M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 1999-08-01 |
| Target | Loxam |
| Sector | Retail |
| Buyer(s) |
Advent International
Alpha Group |
| Deal Type | Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) |
| Deal Value | 486M EUR |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| PE ASSETS | 91.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Advent is a global private equity firm that targets investments in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Advent's emerging market efforts are concentrated in Central Europe and Latin America. Advent seeks transactions valued between $50 million and $5 billion and can commit up to $2 billion of equity capital per investment. Broad areas of interest include business & financial services, retail & consumer, technology, media, & telecoms, healthcare & life sciences, and industrial. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, growth capital financings, take privates, and recapitalizations. Advent was formed in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 60 of 353 |
| Sector: Retail M&A | 5 of 21 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 41 of 156 |
| Country: France M&A | 5 of 17 |
| Year: 1999 M&A | 8 of 11 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 31 of 51 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-08-01 |
@Entertainment
Poland @Entertainment was established in 1998 by Wizja TV, the first Polish provider of satellite television. In 1999 @Entertainment was successfully sold to UPC, a leading European provider of bundled cable television services. In 2002, Wizja TV was incorporated by Cyfra+, the largest Polish digital satellite platform, which offers around 100 channels. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-08-20 |
Lionbridge AI
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States Lionbridge Technologies is a provider of translation, development and testing solutions that enable clients to create, release, manage and maintain their technology applications and Web content globally. Lionbridge enables more than 800 world-leading brands to increase international market share, speed adoption of products and effectively engage their customers in local markets worldwide. Using our innovative cloud technology platforms and our global crowd of more than 100,000 professional cloud workers, we provide translation, online marketing, global content management and application testing solutions that ensure global brand consistency, local relevancy and technical usability across all touch points of the customer lifecycle. Lionbridge Technologies was founded in 1996 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1985 |
| PE ASSETS | 2.0B EUR |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Alpha Group is a European private equity firm specializing in LBOs and development capital investments. The Firm seeks to invest in companies throughout Europe, including Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Benelux as well as some eastern European countries. The Firm seeks to commit €50 to €125 million in companies valued between €100 and €500 million. Alpha typically takes majority control and arranges for founders or key managers to co-invest. Sectors of interest include Consumer & Leisure, Fashion & Design, Industrial Manufacturing and Service & Distibution. Alpha Group was formed in 1985 and is based in Paris.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 24 of 78 |
| Sector: Retail M&A | 2 of 8 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 24 of 56 |
| Country: France M&A | 10 of 36 |
| Year: 1999 M&A | 4 of 4 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 8 of 57 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-08-01 |
REP International SA
Corbas, France REP International SA Manufacturer of rubber injection moulding equipment. |
Buy | €48M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01-01 |
InterCall
Chicago, Illinois, United States InterCall Provides telephone conferencing services. The Company was sold to West Corporation in March 2003. Intercall formerly known as Genesys. |
Sell | - |
