M&A Deal Summary

One Equity Partners Acquires DWK Life Sciences

On December 4, 2014, private equity firm One Equity Partners acquired manufacturer DWK Life Sciences from ADCURAM Group AG

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is One Equity Partners’ 5th transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is One Equity Partners’ 5th transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-12-04
Target DWK Life Sciences
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) One Equity Partners
Sellers(s) ADCURAM Group AG
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

DWK Life Sciences

Mainz, Germany
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DWK Life Sciences is one of the manufacturers of borosilicate glass, a particularly chemical- and temperature-resistant special-purpose glass that is primarily used for laboratory glass and in chemical engineering and households. DWK Life Sciences was founded in 1887 and is based in Mainz, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

One Equity Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 10.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

One Equity Partners (OEP) is a private equity firm that targets buyout and growth capital investments in North America, Europe, and Asia. OEP prefers to be the lead investor and typically commits $30 to $300 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include industrial products/services, consumer, retail, chemicals, media, communications, and healthcare. One Equity Partners was formed in 2001 and spun out of JP Morgan Chase in 2015. One Equity Partners is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 57 of 122
Sector (Manufacturing) 5 of 15
Type (Secondary Buyout) 4 of 21
Country (Germany) 5 of 8
Year (2014) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-25 Travelport

Langley, United Kingdom

Travelport is a developer of a travel commerce platform to provide distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the global travel and tourism industry. The company facilitates travel commerce by connecting the world’s leading travel providers with online and offline travel buyers in a proprietary business-to-business (B2B) travel marketplace. Travelport was founded in 2006 and is based in Langley, England.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-18 Allied Brasil

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Allied Brasil is an independent marketer and provider of technology products in Brazil. The company offers innovative solutions and a wide variety of services in the mobile phones, games, imaging, and IT segments. Allied Brasil was founded in 2001 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

ADCURAM Group AG

Munich, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 300M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ADCURAM Group AG is an independent investment firm focused on acquiring businesses throughout Europe. ADCURAM seeks to invest up to €30 million in companies with revenues of between €40 and €500 million. The Firm looks to acquire majority positions and will consider a variety of situations, including corporate carve-outs, profitable companies, and businesses in financial crisis. Areas of interest include production, services, and commerce. ADCURAM Group AG was formed in 2003 and is based in Munich.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 8
Sector (Manufacturing) 1 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 3 of 5
Country (Germany) 3 of 6
Year (2014) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-11 Walsroder Casings

Walsrode, Germany

Walsroder Casings GmbH is a manufacturer of artificial sausage casings made of cellulose fibre and plastics. Walsroder Casings was founded in 2008 and is based in Walsrode, Germany.

Sell €75M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-30 Bayerwald - Fenster Haustüren

Neukirchen v. Wald, Germany

Bayerwald - Fenster Haustüren is a full-service provider of windows, entry doors and sunshade products. The product spectrum ranges from traditional wooden and aluminum windows to state-of-the-art high-tech aluminum entry doors. Bayerwald - Fenster Haustüren was founded in 1920 and is based in Neukirchen v. Wald, Germany.

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