M&A Deal Summary

Permira Acquires Engel & Volkers

On August 9, 2021, private equity firm Permira acquired real estate company Engel & Volkers

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Permira’s 1st transaction in the Real Estate sector.
  • This is Permira’s 20th transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-08-09
Target Engel & Volkers
Sector Real Estate
Buyer(s) Permira
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Engel & Volkers

Hamburg, Germany
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Engel & Volkers is specialized in the brokerage of premium residential property, commercial real estate, yachts, and aircraft. Based in more than 800 locations in total, the company offers both private and institutional clients a professionally tailored range of services. It is currently operating in 34 countries on five continents. Engel & Volkers was formed in 1977 and is based in Hamburg, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Permira

London, United Kingdom

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 75.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Permira is a mega-sized private equity firm that targets large company investments around the world. Permira invests to support acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, take-privates, turnarounds, and growth buyouts. Areas of interest include healthcare, financial services, chemicals, consumer products and services, industrial products and services, technology, media, and telecom. Permira will consider opportunities in Europe, Asia, and North America. Permira was formed in 1985 and has offices in Menlo Park, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, London, Hong Kong, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm, Tokyo, Guernsey and New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 143 of 156
Sector (Real Estate) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 53 of 53
Country (Germany) 20 of 20
Year (2021) 3 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-14 Adevinta

Oslo, Norway

Adevinta is a marketplace specialist that helps local digital marketplaces thrive through global connections and networks of knowledge. The company's marketplaces unlock the full value in every person, place, and thing – helping local communities prosper and leaving a positive footprint on the world. It serves people where they live, acknowledging what’s special about every culture and every place. Adevinta was founded in 2018 and is based in Oslo, Norway.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-18 CommentSold

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

CommentSold is a provider of multi-channel social commerce technology and managed services to boutique online retailers. The Company provides a variety of commerce enablement services including order intake, payment, fulfillment, live selling tools, and analytics which is delivered through a proprietary SaaS platform, allowing customers to sell on social platforms and mobile apps. CommentSold was founded in 2017 and is based in Huntsville, Alabama.

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