Blueforge Partners | Independent Cross-Border M&A Advisory

Built to shape and deliver acquisition programmes

We bring the M&A capabilities of large corporations to ambitious companies. Working alongside CEOs and management teams, we provide the experience and capacity to pursue acquisitions without having to build a full in-house M&A function.

From defining the acquisition strategy and building proprietary pipelines to approaching targets and executing transactions, we work across countries and successive acquisitions — all the way through to closing.

Multi-year. Multi-acquisition. Multi-country. End-to-end.

From strategy to closing — and from one acquisition to the next

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Define your acquisition strategy

Turn growth priorities into clear acquisition criteria.

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Define your acquisition strategy

Turn growth priorities into clear acquisition criteria.

01 Define your acquisition strategy

Turn growth priorities into clear acquisition criteria.

01

Define your acquisition strategy

Turn growth priorities into clear acquisition criteria.

02

Build and manage your acquisition pipeline

Systematically map markets, identify the right targets and approach owners directly.

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Build and manage your acquisition pipeline

Systematically map markets, identify the right targets and approach owners directly.

02 Build and manage your acquisition pipeline

Systematically map markets, identify the right targets and approach owners directly.

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Build and manage your acquisition pipeline

Systematically map markets, identify the right targets and approach owners directly.

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Create and shape transactions

Engage owners, build relationships and turn opportunities into actionable transactions.

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Create and shape transactions

Engage owners, build relationships and turn opportunities into actionable transactions.

03 Create and shape transactions

Engage owners, build relationships and turn opportunities into actionable transactions.

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Create and shape transactions

Engage owners, build relationships and turn opportunities into actionable transactions.

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Drive execution to closing

Lead valuation, negotiation, due diligence and execution through closing.

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Drive execution to closing

Lead valuation, negotiation, due diligence and execution through closing.

04 Drive execution to closing

Lead valuation, negotiation, due diligence and execution through closing.

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Drive execution to closing

Lead valuation, negotiation, due diligence and execution through closing.

M&A Programmes & Transactions

Corporate Development | HR Tech

Global Buy-and-Build

From 200 to 500mE revenue

Five acquisitions across four continents transformed Hightekers from a local champion into a global EOR platform.

Asia

2023

NL

2023

Global

2023

LatAm

2023

India

2023

2025 | Buy-side | Building Tech

Schneider Electric carve-out

Comelit Group has acquired 100% of Ritto, the historic German door-entry systems brand, from Schneider Electric.

Advisors

2026 | Buy-side | HR Tech

India market entry through cross-border M&A

Remunance strengthens Hightekers’ presence in India, a strategic market for tech talent, EOR services and global employment growth.

Advisors

2025 | Sell-side | Industry

Public-to-PE of a Danish Industrial Group

SKAKO, a Danish listed industrial company, has completed its public-to-private transition through its sale to FCDE, a French private equity fund.

Advisors

Consolidation strategy | Industry

International Consolidation

From 100 to 200mE revenue

Bernard Controls is expanding its global footprint through targeted acquisitions, while strengthening its product offering in actuator solutions.

Buy-and-build strategy | Electrical Installation

Creating a National Champion

Building a leading electrical services leader

Alleray is accelerating its regional expansion and diversifying into complementary activities, with the ambition to become a leading French electrical services group.

2025 | Buy-side | HR Tech

Latin-American expansion through strategic acquisition

Hightekers acquires Serviap, a leading Latin American employment solutions specialist operating across 15 countries.

Advisors

Consolidation strategy | Lighting

PE-backed Global Buy-and-Build

Scaling an Italian embedded lighting specialist

Following its secondary LBO, L&S Lighting is accelerating its global buy-and-build strategy to strengthen its position as a leading international specialist in embedded lighting solutions.

Corporate Development | Industry

Pivoting Toward Recycling to Create a European Sorting Leader

From €35m to €100m revenue

SKAKO is accelerating its pivot toward recycling, leveraging its strong industrial heritage and resilient aftermarket activity to create a €100m+ European leader in sorting equipment through organic growth and buy-and-build.

2024 | Buy-side | HR Tech

Asia-Pacific expansion through strategic acquisition

Hightekers has acquired Eos Global Expansion, an Asian employment solutions specialist active across 15 countries, strengthening global consolidation.

Advisors

Buy-and-build strategy | Building Tech

Accelerating a Family-Owned Group’s M&A Journey

From 200 to 300mE revenue

Comelit is accelerating its European buy-and-build strategy across complementary building technologies, with a carve-out from Schneider Electric completed and two further acquisitions in process.

2023 | Buy-side | HR Tech

Becoming global with one acquisition

Hightekers has acquired Rivermate, strengthening its global EOR positioning and making Rivermate the Group’s EOR brand from 2026.

Advisors

2023 | Buy-side | HR Tech

Cross-border expansion to Netherland

Hightekers has acquired Dutch Employer of Record, its first acquisition step into aggressive global buy-and-build strategy.

Advisors

Corporate M&A experience, built into our model

Our team brings together senior corporate M&A experience with dedicated origination and transaction execution capabilities.

We have built and executed acquisition strategies from within large corporations, giving us first-hand experience of how to run M&A as a continuous programme alongside executive teams.

Our core team is supported by 50+ senior industry advisors, bringing executive-level experience, sector expertise and access across our core markets.