osrams-tungsten-and-molybdenum-operations" }, { "key": "labcorp:mlm-medical-labs:2026-09", "slug": "labcorp-acquires-mlm-medical-labs", "title": "Labcorp acquires MLM Medical Labs", "summary": "Labcorp, based in Burlington, North Carolina, announced on 8 September 2026 the acquisition of MLM Medical Labs, a central and specialty laboratory provider for clinical trials with operations in Germany, the United States and South Africa.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-08" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-08", "first_published": "2026-09-08", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Labcorp Holdings Inc.", "slug": "labcorp", "country": "US", "city": "Burlington", "website": "https://www.labcorp.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/labcorp", "investor": "https://ir.labcorp.com" }, "target": { "name": "MLM Medical Labs GmbH", "slug": "mlm-medical-labs", "country": "DE", "city": "Moenchengladbach", "website": "https://mlm-labs.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/mlm-medical-labs", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Healthcare services", "slug": "healthcare-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Labcorp press release (PR Newswire), 8 September 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/labcorp-acquires-mlm-medical-labs-expanding-global-central-laboratory-and-biomarker-capabilities-for-clinical-trials-302872213.html", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-08T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-08T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/labcorp-acquires-mlm-medical-labs" }, { "key": "laserax:slcr-lasertechnik:2026-09", "slug": "laserax-takes-a-majority-stake-in-slcr-lasertechnik", "title": "Laserax takes a majority stake in SLCR Lasertechnik", "summary": "Laserax, an industrial laser systems maker based in Quebec City, Canada, announced on 8 September 2026 that it had taken a majority stake in SLCR Lasertechnik GmbH of Langerwehe, Germany, which designs and builds turnkey laser systems for industrial surface treatment.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-08" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-08", "first_published": "2026-09-08", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Laserax Inc.", "slug": "laserax", "country": "CA", "city": "Quebec City", "website": "https://www.laserax.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/laserax-inc", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "SLCR Lasertechnik GmbH", "slug": "slcr-lasertechnik", "country": "DE", "city": "Langerwehe", "website": "https://www.slcr.de", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/slcr-lasertechnik-gmbh", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Industrial technology", "slug": "industrial-technology" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Laserax news release, Laserax takes a majority stake in Germany-based SLCR Lasertechnik GmbH, 8 September 2026", "url": "https://www.laserax.com/node/587", "primary": true }, { "label": "Export Development Canada release mentioning EDC financing of the SLCR acquisition, 1 October 2026", "url": "https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/edc-strengthens-its-european-presence-to-unlock-growth-opportunities-for-canadian-exporters-819455853.html", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-09-08T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-08T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/laserax-takes-a-majority-stake-in-slcr-lasertechnik" }, { "key": "infortar:litagra:2026-09", "slug": "infortar-agrees-to-acquire-litagra", "title": "Infortar agrees to acquire Litagra", "summary": "Tallinn-listed Infortar, through its subsidiary Infortar Agro, signed an agreement on 7 September 2026 to buy all shares in Litagra, a Lithuanian agricultural group active in dairy and crop farming, poultry farming and feed production. Completion is subject to approvals from authorities and other customary conditions.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-07" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-09-08", "first_published": "2026-09-08", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Aktsiaselts Infortar", "slug": "infortar", "country": "EE", "city": "Tallinn", "website": "https://www.infortar.ee", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/infortar-as/", "investor": "https://www.infortar.ee/en/investor" }, "target": { "name": "UAB Litagra", "slug": "litagra", "country": "LT", "city": "", "website": "", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Food and agriculture", "slug": "food-and-agriculture" }, "headcount": "almost 400", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Infortar stock exchange announcement (Estonian Financial Supervision Authority OAM), 8 September 2026", "url": "https://oam.fi.ee/en/borsiteated/18965", "primary": true }, { "label": "ERR News, September 2026", "url": "https://news.err.ee/1610131765/estonian-firm-buys-lithuanian-agricultural-group-litagra", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-09-08T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-08T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/infortar-agrees-to-acquire-litagra" }, { "key": "artelia:sopsec:2026-09", "slug": "artelia-acquires-sopsec", "title": "Artelia acquires SOPSEC", "summary": "French engineering and project management group Artelia announced on 8 September 2026 that it has acquired SOPSEC, a building engineering firm headquartered in Porto with an office in Lisbon. The deal adds design, project management and site supervision capacity to Artelia's existing presence in Spain and Portugal.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-08" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-08", "first_published": "2026-09-08", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Artelia Group", "slug": "artelia", "country": "FR", "city": "Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine", "website": "https://www.arteliagroup.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/artelia-group/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "SOPSEC", "slug": "sopsec", "country": "PT", "city": "Porto", "website": "https://www.sopsec.pt", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/sopsec-s-a-/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Construction and engineering", "slug": "construction-and-engineering" }, "headcount": "more than 150", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Artelia press release, 8 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], "published_at": "2026-09-07T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-07T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/atlas-copco-acquires-hall-pyke" }, { "key": "resonant-clinical-solutions:creapharm-bioservices:2026-09", "slug": "resonant-clinical-solutions-acquires-creapharm-bioservices", "title": "Resonant Clinical Solutions acquires Creapharm Bioservices", "summary": "Resonant Clinical Solutions, based in Leesburg, Virginia, announced on 3 September 2026 that it had acquired Creapharm Bioservices, a biobanking and cryogenic storage provider for biotherapeutics in Bailly-Romainvilliers, France, from Myonex.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-03" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-03", "first_published": "2026-09-03", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Resonant Clinical Solutions", "slug": "resonant-clinical-solutions", "country": "US", "city": "Leesburg", "website": "https://resonantclinical.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/resonant-clinical-solutions", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Creapharm Bioservices", "slug": "creapharm-bioservices", "country": "FR", "city": "Bailly-Romainvilliers", "website": "", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Pharma and biotech", "slug": "pharma-and-biotech" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Resonant Clinical Solutions press release (PR Newswire), 3 September 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/resonant-clinical-solutions-expands-advanced-therapy-and-cryogenic-storage-capabilities-with-acquisition-of-creapharm-bioservices-302868166.html", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-03T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-03T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/resonant-clinical-solutions-acquires-creapharm-bioservices" }, { "key": "apogee:groglass:2026-09", "slug": "apogee-acquires-groglass", "title": "Apogee acquires GroGlass", "summary": "Apogee Enterprises, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, completed its acquisition of GroGlass, a maker of anti-reflective and other coated glass for display, architectural and technical uses based in Riga, Latvia, on 18 September 2026. Apogee bought the holding company SIA Alzette and its subsidiaries under a share purchase agreement signed and announced on 2 September 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-02" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-18" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-02", "first_published": "2026-09-02", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Apogee Enterprises, Inc.", "slug": "apogee", "country": "US", "city": "Minneapolis", "website": "https://www.apog.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/apogee-enterprises-inc.", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "SIA GroGlass (held through SIA Alzette)", "slug": "groglass", "country": "LV", "city": "Riga", "website": "https://www.groglass.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/groglass", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Chemicals and materials", "slug": "chemicals-and-materials" }, "headcount": "", "value": "about EUR 62.5 million including contingent consideration of", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Apogee Enterprises press release (Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K), 2 September 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/6845/000000684526000087/ex991-apogacquisitionann.htm", "primary": true }, { "label": "Apogee Enterprises Form 8-K (completion, event date 18 September 2026)", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000006845/000000684526000093/apog-20260918.htm", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-02T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-02T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/apogee-acquires-groglass" }, { "key": "evn:baywa-mobility-charging:2026-09", "slug": "evn-agrees-to-acquire-baywa-mobility-charging", "title": "EVN agrees to acquire BayWa Mobility Charging", "summary": "Austrian utility EVN (Maria Enzersdorf) signed an agreement on 2 September 2026 for its subsidiary EVN Energieservices to buy 100% of BayWa Mobility Charging, which runs 30 high-power EV charging sites with 170 public charging points in Germany.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-02" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-09-02", "first_published": "2026-09-02", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "EVN AG", "slug": "evn", "country": "AT", "city": "Maria Enzersdorf", "website": "https://www.evn.at", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/74319/", "investor": "https://www.evn.at/en/home/investor-relations" }, "target": { "name": "BayWa Mobility Charging GmbH", "slug": "baywa-mobility-charging", "country": "DE", "city": "", "website": "", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Energy and utilities", "slug": "energy-and-utilities" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "EVN investor relations release, 2 September 2026", "url": "https://www.evn.at/en/home/investor-relations/news/ir-news/die-evn-expandiert-mit-erwerb-von-baywa-mobility-charging-nach-deutschland", "primary": true }, { "label": "electrive report, 2 September 2026", "url": "https://www.electrive.com/2026/09/02/evn-acquires-baywa-mobility-charging/", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-09-02T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-02T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/evn-agrees-to-acquire-baywa-mobility-charging" }, { "key": "egger:lenocart:2026-09", "slug": "egger-acquires-lenocart", "title": "EGGER acquires Lenocart", "summary": "EGGER, the Austrian wood-based materials group, announced on 2 September 2026 that it had acquired all shares of Lenocart, a family-run recycling and waste collection company in the Milan metropolitan area, including its transport fleet. The purchase, completed on 28 July 2026, adds recycled wood supply for EGGER's particleboard plant in Caorso.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-07-28" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-02", "first_published": "2026-09-02", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "EGGER Group", "slug": "egger", "country": "AT", "city": "St. Johann in Tirol", "website": "https://www.egger.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/eggergroup/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Lenocart S.r.l.", "slug": "lenocart", "country": "IT", "city": "Milan", "website": "", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Chemicals and materials", "slug": "chemicals-and-materials" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "EGGER press release, 2 September 2026", "url": "https://downloads.egger.com/press/PR_0926_Lenocart_Acquisition_EN.docx", "primary": true }, { "label": "EGGER press release list", "url": "https://www.egger.com/en/press/press-releases", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-02T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-02T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/egger-acquires-lenocart" }, { "key": "canopy-aerospace-defense:aviotec:2026-09", "slug": "canopy-aerospace-defense-acquires-aviotec", "title": "Canopy Aerospace & Defense acquires Aviotec", "summary": "Canopy Aerospace & Defense, a Dallas-based portfolio company of Trive Capital, announced on 1 September 2026 that it had acquired Aviotec, a maker of multi-layer insulation blankets and electrical harnesses for satellites in Pianezza, near Turin, Italy, through its Amsterdam-based subsidiary Canopy International.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-01" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-01", "first_published": "2026-09-01", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Canopy Aerospace & Defense", "slug": "canopy-aerospace-defense", "country": "US", "city": "Dallas", "website": "https://www.canopy-ad.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/canopy-aerospace-defense", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Aviotec S.r.l.", "slug": "aviotec", "country": "IT", "city": "Pianezza", "website": "https://www.aviotec.it", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/aviotec", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Space", "slug": "space" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Canopy Aerospace & Defense press release (PR Newswire), 1 September 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/trive-capitals-canopy-aerospace--defense-acquires-aviotec-extending-value-creation-across-the-satellite-supply-chain-302865801.html", "primary": true }, { "label": "Canopy Aerospace & Defense newsroom", "url": "https://www.canopy-ad.com/newsroom", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-01T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-01T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/canopy-aerospace-defense-acquires-aviotec" }, { "key": "energy-exemplar:liwacom-informationstechnik:2026-09", "slug": "energy-exemplar-acquires-liwacom", "title": "Energy Exemplar acquires LIWACOM", "summary": "Energy Exemplar, an energy modelling software company based in Salt Lake City, Utah, announced on 1 September 2026 that it had acquired LIWACOM Informationstechnik of Essen, Germany, the long-standing development partner behind the user interface, real-time functions and SCADA integration of the SIMONE gas network software. The purchase was made together with that of SIMONE Research Group in Prague.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-01" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-01", "first_published": "2026-09-01", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Energy Exemplar", "slug": "energy-exemplar", "country": "US", "city": "Salt Lake City", "website": "https://www.energyexemplar.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-exemplar", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "LIWACOM Informationstechnik", "slug": "liwacom-informationstechnik", "country": "DE", "city": "Essen", "website": "https://www.liwacom.de", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/liwacom-informationstechnik-gmbh", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Energy Exemplar announcement, 1 September 2026", "url": "https://www.energyexemplar.com/blog/energy-exemplar-acquires-simone-research-group-and-liwacom", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-01T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-01T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/energy-exemplar-acquires-liwacom" }, { "key": "energy-exemplar:simone-research-group:2026-09", "slug": "energy-exemplar-acquires-simone-research-group", "title": "Energy Exemplar acquires SIMONE Research Group", "summary": "Energy Exemplar, an energy modelling software company based in Salt Lake City, Utah, announced on 1 September 2026 that it had acquired SIMONE Research Group of Prague, Czech Republic, developer of the SIMONE gas pipeline network simulation and optimisation software used by more than 100 operators in 50 countries. The purchase was made together with that of SIMONE's development partner LIWACOM in Essen, Germany.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-01" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-01", "first_published": "2026-09-01", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Energy Exemplar", "slug": "energy-exemplar", "country": "US", "city": "Salt Lake City", "website": "https://www.energyexemplar.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-exemplar", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "SIMONE Research Group s.r.o.", "slug": "simone-research-group", "country": "CZ", "city": "Prague", "website": "https://www.simone.eu", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/simone-research-group", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Energy Exemplar announcement, 1 September 2026", "url": "https://www.energyexemplar.com/blog/energy-exemplar-acquires-simone-research-group-and-liwacom", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-01T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-01T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/energy-exemplar-acquires-simone-research-group" }, { "key": "enovis:ecential-robotics:2026-09", "slug": "enovis-to-acquire-ecential-robotics", "title": "Enovis to acquire eCential Robotics", "summary": "Enovis, based in Lewisville, Texas, announced on 1 September 2026 a binding offer to acquire eCential Robotics, a developer of robotic and navigation systems for orthopaedic surgery headquartered in Gières, France. The offer is subject to consultation of eCential Robotics' works council before a definitive agreement can be signed.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "announced", "stages": [ { "stage": "announced", "date": "2026-09-01" } ], "chapter": 1, "announced": "2026-09-01", "first_published": "2026-09-01", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Enovis Corporation", "slug": "enovis", "country": "US", "city": "Lewisville", "website": "https://www.enovis.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/enovis", "investor": "https://ir.enovis.com" }, "target": { "name": "eCential Robotics SAS", "slug": "ecential-robotics", "country": "FR", "city": "Gières", "website": "https://www.ecential-robotics.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecential-robotics", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Medical technology", "slug": "medical-technology" }, "headcount": "", "value": "EUR 155 million enterprise value plus up to EUR 35 million i", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Enovis Form 8-K (Item 7.01), binding offer of 31 August 2026, filed 1 September 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001420800/000149315226040919/form8-k.htm", "primary": true }, { "label": "Enovis press release (Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K), 1 September 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1420800/000149315226040919/ex99-1.htm", "primary": true }, { "label": "eCential Robotics press release, 1 September 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ecential-robotics-announces-binding-offer-from-enovis-302865407.html", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-01T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-01T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/enovis-to-acquire-ecential-robotics" }, { "key": "ppc-flex:koen-pack:2026-09", "slug": "ppc-flex-acquires-koen-pack", "title": "PPC Flex acquires Koen Pack", "summary": "PPC Flex, a flexible packaging maker based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, announced on 1 September 2026 that it had acquired Koen Pack, a designer and manufacturer of floral packaging and decorative products in Amstelveen, Netherlands.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-01" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-01", "first_published": "2026-09-01", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "PPC Flex", "slug": "ppc-flex", "country": "US", "city": "Buffalo Grove", "website": "https://ppcflex.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/ppcflexiblepackaging", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Koen Pack", "slug": "koen-pack", "country": "NL", "city": "Amstelveen", "website": "https://www.koenpack.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/koen-pack-b-v-", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Packaging", "slug": "packaging" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "PPC Flex press release, 1 September 2026", "url": "https://ppcflex.com/?p=5502", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-01T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-01T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/ppc-flex-acquires-koen-pack" }, { "key": "veritas-capital:bodycote:2026-09", "slug": "veritas-capital-to-acquire-bodycote", "title": "Veritas Capital to acquire Bodycote", "summary": "Vulcan Alpha Bidco, owned by funds managed by New York-based Veritas Capital, and the board of Bodycote announced a recommended cash offer for Bodycote, the UK-listed heat treatment and thermal processing services group, on 1 September 2026 under Rule 2.7 of the UK Takeover Code. The offer is to be implemented by a scheme of arrangement and values Bodycote at about GBP 1,652 million.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "announced", "stages": [ { "stage": "announced", "date": "2026-09-01" } ], "chapter": 1, "announced": "2026-09-01", "first_published": "2026-09-01", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Veritas Capital Fund Management, L.L.C.", "slug": "veritas-capital", "country": "US", "city": "New York", "website": "https://www.veritascapital.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/veritas-capital", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Bodycote plc", "slug": "bodycote", "country": "GB", "city": "Macclesfield", "website": "https://www.bodycote.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/bodycote", "investor": "https://www.bodycote.com/investors" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Industrial technology", "slug": "industrial-technology" }, "headcount": "about 4,000", "value": "about GBP 1,652 million (940 pence per share, including a 7.", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Bodycote and Vulcan Alpha Bidco Rule 2.7 announcement, 1 September 2026", "url": "https://www.bodycote.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Rule-2.7-Announcement.pdf", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-01T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-01T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/veritas-capital-to-acquire-bodycote" }, { "key": "sdiptech:vale-engineering:2026-09", "slug": "sdiptech-takes-a-majority-stake-in-vale-engineering", "title": "Sdiptech takes a majority stake in VALE Engineering", "summary": "Swedish infrastructure technology group Sdiptech announced on 1 September 2026 that it has acquired 91 percent of VALE Engineering of York, England, which builds winter maintenance equipment such as salt spreaders and snow ploughs as well as weed-control and sports turf machinery.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-01" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-09-01", "first_published": "2026-09-01", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Sdiptech AB", "slug": "sdiptech", "country": "SE", "city": "Stockholm", "website": "https://www.sdiptech.se", "linkedin": "", "investor": "https://www.sdiptech.se/investors" }, "target": { "name": "VALE Engineering (York) Ltd", "slug": "vale-engineering", "country": "GB", "city": "York", "website": "https://www.valeuk.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/vale-engineering-york-ltd/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Industrial machinery", "slug": "industrial-machinery" }, "headcount": "15", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Sdiptech press release via MFN, 1 September 2026", "url": "https://mfn.se/a/sdiptech/sdiptech-acquires-uk-based-vale-engineering", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-01T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-01T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/sdiptech-takes-a-majority-stake-in-vale-engineering" }, { "key": "nolato:unitron:2026-09", "slug": "nolato-agrees-to-acquire-unitron", "title": "Nolato agrees to acquire Unitron", "summary": "Swedish polymer and medtech manufacturer Nolato (Torekov) signed an agreement on 1 September 2026 to buy Unitron, a Dutch contract development and manufacturing company for electronics-intensive medical technology with plants in the Netherlands and North America.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-01" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-09-01", "first_published": "2026-09-01", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Nolato AB", "slug": "nolato", "country": "SE", "city": "Torekov", "website": "https://www.nolato.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/nolato/", "investor": "https://www.nolato.com/investor-relations/" }, "target": { "name": "Unitron", "slug": "unitron", "country": "NL", "city": "", "website": "https://www.unitron.nl", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/unitron-group-bv/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Medical technology", "slug": "medical-technology" }, "headcount": "over 100", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Nolato press release, 1 September 2026", "url": "https://www.nolato.com/investor-relations/investor-information/press-releases/2026/nolato-acquires-dutch-unitron-strengthens-the-total-customer-offering-in-the-medical-solutions-business-area/", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-09-01T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-09-01T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/nolato-agrees-to-acquire-unitron" }, { "key": "beijer-ref:refra:2026-08", "slug": "beijer-ref-takes-a-majority-stake-in-refra", "title": "Beijer Ref takes a majority stake in Refra", "summary": "Malmo-based refrigeration and HVAC group Beijer Ref completed on 9 October 2026 its purchase of 90 percent of Refra, a Vilnius, Lithuania maker of cooling and heating systems using natural refrigerants, with an option on the rest. The binding agreement was announced on 24 August 2026.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-08-24" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-09" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-08-24", "first_published": "2026-08-24", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Beijer Ref AB", "slug": "beijer-ref", "country": "SE", "city": "Malmo", "website": "https://www.beijerref.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/beijerref/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Refra", "slug": "refra", "country": "LT", "city": "Vilnius", "website": "", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Industrial machinery", "slug": "industrial-machinery" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Buyer release (Inderes mirror), 9 October 2026 (completion)", "url": "https://www.inderes.fi/releases/beijer-ref-ab-beijer-ref-completes-acquisition-of-refra", "primary": true }, { "label": "Buyer release (Inderes mirror), 24 August 2026 (signing)", "url": "https://www.inderes.fi/releases/beijer-ref-ab-beijer-ref-expands-and-strengthens-its-natural-refrigerant-offering-through-lithuanian-acquisition", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-08-24T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-08-24T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/beijer-ref-takes-a-majority-stake-in-refra" }, { "key": "acco-brands:trust-international:2026-08", "slug": "acco-brands-acquires-trust", "title": "ACCO Brands acquires Trust", "summary": "ACCO Brands, based in Lake Zurich, Illinois, completed its acquisition of Trust, a Netherlands-based company that designs and markets computer and gaming accessories, on 2 October 2026. The definitive agreement to buy Trust from the investment firm Egeria was announced on 14 August 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-08-14" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-02" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-08-14", "first_published": "2026-08-14", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "ACCO Brands Corporation", "slug": "acco-brands", "country": "US", "city": "Lake Zurich", "website": "https://www.accobrands.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/acco-brands", "investor": "https://ir.accobrands.com" }, "target": { "name": "Trust International B.V.", "slug": "trust-international", "country": "NL", "city": "Dordrecht", "website": "https://www.trust.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/trustofficial", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Consumer goods and retail", "slug": "consumer-goods-and-retail" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "ACCO Brands press release \"ACCO Brands to Acquire Trust\" (Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K), 14 August 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000712034/000119312526350311/acco-ex99_1.htm", "primary": true }, { "label": "ACCO Brands press release \"ACCO Brands Announces the Closing of the Trust Acquisition\" (Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K), 2 October 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000712034/000119312526411235/acco-ex99_1.htm", "primary": true }, { "label": "Finviz copy of the closing release, 2 October 2026", "url": "https://finviz.com/news/398201/acco-brands-announces-the-closing-of-the-trust-acquisition", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-08-14T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-08-14T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/acco-brands-acquires-trust" }, { "key": "scandi-standard:glenhaven-foods:2026-07", "slug": "scandi-standard-acquires-glenhaven-foods", "title": "Scandi Standard acquires Glenhaven Foods", "summary": "Nordic chicken producer Scandi Standard, based in Stockholm, completed on 9 October 2026 its purchase of Glenhaven Foods of Arklow, Co. Wicklow, a maker of frozen breaded and value-added poultry products for Irish and UK retail and foodservice, agreed on 30 July 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-07-30" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-09" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-07-30", "first_published": "2026-07-30", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Scandi Standard AB", "slug": "scandi-standard", "country": "SE", "city": "Stockholm", "website": "https://www.scandistandard.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/scandi-standard/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Glenhaven Foods", "slug": "glenhaven-foods", "country": "IE", "city": "Arklow", "website": "", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Food and agriculture", "slug": "food-and-agriculture" }, "headcount": "about 190", "value": "EUR 127 million", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Scandi Standard press release via Inderes, 30 July 2026", "url": "https://www.inderes.fi/sv/releases/scandi-standard-strengthens-its-position-in-europe-through-the-acquisition-of-glenhaven-foods", "primary": true }, { "label": "Scandi Standard interim report Q3 2026 via Cision, 20 October 2026", "url": "https://news.cision.com/scandi-standard/r/scandi-standard-ab--publ-interim-report-quarter-3-2026,c4412002", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-07-30T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-07-30T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/scandi-standard-acquires-glenhaven-foods" }, { "key": "ipg-photonics:lumibird-medical:2026-07", "slug": "ipg-photonics-agrees-to-acquire-lumibird-medical", "title": "IPG Photonics agrees to acquire Lumibird Medical", "summary": "IPG Photonics, based in Marlborough, Massachusetts, signed a share purchase agreement on 8 September 2026 to buy Lumibird Medical, the ophthalmology diagnostic and treatment systems subsidiary of Lumibird S.A., headquartered in Cournon-d'Auvergne, France. The signing followed a binding offer announced on 16 July 2026, and closing is subject to French foreign investment approval.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "announced", "date": "2026-07-16" }, { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-08" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-07-16", "first_published": "2026-07-16", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "IPG Photonics Corporation", "slug": "ipg-photonics", "country": "US", "city": "Marlborough", "website": "https://www.ipgphotonics.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/ipg-photonics", "investor": "https://investor.ipgphotonics.com" }, "target": { "name": "Lumibird Medical SAS", "slug": "lumibird-medical", "country": "FR", "city": "Cournon-d'Auvergne", "website": "https://www.lumibirdmedical.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/lumibird-medical", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Medical technology", "slug": "medical-technology" }, "headcount": "more than 450", "value": "EUR 300 million plus an earn-out of up to EUR 50 million", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "IPG Photonics Form 8-K (Item 1.01), share purchase agreement of 8 September 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1111928/000111192826000169/ipgp-20260908.htm", "primary": true }, { "label": "IPG Photonics press release, binding offer, 16 July 2026", "url": "https://www.ipgphotonics.com/newsroom/news/ipg-photonics-announces-binding-offer-to-acquire-l", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-07-16T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-07-16T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/ipg-photonics-agrees-to-acquire-lumibird-medical" }, { "key": "vinci-energies:all-for-one-group:2026-07", "slug": "vinci-energies-takes-a-majority-stake-in-all-for-one-group", "title": "VINCI Energies takes a majority stake in All for One Group", "summary": "VINCI Energies (Nanterre, France) completed its voluntary public takeover of SAP and business-applications integrator All for One Group (Filderstadt, near Stuttgart) and held 87.33% of the shares after settlement, announced on 14 October 2026. The cash offer of EUR 67.50 per share had been agreed with the target in a business combination agreement on 16 July 2026.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-07-16" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-14" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-07-16", "first_published": "2026-07-16", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "VINCI Energies", "slug": "vinci-energies", "country": "FR", "city": "Nanterre", "website": "https://www.vinci-energies.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/vinci-energies/", "investor": "https://www.vinci.com/en/investors" }, "target": { "name": "All for One Group SE", "slug": "all-for-one-group", "country": "DE", "city": "Filderstadt", "website": "https://www.all-for-one.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/all-for-one-group-ag/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "about 3,000", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "VINCI Energies completion release via EQS News, 14 October 2026", "url": "https://www.placera.se/pressmeddelanden/vinci-energies-completes-the-acquisition-of-german-company-all-for-one-20261014", "primary": true }, { "label": "All for One ad hoc announcement, 16 July 2026", "url": "https://www.all-for-one.com/en/company/news-press/detail/ad-hoc-announcement-pursuant-to-art-17-mar.html", "primary": true }, { "label": "VINCI Energies legal information (registered office)", "url": "https://www.vinci-energies.com/en/legal-information/", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-07-16T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-07-16T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/vinci-energies-takes-a-majority-stake-in-all-for-one-group" }, { "key": "phinia:stoba:2026-06", "slug": "phinia-acquires-stoba", "title": "PHINIA acquires stoba", "summary": "PHINIA, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, completed its acquisition of all equity interests in the stoba Group, a maker of high-precision components and systems founded in Backnang, Germany, on 1 October 2026. The definitive agreement had been announced on 30 June 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-06-30" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-01" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-06-30", "first_published": "2026-06-30", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "PHINIA Inc.", "slug": "phinia", "country": "US", "city": "Auburn Hills", "website": "https://www.phinia.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/phiniainc", "investor": "https://investors.phinia.com" }, "target": { "name": "stoba Group", "slug": "stoba", "country": "DE", "city": "Backnang", "website": "https://www.stoba.one", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/%e2%80%8bstoba-holding-gmbh-co-kg", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Industrial technology", "slug": "industrial-technology" }, "headcount": "over 1,000", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "PHINIA press release \"PHINIA Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire the stoba Group\" (Business Wire, PHINIA investor relations PDF), 30 June 2026", "url": "https://s21.q4cdn.com/281124193/files/doc_news/PHINIA-Announces-Definitive-Agreement-to-Acquire-the-stoba-Group-2026.pdf", "primary": true }, { "label": "PHINIA press release \"PHINIA Completes Strategic Acquisition of the stoba Group\" (Business Wire, PHINIA investor relations PDF), 1 October 2026", "url": "https://s21.q4cdn.com/281124193/files/doc_news/PHINIA-Completes-Strategic-Acquisition-of-the-stoba-Group-2026.pdf", "primary": true }, { "label": "Finviz copy of the completion release, 1 October 2026", "url": "https://finviz.com/news/397753/phinia-completes-strategic-acquisition-of-the-stoba-group", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-06-30T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-06-30T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/phinia-acquires-stoba" }, { "key": "fortum:elmera-group:2026-06", "slug": "fortum-takes-a-majority-stake-in-elmera-group", "title": "Fortum takes a majority stake in Elmera Group", "summary": "Espoo-based Fortum settled its recommended cash offer of NOK 47 per share for Bergen, Norway electricity retailer Elmera Group on 23 October 2026, taking about 91.9 percent of the shares and control; a compulsory acquisition and delisting from Oslo Bors are planned. The transaction agreement was signed on 29 June 2026.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-06-29" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-23" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-06-29", "first_published": "2026-06-29", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Fortum Oyj", "slug": "fortum", "country": "FI", "city": "Espoo", "website": "https://www.fortum.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/fortum/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Elmera Group ASA", "slug": "elmera-group", "country": "NO", "city": "Bergen", "website": "https://elmeragroup.no", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/elmera-group/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Energy and utilities", "slug": "energy-and-utilities" }, "headcount": "433", "value": "about EUR 463 million", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Buyer release (MFN), 23 October 2026: Fortum becomes majority owner", "url": "https://mfn.se/cis/a/fortum/fortum-becomes-the-majority-owner-of-elmera-group-asa-5b028ddf", "primary": true }, { "label": "Buyer release (MFN), 2 October 2026: settlement and results", "url": "https://mfn.se/cis/a/fortum/fortum-announces-settlement-and-results-of-its-recommended-voluntary-cash-tender-offer-for-elmera-group-asa-efff35c3", "primary": true }, { "label": "Joint inside information (Inderes mirror), 29 June 2026", "url": "https://www.inderes.dk/releases/inside-information-agreement-between-elmera-group-and-fortum-on-recommended-voluntary-cash-tender-offer-to-the-shareholders-of-elmera-group", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-06-29T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-06-29T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/fortum-takes-a-majority-stake-in-elmera-group" }, { "key": "fm-logistic:schaflein:2026-06", "slug": "fm-logistic-takes-a-majority-stake-in-schaflein", "title": "FM Logistic takes a majority stake in Schäflein", "summary": "French logistics group FM Logistic (Roissy-en-France) announced on 14 September 2026 that it had completed the purchase of a majority stake in German logistics provider Schäflein (Röthlein, near Schweinfurt), its entry into the German market, after signing in June 2026.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-06-22" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-14" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-06-22", "first_published": "2026-06-22", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "FM Logistic", "slug": "fm-logistic", "country": "FR", "city": "Roissy-en-France", "website": "https://www.fmlogistic.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/fm-logistic/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Schäflein AG", "slug": "schaflein", "country": "DE", "city": "Röthlein", "website": "https://www.schaeflein.de", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/schaefleinag/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Transport and logistics", "slug": "transport-and-logistics" }, "headcount": "about 2,000", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "FM Logistic press release, 14 September 2026 (completion)", "url": "https://www.fmlogistic.com/publi/fm-logistic-acquisition-schaflein-germany/", "primary": true }, { "label": "FM Logistic press release, 22 June 2026 (agreement)", "url": "https://www.fmlogistic.com/?p=49690", "primary": true }, { "label": "trans.info report on closing", "url": "https://trans.info/pl/fm-logistic-finalizuje-przejecie-niemieckiego-operatora-z-ponad-80-letnia-historia-503175", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-06-22T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-06-22T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/fm-logistic-takes-a-majority-stake-in-schaflein" }, { "key": "buhler-versatile:atlas-group:2026-06", "slug": "buhler-versatile-acquires-atlas-group", "title": "Buhler Versatile acquires ATLAS Group", "summary": "Buhler Versatile, an agricultural equipment maker based in Winnipeg, Canada, completed its purchase of the operating business of ATLAS Group, a construction machinery maker headquartered in Ganderkesee, Germany, on 1 October 2026. ATLAS makes wheeled and crawler excavators, material handlers and loader cranes.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-06-12" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-01" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-06-12", "first_published": "2026-06-12", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Buhler Versatile Inc.", "slug": "buhler-versatile", "country": "CA", "city": "Winnipeg", "website": "https://www.versatile-ag.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/buhler-industries-inc-", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "ATLAS Group", "slug": "atlas-group", "country": "DE", "city": "Ganderkesee", "website": "https://www.atlasgmbh.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlasgroup1919", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Industrial machinery", "slug": "industrial-machinery" }, "headcount": "more than 200 jobs retained", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Buhler Versatile press release (Cision/CNW), completion of ATLAS Group acquisition, 19 October 2026", "url": "https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/buhler-versatile-inc-completes-acquisition-of-atlas-group-strengthening-global-manufacturing-presence-875157629.html", "primary": true }, { "label": "Buhler Versatile press release (Cision/CNW), agreement to acquire ATLAS Group, 12 June 2026", "url": "https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/buhler-versatile-advances-european-expansion-through-agreement-to-acquire-atlas-group-841186393.html", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-06-12T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-06-12T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/buhler-versatile-acquires-atlas-group" }, { "key": "strabag:bawi-construction:2026-06", "slug": "strabag-acquires-bawi-construction", "title": "STRABAG acquires BAWI Construction", "summary": "Austrian construction group STRABAG completed the purchase of all shares in BAWI Construction, a Bucharest, Romania railway infrastructure contractor, announcing closing on 1 October 2026 after regulatory approvals. The agreement had been signed on 11 June 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-06-11" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-01" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-06-11", "first_published": "2026-06-11", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "STRABAG SE", "slug": "strabag", "country": "AT", "city": "Vienna", "website": "https://www.strabag.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/strabag/", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "BAWI Construction SRL", "slug": "bawi-construction", "country": "RO", "city": "Bucharest", "website": "https://bawi.ro", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/bawi-construction/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Construction and engineering", "slug": "construction-and-engineering" }, "headcount": "about 240", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Buyer press release, 1 October 2026 (completion)", "url": "https://newsroom.strabag.com/en/press-releases/group/2026-10/strabag-successfully-completes-the-acquisition-of-the-romanian-railway-construction-specialist-bawi-construction---", "primary": true }, { "label": "Buyer press release, 11 June 2026 (signing)", "url": "https://newsroom.strabag.com/en/press-releases/group/2026-06/strabag-strengthens-railway-construction-division-with-planned-takeover-of-romanian-bawi-construction", "primary": true }, { "label": "InfraPPP World, 7 October 2026", "url": "https://www.infrapppworld.com/update/strabag-completes-acquisition-of-romanian-railway-infrastructure-specialist-bawi-construction", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-06-11T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-06-11T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/strabag-acquires-bawi-construction" }, { "key": "mico:nem-energy:2026-06", "slug": "mico-acquires-nem-energy", "title": "MiCo acquires NEM Energy", "summary": "MiCo, a KOSDAQ-listed South Korean group, completed the purchase of NEM Energy B.V., a heat transfer technology specialist based in Zoeterwoude, the Netherlands, and its German subsidiary NEM Balcke-Dürr GmbH through its subsidiary Hyundai Heavy Industries Power Systems. The seller, Mutares, announced the completion on 9 September 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-06-10" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-09" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-06-10", "first_published": "2026-06-10", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "MiCo Ltd.", "slug": "mico", "country": "KR", "city": "Hwaseong", "website": "https://www.mico.kr", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/mico-limited", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "NEM Energy B.V.", "slug": "nem-energy", "country": "NL", "city": "Zoeterwoude", "website": "https://www.nem-energy.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/nem", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Energy and utilities", "slug": "energy-and-utilities" }, "headcount": "approximately 470", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Mutares press release (EQS-News), completion of the sale of NEM Energy Group to HPS, 9 September 2026", "url": "https://mutares.com/en/mutares-has-completed-the-sale-of-nem-energy-group-to-hyundai-heavy-industries-power-systems-hps/", "primary": true }, { "label": "Mutares ad hoc release (Art. 17 MAR), signing of the sale of NEM Energy Group to HPS, 10 June 2026", "url": "https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/eqs/mutares-se-co-kgaa--0utk/eqs-adhoc-mutares-has-signed-an-agreement-to-/9611692", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-06-10T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-06-10T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/mico-acquires-nem-energy" }, { "key": "ryan:svalner-atlas-advisors:2026-06", "slug": "ryan-acquires-svalner-atlas-advisors", "title": "Ryan acquires Svalner Atlas Advisors", "summary": "Ryan, a business tax services and software firm based in Plano, Texas, completed its acquisition of Svalner Atlas Advisors, a tax and transaction advisory firm headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, on 1 September 2026, after announcing the definitive agreement on 1 June 2026. About 500 Svalner Atlas staff in seven offices across Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands joined Ryan.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-06-01" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-01" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-06-01", "first_published": "2026-06-01", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Ryan, LLC", "slug": "ryan", "country": "US", "city": "Plano", "website": "https://www.ryan.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/ryan", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Svalner Atlas Advisors", "slug": "svalner-atlas-advisors", "country": "SE", "city": "Stockholm", "website": "https://www.svalneratlas.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/svalner-atlas-advisors", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Business and professional services", "slug": "business-and-professional-services" }, "headcount": "about 500", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Ryan press release (Business Wire), completion, 1 September 2026", "url": "https://ryan.com/about-ryan/press-room/2026/ryan-completes-svalner-atlas-advisors-acquisition/", "primary": true }, { "label": "Ryan press release (Business Wire), definitive agreement, 1 June 2026 (copy on 01net.it)", "url": "https://www.01net.it/ryan-expands-global-presence-and-european-reach-through-acquisition-of-svalner-atlas-advisors/", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-06-01T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-06-01T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/ryan-acquires-svalner-atlas-advisors" }, { "key": "e-on:ovo:2026-05", "slug": "e-on-acquires-ovo", "title": "E.ON acquires OVO", "summary": "Essen-based energy group E.ON completed on 8 October 2026 its purchase of UK household energy supplier OVO, agreed in May 2026, after the UK Competition and Markets Authority cleared the deal at phase 1 on 1 October.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-05-11" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-08" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-05-11", "first_published": "2026-05-11", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "E.ON SE", "slug": "e-on", "country": "DE", "city": "Essen", "website": "https://www.eon.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/e-on/", "investor": "https://www.eon.com/en/investor-relations.html" }, "target": { "name": "OVO Energy Ltd", "slug": "ovo", "country": "GB", "city": "Bristol", "website": "https://www.ovoenergy.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/ovo-energy/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Energy and utilities", "slug": "energy-and-utilities" }, "headcount": "", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "E.ON release 'E.ON announces acquisition of UK energy supplier OVO' via EQS, 11 May 2026", "url": "https://www.eqs-news.com/news/corporate/e-on-announces-acquisition-of-uk-energy-supplier-ovo/57666ab6-d26c-43a7-a585-9d06fe462614", "primary": true }, { "label": "E.ON release 'E.ON successfully completes acquisition of OVO in the UK' via Placera, 8 October 2026", "url": "https://www.placera.se/pressmeddelanden/e-on-e-on-successfully-completes-acquisition-of-ovo-in-the-uk-20261008", "primary": true }, { "label": "UK CMA case page E.ON / OVO merger inquiry (phase 1 clearance 1 October 2026)", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/eon-slash-ovo-merger-inquiry", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-05-11T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-05-11T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/e-on-acquires-ovo" }, { "key": "midea-group:esaote:2026-05", "slug": "midea-acquires-esaote", "title": "Midea acquires Esaote", "summary": "Midea Group, headquartered in Shunde, Foshan, China, completed its acquisition of a controlling stake in Esaote S.p.A., a medical imaging company based in Genoa, Italy, as Esaote announced on 9 October 2026. Esaote makes ultrasound and MRI systems and medical IT, with research and manufacturing in Italy and the Netherlands.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "announced", "date": "2026-05-07" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-09" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-05-07", "first_published": "2026-05-07", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Midea Group Co., Ltd.", "slug": "midea-group", "country": "CN", "city": "Foshan", "website": "https://www.midea.com", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Esaote S.p.A.", "slug": "esaote", "country": "IT", "city": "Genoa", "website": "https://www.esaote.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/esaote", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Medical technology", "slug": "medical-technology" }, "headcount": "about 1,160", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Esaote press release (PR Newswire), Midea completes the acquisition of Esaote, 9 October 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/midea-completes-the-acquisition-of-esaote-302902502.html", "primary": true }, { "label": "Moroccan Competition Council press release on Midea Group's acquisition of exclusive control of Esaote, 7 May 2026", "url": "https://conseil-concurrence.ma/en/press-release-from-the-competition-council-regarding-the-economic-concentration-project-concerning-the-acquisition-by-the-company-midea-group-co-ltd-of-the-exclusive-control-of-the/", "primary": true }, { "label": "QuiFinanza, Midea acquista l'italiana Esaote, 9 October 2026", "url": "https://quifinanza.it/economia/esaote-acquisizione-midea/1019030/", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-05-07T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-05-07T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/midea-acquires-esaote" }, { "key": "cohere:aleph-alpha:2026-04", "slug": "cohere-and-aleph-alpha-to-merge", "title": "Cohere and Aleph Alpha to merge", "summary": "Cohere, an enterprise AI company based in Toronto, Canada, and Aleph Alpha, a sovereign AI company headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany, signed a definitive business combination agreement on 16 September 2026. The two companies had first announced the planned deal on 24 April 2026.", "type": "merger", "stage": "signed", "stages": [ { "stage": "announced", "date": "2026-04-24" }, { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-09-16" } ], "chapter": 2, "announced": "2026-04-24", "first_published": "2026-04-24", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Cohere Inc.", "slug": "cohere", "country": "CA", "city": "Toronto", "website": "https://cohere.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/cohere-ai", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Aleph Alpha GmbH", "slug": "aleph-alpha", "country": "DE", "city": "Heidelberg", "website": "https://aleph-alpha.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/aleph-alpha", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Software and IT services", "slug": "software-and-it-services" }, "headcount": "some 200", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Cohere newsroom post \"Cohere and Aleph Alpha sign agreement to become the first transatlantic sovereign AI solution\", 16 September 2026", "url": "https://cohere.com/blog/cohere-and-aleph-alpha-sign-agreement", "primary": true }, { "label": "Cohere and Aleph Alpha joint press release (PR Newswire), 16 September 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/cohere-and-aleph-alpha-sign-agreement-to-become-the-first-transatlantic-sovereign-ai-solution-302880758.html", "primary": true }, { "label": "Cohere newsroom post on joining forces with Aleph Alpha, 24 April 2026", "url": "https://cohere.com/blog/cohere-alephalpha-join-forces", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-04-24T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-04-24T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/cohere-and-aleph-alpha-to-merge" }, { "key": "esco-technologies:megger-group:2026-04", "slug": "esco-acquires-megger", "title": "ESCO acquires Megger", "summary": "ESCO Technologies, based in St. Louis, Missouri, completed its purchase of Megger Group, an England and Wales company that provides testing, monitoring and data solutions for utilities and electric infrastructure, from Swiss owner TBG AG on 1 October 2026. The agreement had been signed and announced on 15 April 2026.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-04-15" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-01" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-04-15", "first_published": "2026-04-15", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "ESCO Technologies Inc.", "slug": "esco-technologies", "country": "US", "city": "St. Louis", "website": "https://www.escotechnologies.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/esco-technologies", "investor": "https://investor.escotechnologies.com" }, "target": { "name": "Megger Group Limited", "slug": "megger-group", "country": "GB", "city": "", "website": "https://www.megger.com", "linkedin": "", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Industrial technology", "slug": "industrial-technology" }, "headcount": "", "value": "about USD 2.3 billion", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "ESCO Technologies Form 8-K (completion of acquisition), 2 October 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465926113300/tm2626186d1_8k.htm", "primary": true }, { "label": "ESCO Technologies press release (Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K), 15 April 2026", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465926043869/tm2611891d1_ex99-1.htm", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-04-15T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-04-15T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/esco-acquires-megger" }, { "key": "cpp-investments:atnorth:2026-02", "slug": "cpp-investments-takes-a-majority-stake-in-atnorth", "title": "CPP Investments takes a majority stake in atNorth", "summary": "CPP Investments, based in Toronto, completed its acquisition of a controlling stake of about 51% in atNorth, an operator of data centres across the Nordic countries headquartered in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 2 September 2026. Equinix acquired about 34% alongside it.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-02-27" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-02" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-02-27", "first_published": "2026-02-27", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments)", "slug": "cpp-investments", "country": "CA", "city": "Toronto", "website": "https://www.cppinvestments.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/cppinvestmentsinvestissementsrpc", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "atNorth", "slug": "atnorth", "country": "IS", "city": "Reykjavik", "website": "https://www.atnorth.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/atnorth", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Data centres and digital infrastructure", "slug": "data-centres-and-digital-infrastructure" }, "headcount": "", "value": "USD 4 billion (total transaction); CPP Investments commitmen", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "atNorth press release (PR Newswire), CPP Investments and Equinix Complete atNorth Acquisition, 2 September 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cpp-investments-and-equinix-complete-atnorth-acquisition-to-support-growth-of-leading-nordic-data-center-platform-302867738.html", "primary": true }, { "label": "Equinix newsroom copy of the completion release, 2 September 2026", "url": "https://newsroom.equinix.com/2026-09-02-CPP-Investments-and-Equinix-Complete-atNorth-Acquisition-to-Support-Growth-of-Leading-Nordic-Data-Center-Platform", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2026-02-27T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-02-27T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/cpp-investments-takes-a-majority-stake-in-atnorth" }, { "key": "henkel:stahl:2026-02", "slug": "henkel-acquires-stahl", "title": "Henkel acquires Stahl", "summary": "Düsseldorf-based Henkel closed its purchase of Waalwijk-based specialty coatings maker Stahl on 1 October 2026, after agreeing the deal in February 2026. Stahl joins Henkel's Adhesive Technologies business.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2026-02-04" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-01" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2026-02-04", "first_published": "2026-02-04", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Henkel AG & Co. KGaA", "slug": "henkel", "country": "DE", "city": "Düsseldorf", "website": "https://www.henkel.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/henkel/", "investor": "https://www.henkel.com/investors-and-analysts" }, "target": { "name": "Stahl Holdings B.V.", "slug": "stahl", "country": "NL", "city": "Waalwijk", "website": "https://www.stahl.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/stahl/", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": true, "sector": { "name": "Chemicals and materials", "slug": "chemicals-and-materials" }, "headcount": "about 1,800", "value": "EUR 2.1 billion", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Henkel press release, 1 October 2026 (closing)", "url": "https://www.henkel.com/press-and-media/press-releases-and-kits/2026-10-01-henkel-successfully-closes-acquisition-of-specialty-coatings-company-stahl-2254956", "primary": true }, { "label": "Henkel press release, 4 February 2026 (agreement)", "url": "https://www.henkel.com/press-and-media/press-releases-and-kits/2026-02-04-henkel-agrees-to-acquire-specialty-coatings-company-stahl-2120840", "primary": true }, { "label": "Stahl press release, 4 February 2026", "url": "https://www.stahl.com/news/stahl-to-be-acquired-by-henkel-combining-complementary-strengths-for-further-growth", "primary": true } ], "published_at": "2026-02-04T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2026-02-04T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/henkel-acquires-stahl" }, { "key": "ust:italdesign:2025-12", "slug": "ust-takes-a-majority-stake-in-italdesign", "title": "UST takes a majority stake in Italdesign", "summary": "UST, an AI and technology transformation company headquartered in the US with an Aliso Viejo, California dateline, completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Italdesign, the car design and vehicle engineering company in Moncalieri, Italy, from the Audi Group on 7 September 2026.", "type": "majority_stake", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2025-12-10" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-09-07" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2025-12-10", "first_published": "2025-12-10", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "UST Global Inc.", "slug": "ust", "country": "US", "city": "Aliso Viejo", "website": "https://www.ust.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/ustglobal", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Italdesign-Giugiaro S.p.A.", "slug": "italdesign", "country": "IT", "city": "Moncalieri", "website": "https://www.italdesign.it", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/italdesign-official", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Industrial technology", "slug": "industrial-technology" }, "headcount": "more than 1,300", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "UST and Italdesign press release (PR Newswire), 7 September 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/ust-and-italdesign-unite-design-engineering-and-ai-to-shape-the-future-of-mobility-302871222.html", "primary": true }, { "label": "Autocar Professional, signing report, December 2025", "url": "https://www.autocarpro.in/news/ust-acquires-majority-stake-in-italdesign-through-strategic-partnership-with-audi-group-130124", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2025-12-10T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2025-12-10T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/ust-takes-a-majority-stake-in-italdesign" }, { "key": "asurion:domestic-general:2025-12", "slug": "asurion-acquires-domestic-general", "title": "Asurion acquires Domestic & General", "summary": "Asurion, the Nashville-based technology care company, completed its acquisition of Domestic & General, a UK provider of appliance protection, repair and replacement plans in the UK, Europe and the US, on 8 October 2026; the definitive agreement was announced on 2 December 2025.", "type": "acquisition", "stage": "completed", "stages": [ { "stage": "signed", "date": "2025-12-02" }, { "stage": "completed", "date": "2026-10-08" } ], "chapter": 3, "announced": "2025-12-02", "first_published": "2025-12-02", "last_checked": "2026-10-28", "buyer": { "name": "Asurion, LLC", "slug": "asurion", "country": "US", "city": "Nashville", "website": "https://www.asurion.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/asurion", "investor": "" }, "target": { "name": "Domestic & General", "slug": "domestic-general", "country": "GB", "city": "London", "website": "https://www.domesticandgeneral.com", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/domestic-&-general", "investor": "" }, "within_europe": false, "sector": { "name": "Financial services and insurance", "slug": "financial-services-and-insurance" }, "headcount": "over 4,000", "value": "", "people_side": [], "sources": [ { "label": "Asurion press release (PR Newswire), completion, 8 October 2026", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/asurion-completes-acquisition-of-domestic--general-to-expand-technology-care-across-the-connected-home-302902486.html", "primary": true }, { "label": "Asurion press release, agreement, 2 December 2025", "url": "https://asurion.com/press-releases/asurion-acquires-domestic-and-general/", "primary": true }, { "label": "CVC press release, 2 December 2025", "url": "https://www.cvc.com/media/news/2025/asurion-to-acquire-domestic-general-establishing-a-global-leader-in-technology-and-appliance-care-committed-to-excellence-in-customer-service/", "primary": false } ], "published_at": "2025-12-02T08:00:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2025-12-02T08:00:00+00:00", "url": "https://octagonpeople.com/deals-into-europe/deals/asurion-acquires-domestic-general" } ] }