M&A Deal Summary

Finco Acquires Irmaco

On February 18, 2005, private equity firm Finco acquired safety/security company Irmaco

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Finco’s 1st transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is Finco’s 2nd transaction in Belgium.
Investment Fate
  • Irmaco was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2022.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2005-02-18
Target Irmaco
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) Finco
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Irmaco

Kontich, Belgium
Irmaco is a provider of products and services for the dust explosion and process fire protection industry which are marketed under the Stuvex, Isma and IExT brands. Irmaco was founded in 1975 and is based in Kontich, Belgium.

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Buyer

Finco

Antwerp, Belgium

Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 160M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Finco is an investor in small and mid-sized public and private companies based in the Benelux. Within private investments, Finco invests in growth businesses that serve B2B markets. The Firm looks to commit €2 to €10 million to help fund LBOs, MBIs, recapitalizations, and growth capital financings. For listed investments, Finco will consider a variety of businesses valued up to €2.5 billion. Finco was formed in 1998 and is based in Antwerp.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 12
Sector: Safety/Security M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Belgium M&A 2 of 11
Year: 2005 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-05-17 Ideal Systems

Vilvoorde, Belgium

ideal Systems is an international provider of state-of-the-art software and professional services to call centers and customer contact centers. Ideal Systems was founded in 2005 and is based in Vilvoorde, Belgium.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-05-06 BAFA

Antwerp, Belgium

BAFA is a Belgian Flight Training Organisation based at the International Airport of Antwerp. BAFA offers a broad range of training programs for professional and private pilots, based on the most recent European licensing requirements. BAFA was founded in 1980 and is based in Antwerp, Belgium.

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