M&A Deal Summary

Global Equity Partners Acquires Niedermeyer

On January 1, 1997, private equity firm Global Equity Partners acquired retailer Niedermeyer

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Global Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Global Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in Austria.
Investment Fate
  • Niedermeyer was sold to a strategic buyer in 1999.
  • Niedermeyer was divested to a consortium of buyers in 2004.
  • Niedermeyer was sold to a financial buyer in 2009.
  • Niedermeyer was sold to a financial buyer in 2009.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1997-01-01
Target Niedermeyer
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Global Equity Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Niedermeyer

Vienna, Austria
Niedermeyer is an electronics retail chain founded in 1957. After several years of restructuring, reorganization and change of ownership since the end of 2009, the company is at a new start.

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Buyer

Global Equity Partners

Vienna, Austria

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 550M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Global Equity Partners (GEP) is an Austrian investment group focused on opportunities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The Firm segments its investment activity into areas spanning growth capital/tech, industry/mid-size, and real estate. GEP's growth capital/tech group invests in development stage companies with at least €2 million of revenue. Sectors of interest include IT, software, gaming, machine manufacturing, and electronics. GEP's industry/mid-size area looks to invest in established, growth-oriented 'industrial and trade' businesses with at least €30 million of revenue. Transaction situations include buyouts, successions, divestitures, recapitalizations, and privatizations. Global Equity Partners was originally established in 1998 and is based in Vienna..


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 13
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 1 of 8
Country: Austria M&A 1 of 8
Year: 1997 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-01-01 Niedermeyer

Vienna, Austria

Niedermeyer is an electronics retail chain founded in 1957. After several years of restructuring, reorganization and change of ownership since the end of 2009, the company is at a new start.

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