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Triton Partners, European Capital and Ardian Acquire Stabilus

On April 9, 2010, private equity firms Triton Partners, European Capital and Ardian acquired automotive company Stabilus from Paine Schwartz Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Triton Partners’ 1st, European Capital’s 2nd and Ardian’s 4th transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is Triton Partners’ 8th, European Capital’s 5th and Ardian’s 9th transaction in Germany.
Investment Fate
  • Stabilus went public in 2014.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-04-09
Target Stabilus
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) Triton Partners
European Capital
Ardian
Sellers(s) Paine Schwartz Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Stabilus

Koblenz, Germany
Stabilus is a manufacturer of gas springs, hydraulic vibration dampers, continuously adjustable door stays, and automatic opening and closing systems for doors, trunk lids, and tailgates. Stabilus was incorporated in 1934 and is based in Koblenz, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 3

Buyer

Triton Partners

Frankfurt, Germany

Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 21.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Triton Partners is an investment firm focused on investing in medium-size companies headquartered in Western and Northern Europe. This includes businesses in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Triton generally pursues market leading companies with the potential for change, as well as growth opportunities through operational improvements. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer products, consumer services, healthcare, and industrials. Triton Partners was formed in 1997 and is based in Frankfurt, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 105
Sector: Automotive M&A 1 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 6 of 26
Country: Germany M&A 8 of 35
Year: 2010 M&A 4 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-03-01 Mehilainen

Helsinki, Finland

Mehilainen provides a full range of healthcare and social care services through a comprehensive network of over 360 units. Healthcare services ranges from outpatient clinics, occupational healthcare, specialist care and dental care, whereas social care services include elderly care, and disabled, mental rehabilitation, and child welfare. Mehilainen was founded in 1909 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.

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2010-07-07 OBH Nordica

Taastrup, Denmark

OBH Nordica manufactures a wide range of kitchen products (kitchen electrics and cookware),

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Buyer

European Capital

London, United Kingdom
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 1.2B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

European Capital is the European investment affiliate of American Capital. European Capital looks to provide a variety of investment and financing solutions including unitranche debt, mezzanine capital, senior debt, and equity co-investment. Funds are typically used to support buyouts, recapitalizations, finance growth, and make acquisitions. European Capital is sector agnostic, however the Firm has a preference for investments in the consumer, technology, manufacturing, services, and distribution sectors. European Capital was formed in 2005 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 70 of 74
Sector: Automotive M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 25 of 28
Country: Germany M&A 5 of 5
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-04-01 Amadeus

Madrid, Spain

Amadeus offers distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industries. At its core is the 'GDS' - the Global Distribution System that connects customers and travel agents with travel content options and facilitates booking, payment and fulfillment of flights, hotel bookings, car hire and other products. Amadeus was founded in 1987 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

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2010-07-01 Go Voyages SA

Paris, France

Go Voyages also sells tickets and a full range of travel products (dynamic packages, city breaks, hotels, car hire, cruise, etc.). Each month, Go Voyages and its 1,400 partner sites have almost 12 million different visitors.

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Buyer

Ardian

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 127.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ardian is a mega-sized diversified investment group focused on opportunities worldwide. Ardian invests across and manages funds focused on small and mid-sized buyouts, growth capital financings, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and co-investment opportunities. Ardian's small-buyouts group targets controlling interests in French, German, and Italian businesses valued up to €100 million. It's mid-sized buyout group seeks businesses valued up €1.5 billion and does not have any geographic limitations. The Infrastructure team looks for European opportunities and can commit up to €1 billion per transaction. The Mezzanine group supports junior capital commitments of €5 to €80 million. In addition to direct investing, Ardian also manages various private equity fund-of-funds. Ardian was founded in 1996 and is based in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 137 of 464
Sector: Automotive M&A 4 of 8
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 34 of 155
Country: Germany M&A 9 of 30
Year: 2010 M&A 7 of 28
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-03-03 LGV SEA Tours Bordeaux SAS

Cedex, France

LGV SEA Tours Bordeaux SAS is a contracter will cover the financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the 303 kilometres high-speed rail link between Tours and Bordeaux. This high-speed rail link will reduce the travel time of 55 minutes between Paris and Bordeaux.

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2010-05-07 Weborama

Levallois-Perret, France

Weborama provides advanced consumer insight solutions based on unique, highly accurate and scalable semantic analysis technology to enable businesses to generate growth while streamlining their marketing costs. Designed from Semantic AI, Weborama offers a combination of high-performance technologies, data, and expertise that is 100% GDPR compliant. Weborama was founded in 1998 and is based in Levallois-Perret, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Paine Schwartz Partners

San Mateo, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 6.5B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Paine Schwartz Partners is a private equity firm specializing in sustainable food chain investing. The Firm targets control investments in the food and agriculture sectors and will consider opportunities globally. Paine Schwartz Partners was formerly known as Paine & Partners - and before that was part of Fox Paine & Co. Paine Schwartz Partners has offices in San Mateo, California and New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 30
Sector: Automotive M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 3 of 9
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-19 Byram Healthcare Centers

White Plains, New York, United States

Byram Healthcare Centers, Inc. is a domestic distributor of medical supplies sold directly to patients and home health agencies. Byram Healthcare Centers, Inc. was established in 1968 and is headquartered in White Plains, New York.

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2010-07-02 United America Indemnity

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

United America Indemnity Ltd. is a national and international provider of excess and surplus lines and specialty property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, both on an admitted and non-admitted basis.

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