| Good morning, Nina Lindholm here with the with the Europe Wire from the London newsroom. Opening new offices across Europe to benefit from local knowledge has been a popular move for private equity firms in the past few years. This morning, we speak to Flor Kassai, a freshly appointed managing partner at Inflexion, who has been instrumental in building the firm’s European presence. Kassai is the latest member of our Dealmakers to Watch series. Switching to take-privates, EQT has made an offer for an industrial components distributor listed in its home country of Sweden. Next, we have an exit, as the Riverside Company has agreed to sell a nutraceuticals business to Miura Partners. We’ll finish with a managing partner promotion by Bowmark Capital. Wild card Flor Kassai’s path to private equity was paved partly by serendipity and partly by design, winding through Buenos Aires, New York and Philadelphia before reaching London. Promoted in October to managing partner alongside Inflexion co-founders John Hartz and Simon Turner, Kassai is the latest member of PE Hub’s Dealmakers to Watch series. I recommend reading the full story as it reveals how Kassai and Inflexion approached the expansion into Europe, as well as Kassai’s outlook for 2025. Premium Wire subscribers can also learn more here. Industrial take-private EQT has made a take-private offer for Stockholm-listed OEM International, a distributor of industrial components in the Nordics with over 60,000 products from 400 suppliers. For more on the deal, including the size, take a look at the full Wire coverage here. Healthy deal The Riverside Company has agreed to sell HealthTech BioActives (HTBA) to Miura Partners. For more on the deal and the nutraceuticals segment, check out the premium Wire coverage here. Growth ambitions Let’s round things out with some people news. Bowmark Capital has promoted Tom Shelford to managing partner. Take a look at the full Wire coverage to learn more. That’s all from me this morning. Keep your eyes peeled for an exclusive deal announcement later today. You’ll also have Obey Martin Manayiti write to you with the US edition of the Wire, and Craig McGlashan will be with you from London tomorrow morning. Cheers,
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