M&A Deal Summary

WS Audiology Acquires Sivantos

On May 16, 2018, WS Audiology acquired electronics company Sivantos from EQT

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is WS Audiology’s 2nd transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is WS Audiology’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-05-16
Target Sivantos
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) WS Audiology
Sellers(s) EQT
Deal Type Merger

Target

Sivantos

Munich, Germany
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Sivantos Group is a global hearing aid manufacturer. Sivantos was founded in 1878 and is based in Munich, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

WS Audiology

Lynge, Denmark

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Category Company
Founded 2019
Sector Electronics
DESCRIPTION

WS Audiology offers a diverse portfolio of technologically advanced hearing aid products and services across its brands Signia, Widex, Rexton, Audio Service, and others. WS Audiology was founded in 2019 and is based in Lynge, Denmark.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Electronics) 2 of 2
Type (Merger) 2 of 2
Country (Germany) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-16 Widex

Lynge, Denmark

Widex provides hearing solutions that are easy to use, seamlessly integrated in daily life and enable people to hear naturally. Widex employs around people across sales, manufacturing, operations, distribution and R&D in 38 countries, and its products are sold in 105 countries.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

EQT

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 50.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EQT is a global private equity group that purses a variety of investment strategies around the world. EQT is divided into several investment disciplines, including private capital, real assets, credit, and venture. The Firm's private capital group targets large, market-leading enterprises (investment size of €125 to €1.5 billion) across Europe and the US, as well as mid-market, growth companies (investment size of €40 to €125 million) across the US, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. The Firm's real assets group seeks to identify control or co-control equity investments (investment size of €500 to €1 billion) in medium-sized infrastructure companies that provide an essential service to society, are recession resilient, and have secure cash flows. EQT's credit group provides flexible, long-term debt capital solutions to medium-sized European businesses, across a wide range of sectors. EQT was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 108 of 175
Sector (Electronics) 2 of 2
Type (Merger) 7 of 11
Country (Germany) 21 of 34
Year (2018) 7 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-16 HTL-Strefa

Ozorkow, Poland

HTL-Strefa a company of MTD Medical Technology and Devices , is a medical device company that develops manufactures and sells safety lancets, personal lancets, and pen needles for insulin injection. Our modern manufacturing process and nearly 20 years of experience on the global market allows us to successfully ensure safety and convenience. We employ a continuous improvement strategy to analyze and update products, implementing improvements and launching new solutions to meet the changing needs of both patients and health care professionals. HTL-Strefawas founded in 1995 and is based in Ozorkow, Poland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-23 Facile.it

Milan, Italy

Facile.it is an online destination for consumers to compare prices for motor insurance, energy, telecoms, and personal finance products. Facile.it was founded in 2008 and is based in Milan, Italy.

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