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Arcado Group, a producer of meat delicatessen and specialty sausages, was sold to private equity investors in an MBO transaction.
Consumer & retail
Sale
Advisor to the seller
NPM Capital, the private equity company of the family-owned group SHV, acquired a 40% interest in Ploeger Oxbo Group, a Dutch manufacturer of agricultural equipment, from the joint holding of Synergia Capital Partners, VDL Participaties, and Bolster Investment Partners.
Consumer & retail
Sale
Advisor to the buyer
Bechtle AG [ETR: BC8], the European IT retail leader with EUR 3.5 billion in revenue, acquired Inmac Wstore, the remaining European business of Systemax Inc [NYSE: SYX], a US‐based industrial group.
Consumer & retail , Tech, software & digital
Acquisition
Advisor to the buyer
Pancioc S.p.A., an Italian company active in the quick–service-restaurant industry in Milan and owner of the Panini Durini brand, was acquired by a pool of investors coordinated by Astraco, an independent advisory firm, through a special purpose vehicle capitalized by the club deal.
Consumer & retail
Sale
Advisor to the seller
Richard Wellock & Sons Ltd, a food distributor, was sold to William Jackson Food Group.
Consumer & retail
Sale
Advisor to the seller
Richard Wellock & Sons Ltd, a food distributor, was sold to William Jackson Food Group.
Consumer & retail
Sale
Advisor to the seller
The Finnish discount retailer Hong Kong Oy sold 100% of the company to the Swedish discount store chain Rusta AB in a cash and shares transaction.
Consumer & retail
Sale
Advisor to the seller
Prendamex, the leading Mexican pawn-shop operator, which operates more than 600 pawn stores (franchises and company-owned), sold its 126 company-owned stores to First Cash Financial Services (NYSE: FCFS), the global leader in the pawn industry.
Consumer & retail , Financial Institutions
Sale
Advisor to the seller
The Middleby Corporation, a global leader in the foodservice equipment industry, acquired Josper S.A., a leading manufacturer of charcoal grill and oven cooking equipment for commercial foodservice and residential applications.
Consumer & retail , Industrials
Acquisition
Advisor to the buyer