Translink Corporate Finance Finland acted as the exclusive advisor to the shareholders of Pohjanväre Yhtiöt on the sale of Renta Group, a portfolio company of IK Partners. Renta Group Oy (“Renta Group” or “Renta”) is strengthening its position in Finland through the acquisition of Espoon Nosturikeskus Oy Pohjanväre and Espoon Rakennuskonevuokraamo Oy as well as the operative assets of Lohjan Nosturipalvelu Oy (collectively “Pohjanväre”).

Translink Corporate Finance in Sweden (Anecta) and Finland, acted as the exclusive advisors to the shareholders of Hyrpoolen on the sale to Renta, a portfolio company of IK Partners.
Per Gustavsson and Johan Gustavsson founded Hyrpoolen in 1989, successfully establishing the company as a leading rental service provider for construction machines, scaffolding, and related equipment in the Greater Stockholm area.

Translink Corporate Finance in Sweden, (Anecta), has acted as the exclusive advisor to the founder and owner of RA Gruppen, a leading electrical and security installation company in Sweden, on the sale to Triton’s installation and service group, Assemblin.
RA Gruppen was founded by Robert Alriksson in 1997 and has since developed into a leading company that offers total solutions for electricity and security in Sweden.

Translink Corporate Finance in Germany and Spain advised CECOP Group (CECOP) in Spain on the acquisition of EGS-Optik GmbH based in Germany.

Based in Bavaria, EGS-Optik is one of the largest German buying groups and boasts 500 members, making it the fifth largest buying group in the country, according to the annual ranking of the German association of opticians (ZVA).

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC (Wealthcare), a technology-enabled full-service RIA that supports independent financial advisors and a NewSpring Holdings platform company, acquired Sommers Financial Management (Sommers Financial). This deal marks Wealthcare’s third RIA acquisition in the past six months and expands the company’s presence in the direct advisory market.

Innovafonds, supported by BNP Paribas Development, acquired a stake in the DMAX Group to accelerate its development through external growth.

DMAX was established in June 2006, with its head office based in Clichy (Hauts-de-Seine, France). It is the leading French provider of premium business and industrial relocation [Note MIR: transfer/moving] services. Founded and directed by Jérôme Jaman, DMAX has the unique ability to reinvent business by investing heavily in people, team training and technological innovation, thus enabling the Group to offer a complete range of premium services to its customers.

Translink advised Confie, the largest personal lines insurance distribution company in the U.S., on the acquisition of Colorado-based CoWest Insurance Group, and their 30-insurance agency network. The acquisition highlights Confie’s plans to create an insurance agency network for independent agents within their national brand, InsureOne.
PeopleShare, one of the largest staffing firms in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions, announced the acquisition of DecisionPathHR®, a leading temporary staffing company with four locations in the Charlotte area. The acquisition expands PeopleShare’s footprint to 40 branch offices across eight states.

Translink Corporate Finance in the US, Dinan & Company, acted as the advisor to PeopleShare, a portfolio company of Trivest, on the acquisition of DecisionPathHR®.

PeopleShare, one of the largest staffing firms in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions, announced the acquisition of DecisionPathHR®, a leading temporary staffing company with four locations in the Charlotte area. The acquisition expands PeopleShare’s footprint to 40 branch offices across eight states.

Translink Corporate Finance in the UK, IMA Corporate Finance acted as the exclusive advisors to Encore Personnel on the sale to Gi Group. For Gi Group, the acquisition of Encore allows the company to consolidate its position in the UK’s driving, industrial and manufacturing sectors. Active for more than 20 years, Encore operates through 11 branches plus 22 managed service sites, offering temporary and permanent recruitment solutions, to clients across the UK.

Translink’s member firm in Switzerland, Gut Corporate Finance AG, acted as the exclusive advisor to an NEC Company, Avaloq Group, on the sale of its subsidiary, Avaloq Outline to Swiss Post Solutions.
NEC Company is a leading Japanese multinational information technology and electronics corporation. Avaloq Group is a leading software /SaaS developer for the banking and wealth management industry.