M&A Deal Summary

Emerson Acquires SSB Group

On November 12, 2009, Emerson acquired renewable energy company SSB Group from DPE Deutsche Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Emerson’s 1st transaction in the Renewable Energy sector.
  • This is Emerson’s 2nd transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2009-11-12
Target SSB Group
Sector Renewable Energy
Buyer(s) Emerson
Sellers(s) DPE Deutsche Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

SSB Group

Salzbergen, Germany
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SB control systems and actuators are key technologies of wind turbines and ensure through optimal alignment of the rotor blades a maximization of the performance.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Emerson

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1890
Sector Diversified
Employees85,500
Revenue 19.6B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Emerson Electric's corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri.
Emerson Electric's corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri.

Emerson is a diversified manufacturing and technology company. Emerson offers a wide range of products and services in the industrial, commercial, and consumer markets through its Process Management, Industrial Automation, Network Power, Climate Technologies, and Commercial & Residential Solutions businesses. Emerson was founded in 1890 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 66
Sector (Renewable Energy) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 22 of 54
Country (Germany) 2 of 4
Year (2009) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-10-06 Avocent

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Avocent Corp. is a provider of a software, hardware, and embedded technologies to enterprise-level information technology (IT) organizations to control, plan, evolve, and secure their IT infrastructure.

Buy $1.2B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-12-01 LANDesk Software

South Jordan, Utah, United States

LANDesk Software, Inc. is a provider of desktop and security management software solutions. LANDesk software solutions maximize user productivity while reducing the associated IT complexities, risks, and costs to the business. Its products focus on systems management, security management, and asset lifecycle management for IT devices, servers, and networks.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

DPE Deutsche Private Equity

Munich, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 3.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) is a private equity firm focused on investments in German, Swiss and Austrian middle-market companies. Parcom looks to invest €5 to €50 million in businesses valued from €10 to €150 million. Target sectors include business services, education, healthcare, industrial technology and alternative energy/environmental. DPE prefers majority positions but will consider minority situations with an agreed upon strategy and exit and control clauses. DPE will not invest in start-ups or turnaround situations. DPE is a unit of Parcom Capital, an investment subsidiary of the Dutch ING Group. Deutsche Private Equity was formed in 2007 and is based in Munich, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 12
Sector (Renewable Energy) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 5
Country (Germany) 1 of 12
Year (2009) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-01-26 Bäckerei Wilhelm Middelberg

Bad Iburg, Germany

Bäckerei Wilhelm Middelberg GmbH is an operator of chain of bakeries.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-01-01 Expertum Holding

Hamburg, Germany

Expertum Holding GmbH is a temporary staffing firm focussing on recruiting technical and business professionals for the German industry branches such as machine and plant engineering, electrical industries, aviation as well as chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Expertum was formed in 2010 and is based in Hamburg, Germany.

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