M&A Deal Summary

BPE Acquires TSK Prüfsysteme

On August 1, 2005, private equity firm BPE acquired test/measurement equipment company TSK Prüfsysteme

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BPE’s 1st transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is BPE’s 7th transaction in Germany.
Investment Fate
  • TSK Prüfsysteme was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2012.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2005-08-01
Target TSK Prüfsysteme
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) BPE
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

TSK Prüfsysteme

Porta Westfalica, Germany
TSK is producer of industrial goods, which is specialized on testing electrical systems in automobile production. The core competences involve the production of testing equipment for cable series production as well as functioning testers for electrical components.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

BPE

Hamburg, Germany

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 360M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

BPE is a generalist private equity firm focused on acquiring small and medium-sized companies located in German speaking countries. Generally, BPE looks for situations allowing for control and seeks businesses with sales of €10 to €100 million. BPE's investment horizon is five to ten years. BPE was formed in 1998 and is based in Hamburg, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 28
Sector: Test/Measurement Equipment M&A 1 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 5 of 22
Country: Germany M&A 7 of 27
Year: 2005 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-06-01 Phoenix Xtra Print

Hannover, Germany

The Phoenix Xtra Print GmbH is one of the leading manufacturers of printing blankets for sheet-fed and rotary offset machines in Europe.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-09-01 MIGUA Fugensysteme & Co. KG

Wulfrath, Germany

MIGUA Fugensysteme GmbH & Co. KG, is Europe's manufacturer of movement joints for concrete floors and ceilings. The greater part of the aluminum joint sections is used in large-surface constructions such as airport terminals, shopping centers and parking garages.

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