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2026ABB completes acquisition of NetcontrolNetcontrol · Exit
Middlebridge co-invested in Netcontrol, the Finnish grid-automation company, alongside Procuritas. ABB announced the acquisition in December 2025 and completed it on 5 May 2026.
2025Middlebridge invests in EcoNitrate, now NorrGroNorrGro · Investment
Middlebridge Partners Pte. Ltd. invested in EcoNitrate AB, the Swedish agricultural and organic-fertiliser technology company now known as NorrGro. RosholmDell acted as legal adviser to Middlebridge on the investment.
2024Perle Hotels wins the King’s Award for EnterprisePerle Hotels · Portfolio
Perle Hotels, the Scottish luxury hotel group in which Middlebridge Partners Pte. Ltd. is a significant shareholder, won the King’s Award for Enterprise, following the Queen’s Award for International Trade in 2019.
2021ESCO Technologies acquires AltaNovaAltaNova · Exit
ESCO Technologies acquired AltaNova Group, the Italian electrical diagnostic technology business, completing the transaction on 29 July 2021. ESCO’s SEC filing records a purchase price of approximately $115 million net of cash acquired.
2020Ancala acquires Hector Rail from EQTHector Rail · Co-investment
Middlebridge co-invested in Hector Rail, the Scandinavian rail-freight business, alongside Ancala Infrastructure, which acquired the company from EQT in 2020. Kurt Håkansson has served as Chairman of Hector Rail.
2018Elways technology used in eRoadArlandaElways · Portfolio
Elways’ technology was used in the eRoadArlanda project near Stockholm, which attracted international coverage as the world’s first electrified road of its type.
2011AMEC acquires Qedi for £33 millionQedi · Exit
AMEC acquired QED International (Qedi), the Aberdeen-based oil & gas commissioning and project-delivery company, on 21 February 2011 for £33 million. Shepherd & Wedderburn acted for the shareholders.
2009TDG sold to Danaher / QualitrolTDG · Exit
Transmission & Distribution Group, a UK industrial-technology business developed through a buy-and-build strategy alongside HSBC Private Equity, was sold to Danaher’s Qualitrol.