The first half of 2025 has presented a paradox for global M&A dealmaking. While the year began with encouraging signs of renewed momentum, the second quarter introduced escalating trade tensions and profound policy uncertainty.
Translink Corporate Finance Italy acted as financial advisor to Incico SpA (Incico), a Ferrara-based group that is one of Italy’s leading players in the civil engineering and plant engineering sectors, on the acquisition of Italiana Sistemi srl (Italiana Sistemi), a historic company based in Naples and specialising in infrastructure and plant engineering in the rail and road sectors.
Translink Corporate Finance in Australia acted as the advisor to Fire Services Queensland (FSQ), providers of fire services and system maintenance services, on the sale to BGIS, a global leader in integrated facility management services.
Translink Corporate Finance Benelux acted as the advisor to the shareholders of Verbidak, a specialised flat roofing contractor, on the sale to HC Partners, a Dutch investment management company.
Translink Corporate Finance in Germany advised GRÄPER, a leading German provider of integrated energy infrastructure solutions and transformer stations, on the acquisition of Innecken Elektrotechnik GmbH (Innecken Elektrotechnik), based in Euskirchen, and a majority stake in Enervision GmbH (Enervision), based in Aachen.
Translink Corporate Finance in the United States initiated the acquisition of CACI Communications, LLC, a Kansas City-based provider of aerial and underground construction services for US leading telecom and internet service providers, by Circet USA (Circet).
Translink Corporate Finance Sweden acted as a strategic and financial advisor to Elektromontage Power, a provider of low- and high-voltage services to industrial companies and power grid providers, on its sale to SELATEK, a portfolio company of Amplio Private Equity.
Translink Corporate Finance in the United States, Dinan & Company, initiated the acquisition of Analytiks, an advanced data analytics firm, by Premier International Enterprises (Premier), a portfolio company of Renovus Capital Partners.
Translink Corporate Finance Sweden acted as financial and strategic advisor to Sertion, a portfolio company of Consolid Equity, in the acquisition of IRV AS.
The ‘buy-and-build’ strategy has become an increasingly attractive growth model for private equity investors aiming to build scaled, efficient businesses that can achieve premium exit multiples. While widely adopted, the differences between domestic and international buy-and-build approaches—and the strategic considerations they require—are often overlooked.
