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.

BlueThread Services (“BlueThread” or the “Company”), a market-leading roofing and exterior services group, announced that it has partnered with RoofCARE, LLC (“RoofCARE” or the “Company”), a premiere provider of roof repairs, renovation, installation and service for commercial and municipal properties in New Mexico.

Translink Corporate Finance advised PlanetHome Group, a leading real estate service provider in Germany and Austria in the brokerage and financing of real estate, on its investment in RENEWA GmbH, the leading consultant for holistic energy consulting and energy-related building renovation.

Translink Corporate Finance advised neusta consulting GmbH, a leading IT-recruiting and staffing company in the DACH-area, on its sale to Cpl Resources plc.

Through the acquisition, the company will be able to offer its clients a broader array of services. Together, Cpl and OUTSOURCING Inc now have access to a global sourcing and delivery network of 250+ sister companies, across 39 countries, spanning 6 continents. With neusta consulting, another strong player has now joined the DACH region.

Translink Corporate Finance in Germany advised the CECOP Group in Spain, a leading global purchasing group for opticians, on the acquisition of Optic Society Vertriebs GmbH.

Wealthcare Capital Management LLC (“Wealthcare”), a technology-enabled full-service RIA that supports independent financial advisors and a NewSpring Holdings platform company, announced the acquisition of Eagle Financial Management Services (“Eagle Financial”). This deal accelerates Wealthcare’s penetration in the direct advisory market expanding the company’s presence in this important channel.

Based in Shreveport, Louisiana, Eagle Financial was founded in 2006 and advises on more than $120 million in assets under management (AUM). Through this acquisition, Wealthcare’s advisor team grows to more than 150 advisors across the country with $4.75 billion in AUM.

Translink Corporate Finance announces the sale of Universal Security Systems (USS), a European Security Systems Specialist headquartered in London with offices in Finland and Denmark, to Convergint, a global leader in service based systems integration. Translink acted as the exclusive financial adviser to the shareholders of Universal Security Systems.

Water efficiency specialist Smartvatten has acquired VertoNordic Oy, a leading provider of apartment level water metering systems. With this acquisition, Smartvatten expands its service from main water meters to submeters, helping its customers fulfill the EU requirements for consumption-based billing and enhancing the accuracy of its leak detection system even further. Translink Corporate Finance acted as financial advisor to Smartvatten.

BHP Corporate Finance, a Translink Corporate Finance partner in the UK, advised workplace software provider, UMA in becoming one of the first recipients of Finance Yorkshire’s Seedcorn fund.