M&A Deal Summary

Demeter Partners Acquires Dr. Foedisch Environmental Measurement Technology

On August 31, 2012, private equity firm Demeter Partners acquired test/measurement equipment company Dr. Foedisch Environmental Measurement Technology from Beaufort Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Demeter Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is Demeter Partners’ 4th transaction in Germany.
Investment Fate
  • Dr. Foedisch Environmental Measurement Technology was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2020.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-08-31
Target Dr. Foedisch Environmental Measurement Technology
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) Demeter Partners
Sellers(s) Beaufort Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Dr. Foedisch Environmental Measurement Technology

Markranstädt, Germany
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Dr. Foedisch Environmental Measurement Technology is an independent group of companies for applications in the field of environmental, process, and analysis technology. In addition to environmental, support and maintenance services, the products include fine dust sensors, filter monitors, dust measuring concentration devices, gas analyzers, and volume flow meters. Dr. Foedisch Environmental Measurement Technology was founded in 1991 and is based in Markranstädt, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Demeter Partners

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 1.2B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Demeter is a private investment group focused on providing expansion and development capital to renewable energy and environmental companies. The Firm primarily looks for opportunities in France, but also pursues companies in greater Europe. The Firm will consider businesses at all stages of development and seeks to commit €1 to €30 million per investment. Demeter was formed in 2005 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 44
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 2 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 4 of 4
Country (Germany) 4 of 4
Year (2012) 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-27 Contenur

Getafe, Spain

Contenur engages in the design, engineering and marketing of containers to the waste collection industry. The company provides all kinds of maintenance services to urban furnishing, ranging from container recycling to playground maintenance. Contenur was founded in 1985 and is based in Getafe (Madrid) and with international presence in Latam (Brazil, Colombia and Peru), Asia (Singapore) and Middle East, the company also has commercial teams and branches in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Poland and Morocco, as well as two manufacturing plants in Spain and Poland.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-19 SolFocus

San Jose, California, United States

SolFocus is a supplier of Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) systems. Featuring a reflective optical system to concentrate sunlight at 650 times onto very small high-efficiency multi-junction PV cells, the company's high efficiency and high performance systems provide the lowest levelized cost of energy (LCOE) in high sun regions.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Beaufort Capital

Hamburg, Germany

Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 80M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Beaufort Capital GmbH is a private equity firm specializing in growth and replacement capital investments. The Firm targets small and mid-market enterprises (SME’s) located in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It looks to invests in €2 - €12 million in companies with revenues of €5 - €50 million. Specific areas of interest include technology, healthcare and telecommunications. Beaufort Capital GmbH was formed in 2000 and is based in Hamburg, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 2
Country (Germany) 1 of 3
Year (2012) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Hamburg, Germany

Nextevolution AG is headquartered in Hamburg, is a leading consultancy and software specialist for the optimization of business processes with a focus on ECM (Enterprise Content Management). Our services include planning, development, implementation, integration, operation and support. We use one hand the standard product platforms from SAP, IBM FileNet and Microsoft to build your solution, on the other hand we offer a range of proprietary products that support specific requirements.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-12 proALPHA

Weilerbach, Germany

proALPHA is a software provider of integrative business solution providing best practice solutions and services for mid-cap trading and industry companies. proALPHA was founded in 1992 and is based in Weilerbach, Germany.

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