Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Manufacturing

Apheon Acquires Nicotra Gebhardt

On February 25, 2008, private equity firm Apheon acquired manufacturer Nicotra Gebhardt

Acquisition Context
  • This is Apheon’s 3rd transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Apheon’s 5th transaction in Italy.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date February 25, 2008
Target Nicotra Gebhardt
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Apheon
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

Nicotra Gebhardt

Zingonia (BG), Italy
Nicotra Gebhardt S.p.A is a manufacturer of fans for commercial buildings and industrial process ventilation applications.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Apheon

Brussels, Belgium

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 2.8B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Apheon is a generalist private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies throughout the Benelux, Italy, Iberia, France, and Switzerland. Ergon looks to invest €25 to €75 million in businesses with sustainable competitive advantages and operating in 'attractive' niche markets. Apheon was formerly knowns as Ergon Capital Partners. The Firm was formed in 2005 and is based in Luxembourg.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 9 of 40
Sector: Manufacturing 3 of 3
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 5 of 16
Country: Italy 5 of 10
Year: 2008 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-01 King Belgium

Genval, Belgium

King Belgium is the wholesaler and distributor of non-food consumables and disposables (plastic cups, hygiene paper, etc.) to a wide range of industries and segments including but not limited to healthcare, public institutions, catering, cleaning and retail.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-11-09 ELITech Group

Puteaux, France

ELITech Group provides a fully integrated diagnostics platform developing equipment and reagents with strong positions in niche and growing sub-segments of molecular diagnostics, microbiology, and clinical chemistry. It has developed a razor-razorblade model through the placement of diagnostic instruments which provide a resilient revenue stream from reagents, consumables, spare parts, and services. ELITech Group was founded in 1987 and is based in Puteaux, France.

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