M&A Deal Summary

EQT, Hellman & Friedman, Trail Capital and AIMCo Acquire zooplus

On October 25, 2021, private equity firm EQT, private equity firm Hellman & Friedman, private equity firm Trail Capital and pension AIMCo acquired e-commerce company zooplus

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EQT’s 2nd, Hellman & Friedman’s 2nd, Trail Capital’s 1st and AIMCo’s 1st transaction in the E-Commerce sector.
  • This is EQT’s 40th, Hellman & Friedman’s 5th, Trail Capital’s 1st and AIMCo’s 2nd transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-10-25
Target zooplus
Sector E-Commerce
Buyer(s) EQT
Hellman & Friedman
Trail Capital
AIMCo
Deal Type Going Private

Target

zooplus

Munich, Germany
zooplus is an online retailer of pet products in 24 European countries particularly pet food and accessories for all important types of pets. zooplus was founded in 1999 and is based in Munich, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 4

Buyer

EQT

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 242.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EQT is a global private equity group that purses a variety of investment strategies around the world. EQT is divided into several investment disciplines, including private capital, real assets, credit, and venture. The Firm's private capital group targets large, market-leading enterprises (investment size of €125 to €1.5 billion) across Europe and the US, as well as mid-market, growth companies (investment size of €40 to €125 million) across the US, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. The Firm's real assets group seeks to identify control or co-control equity investments (investment size of €500 to €1 billion) in medium-sized infrastructure companies that provide an essential service to society, are recession resilient, and have secure cash flows. EQT's credit group provides flexible, long-term debt capital solutions to medium-sized European businesses, across a wide range of sectors. EQT was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 263 of 319
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 2 of 2
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 14 of 20
Country: Germany M&A 40 of 44
Year: 2021 M&A 22 of 24
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-10-11 Adamo

Barcelona, Spain

Adamo is a provider of high-speed internet services over an own fiber-based access network. Adamo’s network covers over 100,000 households. Adamo was founded in 2004 and is based in Barcelona, Spain.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-03 Fenix Marine Services

Terminal Island, California, United States

Fenix Marine Services is a container terminal with a long-term concession providing container handling services to shipping lines including stevedoring, intermodal and truck services, storage, and maintenance. Fenix Marine Services is based in Terminal Island, California.

Sell $2.3B
Buyer

Hellman & Friedman

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 115.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Hellman & Friedman is a large private equity firm on the West Coast of the US. H&F focuses on control and minority investments in a variety of transaction structures and will consider opportunities across the US and Europe. H&F seeks buyouts and business in need of restructurings that operate in defensible markets with predictable revenue and earnings growth. Target sectors include financial services, healthcare, indusrial, energy, insurance, media, marketing, professional services, software, and information services. H&F's target equity investment size is $300 million to $1 billion. Hellman & Friedman was formed in 1984 and has offices in San Francisco, New York City, and London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 85 of 90
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 2 of 2
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 16 of 17
Country: Germany M&A 5 of 5
Year: 2021 M&A 8 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-10-19 NPD

Port Washington, New York, United States

NPD offers data, industry expertise, and prescriptive analytics to help clients grow their businesses in a changing world. NPD helps to measure, predict, and improve performance across all channels, including brick-and-mortar, e-commerce, and B2B. NPD was established in 1966 and is based in Port Washington, New York.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-22 athenahealth

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

athenahealth is a provider of Internet-based business services for physician practices. The Company's service offerings are based on proprietary web-native practice management and electronic health record (EHR) software, a continuously updated payer knowledge-base, integrated back-office service operations, and live patient communications services. athenahealth was founded in 1997 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Buy $17.0B
Buyer

Trail Capital

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 750M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Trail Capital is a private equity firm focused on small to medium-sized French companies. Trail looks to make control equity investments and seeks to commit €20 to €50 million per transaction. The Firm is a 'hands on' investor and looks to work alongside management in building companies. Trail Capital was formed in 2007 and has offices in Paris, Beijing, and Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 25
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 1 of 1
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-09-29 Courtepaille

Courcouronnes, France

Courtepaille is a chain of grill restaurants across France that follow a uniform concept. Courtepaille was established in 1961 and is based in Courcouronnes, France.

Sell €17M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-10-26 Breitling

Grenchen, Switzerland

Breitling specializes in the development and manufacture of high-performance watches. The company looks back on a heritage of seminal innovations that have played a decisive role in the development of wrist chronographs. Breitling is headquartered in Grenchen, Switzerland. The company operates two manufacturing facilities, one in Grenchen and one in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Breitling was founded in 1884 and is based in Grenchen, Switzerland.

Buy -
Buyer

AIMCo

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Pension
Founded 2008
PE ASSETS 179.6B CAD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

AIMCo is a Canadian diversified institutional investment manager serving pension, endowment and government funds in the province of Alberta. In addition to investing in public equities, fixed income, and debt, AIMCo looks to invest in private equity, real estate, timberlands, and infrastructure. AIMCo's private equity group invests in funds and directly in companies throughout North America and Western Europe. Areas of interest include consumer, industrials, business services, financial services, technology, and healthcare. AIMCo is based in Edmonton, with additional offices in Toronto and London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 31 of 40
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 1 of 1
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 4 of 5
Country: Germany M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2021 M&A 6 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-10-01 Washington Analysis

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Washington Analysis is an independent institutional research firm specializing in identifying risks and opportunities across asset-classes emanating from courts, Congress, and regulators, at both the state and federal levels. The company strives to be predictive in separating headline risk from fundamental changes that have a more pervasive and lasting investment impact. It also keeps an eye towards identifying the non-consensus view and looks to correct widely held misperceptions whenever possible. Washington Analysis was formed in 1973 and is based in Washington DC.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-10 West Monroe Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

West Monroe Partners is a provider of business and technology consultancy services. West Monroe Partners was founded in 2002 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Buy -