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Clairfield partner Andre Wassmann travelled to Korea last month to speak on the importance of the German middle market in M&A at the Global Investment Strategy Forum sponsored by KITIA, the Korea Core Industrial Technology Investment Association. This large annual event sponsored by Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy promotes crossborder acquisitions by Korean […]

In recent years increasing urbanization has led to a heightened urgency to create efficient environments able to fully support occupants’ wellbeing and productivity. This, combined with a strong consumer confidence environment, will continue to drive growth in the industry. Merger and acquisition deal activity reached a post-recession high in 2016 and is on pace to exceed […]

Over the last 12 months, an increasing number of mining services companies have approached us wondering where we are in the cycle, and when the right time is to start looking for a partner / exit. After riding the highs and lows of the last boom, owners are either exhausted and keen to get off […]

To say that the dental sector is radically changing is putting it mildly. Every subsegment is being impacted by state budget pressures, internet price arbitrage, and the phenomenon of dental chains with salaried dentists no longer in a position to decide major practice investments. The dental manufacturing business for chairs, imaging, suction, denture milling, etc., […]

Clairfield International is pleased to announce strengthened capabilities for providing midmarket clients with access to China. We have officially established the Clairfield China Desk to serve as our proprietary resource for accessing decision makers at Chinese corporates, investors,  and political entities, as well as local Chinese experts and advisors. The China Desk will work closely […]

Star Capital SGR S.p.A. and the minority shareholders sold a majority stake of Gia S.p.A., an Italian producer of fixing solutions for the ITS industry, to Ethica Global Investments S.p.A. Established in 1978 in the Novara region of Italy, Gia is a leading designer, producer and distributor of patented fixing and fastening solutions. Over the […]

Alliance Environnement, a provider of water, sanitation, and organic waste recovery solutions was sold to Groupe Saur, an international water company. Founded in 2012, the Alliance Environnement Group offers dedicated services for water and sanitation as well as recovery of organic waste. With seven branches and four waste treatment units in Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, […]

In an interview with TTRecord, Pablo Coballasi, partner at Clairfield Mexico, analysed this year’s increase in Mexican M&A activity especially in the manufacturing and  financial sectors. Pablo notes that manufacturing is growing at a higher rate than the economy, which is especially striking in the face of this year’s political uncertainty and NAFTA renegotiations. He also […]

Cloudtrek Pty Ltd, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud specialist, was sold to Deloitte Australia, the leading professional services firm. Brisbane-based CloudTrek is an Advanced AWS Consulting Partner providing advisory, architecture, build and migration services to support cloud adoption and core technology transformation. Cloudtrek’s 26-strong team, comprising of cloud and infrastructure strategists, architects, DevOps automation […]