M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2007-06-01 |
| Target | Stokomani |
| Sector | Retail |
| Buyer(s) |
Advent International
Ardian |
| Sellers(s) | Alpha Group |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
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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 | 146 of 353 |
| Sector: Retail M&A | 12 of 21 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 8 of 58 |
| Country: France M&A | 8 of 17 |
| Year: 2007 M&A | 5 of 15 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-06-01 |
Tweeter Home Entertainment Group
Canton, Massachusetts, United States Tweeter Home Entertainment retails mid-to high-end audio and video consumer electronics products. The company sells audio, video, entertainment, and mobile consumer electronics products. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-07-18 |
Sophis
New York, New York, United States Sophis is a provider of portfolio and risk management software for financial institutions. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| PE ASSETS | 127.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
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 | 86 of 465 |
| Sector: Retail M&A | 5 of 15 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 23 of 155 |
| Country: France M&A | 52 of 207 |
| Year: 2007 M&A | 12 of 27 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-05-23 |
Larivière SAS
Angers, France Larivière is France’s second largest distributor of roofing materials. |
Sell | €300M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-06-04 |
Meribel Pharma Solutions
Entzheim, France Meribel Pharma Solutions is a pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO). Meribel Pharma Solutions develops, manufactures, and packages drugs in various forms (solid, liquid…) on value-adding niches, specialized in small and medium-sized batches. Meribel Pharma Solutions was founded in 2001 and is based in Entzheim, France. |
Buy | - |
| 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 | 18 of 40 |
| Sector: Retail M&A | 3 of 5 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 12 of 27 |
| Country: France M&A | 12 of 20 |
| Year: 2007 M&A | 1 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-03-01 |
Metallum
Regensdorf, Switzerland Metallum comprises two companies: Metallo Chimique NV, headquartered in Belgium, a market leader in the European copper and tin secondary refining market, and Metallum Group (Schweiz) AG, headquartered in Switzerland, a leading European metal scrap recycling group, operating metal scrap handling and recycling facilities in several European countries as well as in the Middle East and Asia. |
Buy | €1.1B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-07-01 |
Rhiag Group
Baar, Switzerland Rhiag Group Ltd. is the distributor of branded automotive spare parts in the independent Italian aftermarket and one of the largest players across Eastern Europe where it operates through a network of subsidiaries. |
Buy | €570M |
