The MyOptique Group, a major European online optical retailer with annual revenues of GBP 57 million, announces today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Essilor International, the world leader in ophthalmic optics.

Subsequent to the transaction the management of MyOptique will remain in place, and will leverage Essilor International’s capabilities to continue growing its leading position in Europe. As part of Essilor, MyOptique will leverage Essilor’s global supply chain and collaborate with its other operating businesses to improve the reach and effectiveness of its business across Europe.

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• EQT Opportunity sells TitanX, a leading company in the global truck cooling market

• During EQT Opportunity´s ownership, TitanX has been developed from a carve-out of three factories to a global technology leader in the engine and oil cooling space

Tata AutoComp Systems Ltd (“Tata AutoComp”), EQT Opportunity (“EQT”) and Fouriertransform (“Fourier”) have entered into an agreement whereby Tata AutoComp will acquire TitanX Engine Cooling (“TitanX” or “The Company”).

TitanX is a world leading supplier of powertrain cooling solutions for commercial vehicles. The Company serves most of the western world’s OEMs, including Volvo Trucks, Scania, Iveco and Daimler. TitanX has a yearly turnover of SEK 1.6 billion and manufactures in Sweden, USA, Mexico, Brazil and China.

Tata AutoComp is part of the Tata Group of India, a conglomerate which includes companies such as Jaguar Land Rover in UK and Daewoo Motors in Korea. Tata AutoComp is one of India’s leading vehicle component groups with customers across automotive sectors, from passenger cars to heavy duty trucks and agriculture vehicles.

PAI Partners will acquire Roompot from Gilde Buy Out Partners, BNP Paribas Fortis, the current management of Roompot and the founder Henk van Koeveringe. The selling price is confidential and will not be made public, but is in conformity with market standards.

“The acquisition is in line with both our strategic ambitions and financial aspirations”, says CEO Jurgen van Cutsem. “We already are the largest player in the recreational sector in the Netherlands. The goal now is to further improve the quality of our parks and other accommodations, something we already started several years ago. Next to this, we are planning to expand and strengthen our current position by strategic acquisitions and the redevelopment of our current coastal locations.” Currently, Roompot is mainly active in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and France. The focus of the company, which is originally from the Dutch region Zeeland, will remain on coastal recreational parks.

Gaëlle d’Engremont, Partner at PAI Partners, commented: “Over the past years, PAI has invested significant time and resources in the hospitality and leisure space, which is a growing and attractive sector in Europe. We believe the holiday park segment will benefit from the long term trends that are reshaping the European leisure market, such as the reduction in the length of vacations, the need for closer destinations and the rise of premium and branded offering. We are delighted to be partnering with an outstanding management team led by Jurgen van Cutsem. Roompot is a unique asset and we look forward to supporting the team to successfully implement its growth strategy in the coming years. After B&B Hotels, this transaction is a further example of the firm’s long-standing commitment to and strong knowledge of the Consumer sector”.

The acquisition is a positive development for both guests and employees of Roompot Vakanties. After the acquisition, the workforce will be expanded in strategic locations. The new owner has also agreed that the current management will remain with Roompot for at least the next five years. Roompot and PAI Partners expect the acquisition to be completed around the end of September.

Nordstjernan acquires 29.9 % of the share capital and 29.7 % of the votes in Swedol from the Zetterberg family’s holding company Zelda. The acquisition is made at a price of 20 SEK per share. The Zetterberg family retains 21.5 % of the share capital and 29.7 % of the votes. Zelda has committed to reclassify 5 million Class A shares into Class B shares.

Swedol is a leading player within the sale of high quality goods to the professional market through its own stores, mail order and e-commerce. The operations include four customer segments – building & plant, industry & workshop, agriculture & forestry and haulage & transport. The company had a turnover in 2014 of 1.4 billion SEK.

FIELDS Group is pleased to announce that they have a Agreement reached to acquire 100% of the shares of SULO EMBALLAGEN GmbH. SULO develops EMBALLAGEN and produces steel drums for the chemical and food products industry and is based in Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia. The company is a of the leading suppliers
of steel drums in Germany and has more than 90 years in the market active. The annual turnover is approximately € 40 million. The company is sold by Plastic Omnium Environment, the environmental division of Compagnie Plastic Omnium of France. The acquisition will be completed in the coming months.

Anne Willem de Vries from FIELDS GROUP ”
Sulo EMBALLAGEN produces high quality steel barrels large volumesen therefore fits the profile of FIELDS Group. The acquisition will SULO EMBALLAGEN enable the activities based on its high quality and good customer relations in the years to further expand. Henry Freudenreich, CEO of SULO EMBALLAGEN adds: “By working together with FIELDS Group we can benefit from the extensive experience and expertise of FIELDS Group in the field of high quality, high volume production. Together with FIELDS Group SULO EMBALLAGEN activities develop its current and adjacent markets and we continue our clients and meet their needs for packaging and of steel.

IK Investment Partners (“IK”) is pleased to announce that the IK VIII Fund has reached an agreement to acquire Ellab A/S (“Ellab” or “the Company”), a leading manufacturer of thermal validation solutions, primarily used for validation for food and pharmaceutical industries, from a group of private investors. Financial terms of the transaction are not disclosed.

Founded in 1949, Ellab is a leading global supplier of solutions for measuring, recording, monitoring and validating critical parameters of thermal processing, selling its products in over 65 countries across the globe. The Company offers a wide product range of high-precision systems for temperature, pressure and humidity monitoring and validation based on either data loggers or thermocouple based wired instruments. Ellab’s products are used by the pharmaceutical and food industry as well as hospitals, where accurate and complete documentation is essential.