Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Machinery

Allianz Capital Partners Acquires Selecta

On January 1, 2007, asset manager Allianz Capital Partners acquired machinery company Selecta for 1.8B CHF

Acquisition Context
  • This is Allianz Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Allianz Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Allianz Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Switzerland.
Investment Fate
  • Selecta was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2015.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date January 1, 2007
Target Selecta
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Allianz Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 1.8B CHF

Target Company

Selecta

Steinhausen, Switzerland
Selecta is a vending and coffee services company operating more than 145,000 vending machines and serving more than 6 million consumers daily. Selecta was formed in 1957 and is based in Steinhausen, Switzerland.
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Buyer

Allianz Capital Partners

Munich, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 50.3B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Allianz Capital Partners is the asset management affiliate of the Allianz Group. The Firm operates in three segments, including Private Equity, Renewable Energy, and Infrastructure. The Private Equity investment group primarily pursues venture and private equity fund investments, however the group is an active co-investor, looking to support buyouts and growth capital financings in a variety of sectors. The Renewables Group seeks investments in long-term wind and solar projects. The Infrastructure team pursues energy and transportation infrastructure projects. Allianz Capital Partners was formed in 1996 and has offices in Munich, London, New York, and Singapore.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 3 of 19
Sector: Machinery 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 of 7
Country: Switzerland 1 of 1
Year: 2007 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-01-01 Fairchild Aerospace

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Fairchild Aerospace Corporation was a manufacturer of jet and turboprop aircraft for the airline, corporate and government markets and provides a wide range of sales, support, production, and engineering services for the aviation industry. In addition to its facilities in San Antonio, Texas, and Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, Fairchild Aerospace has offices in Washington, D.C. and other locations worldwide.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-19 Scandlines

Hamburg, Denmark

Scandlines is a ferry operator. It specialises in rapid, reliable, and comfortable transportation of passengers and freight on international routes in Danish, German and Swedish coastal waters, as well as to the Baltic countries and Finland. Scandlines’ activities also include catering services, together with retail sales of goods in on-board and on-shore shops and restaurants. Scandlines was founded in 1998 and is based in Hamburg, Denmark.

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