AUCTUS Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, AUCTUS Capital Partners has acquired 9 companies. It has also invested in 7 others.

AUCTUS Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment aretransportation (12%) and healthcare services (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (70%) and growth capital (12%). In total, AUCTUS Capital Partners has invested in 6 different countries.

In the last 3 years, AUCTUS Capital Partners has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (56%). AUCTUS Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2022 when it sold PharmaLex for $1.3B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity80
    • M&A Buy Activity62
    • M&A Sell Activity18
  • Total Sectors Invested 27
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 12
  • M&A Advisors 11

AUCTUS Capital Partners

AUCTUS Capital Partners AG

Franziskanerstr. 14,
Munich, 81669
Germany
+49 (89) 159 0700 00
www.auctus.com
info@auctus.com

AUCTUS Capital Partners AG targets small-cap and mid-market opportunities in German-speaking countries (primarily Germany, Switzerland and Austria). The Firm focuses on 'sustainable' companies operating in fragmented sectors with strong market positions and growth potential. AUCUTS generally looks to invest in companies valued between €10 and €100 million with revenues of €10 to €200 million. Areas of interest include healthcare, automotive, fine chemicals/pharma, IT/software, education, and business services. The Firm will consider a variety of transaction types including buy-and-build, MBOs, MBIs, and spin-offs/carve-outs. AUCTUS Capital Partners AG was formed in 2001 and is based in Munich.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Automotive, Business Services, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Education, Electronics, Engineering, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marketing, Software, Test/Measurement Equipment, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Divestiture, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Secondary Buyout

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 200
Target EBITDA 2 -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 10 100
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (4.4/yr) # 40 6 4 5 4 3 62
Sell (0.6/yr) # 15 - 1 1 1 - 18
vol $121M $1.3B $1.4B
  80

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Spig SpA 2024-10-10 - Divestiture
Paruzzaro , Italy
Oxalis Logistics UK Ltd. 2024-03-20 - Divestiture
Huddersfield , United Kingdom · www.oxalis-logistics.com
Rossmanith GmbH & Co. KG 2024-01-01 - Growth Capital
Heidelberg, Germany · www.rossmanith-hd.de
Dataciders GmbH 2023-12-18 - Secondary Sale
Dortmund, Germany · www.dataciders.com
Deco Spa 2023-11-15 - Growth Capital
Urgnano, Italy · www.decodecking.it
Life Courier Group 2023-11-02 - Recapitalization
Munich, Germany · www.lifecouriers.com
Comesvil S.p.A. 2023-10-02 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Villarrica, Italy · www.comesvil.com
TERRAS Holding GmbH 2023-05-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Montabaur, Germany · www.terras-tiefbau.group
PharmaLex GmbH 2022-09-12 1.3B USD Trade Sale
Frankfurt, Germany · www.pharmalex.com
BMA Braunschweigische Maschinenbauanstalt GmbH 2022-07-01 - Growth Capital
Braunschweig, Germany · www.bma-worldwide.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Transportation 3 (10%) - 7 (11%) -
Healthcare Services - - 6 (10%) -
Machinery 4 (14%) - 6 (10%) -
Business Services 3 (10%) - 5 (8%) -
Information Technology 3 (10%) - 5 (8%) -
Engineering 2 (7%) - 3 (5%) -
Chemicals - - 2 (3%) -
Construction 1 (3%) - 2 (3%) -
Consumer Products 2 (7%) - 2 (3%) -
Consumer Services 1 (3%) - 2 (3%) -
Education - - 2 (3%) -
Environmental 1 (3%) - 2 (3%) -
Food 2 (7%) - 2 (3%) -
Life Science - - 2 (3%) -
Manufacturing 1 (3%) - 2 (3%) -
Automotive - - 1 (2%) -
Building Materials 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (2%) -
Electronics - - 1 (2%) -
Forest Products 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
Leisure 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
Marketing - - 1 (2%) -
Metals/Mining - - 1 (2%) -
Renewable Energy 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
Restaurants 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
Software 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
Staffing - - 1 (2%) -
Total 29 - 62 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Germany 20 (69%) - 49 (79%) -
Italy 5 (17%) - 6 (10%) -
Switzerland 2 (7%) - 4 (6%) -
United Kingdom 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
Netherlands 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
Portugal - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 20 (69%) - 49 (79%) -
Cross-border 9 (31%) - 13 (21%) -
Total 29 - 62 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 15 (52%) - 43 (69%) -
Growth Capital 7 (24%) - 7 (11%) -
Secondary Buyout 3 (10%) - 5 (8%) -
Divestiture 2 (7%) - 4 (6%) -
Consolidation - - 1 (2%) -
Recapitalization 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 29 - 62 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 10 (56%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (22%) 1.4B (100%)
Trade Sale 3 (17%) -
Merger 1 (6%) -
Total 18 $1.4B

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Deal Values

sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.3B
$100M to $1B 1 $121M
TOTAL $1.4B
Largest PharmaLex GmbH
$1.3B (2022-09-12)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
8%
5 (8%)
Strategic(s)
3%
2 (3%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
56%
10 (56%)
Strategic(s)
39%
7 (39%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

1.0B EUR

Established

2001

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Ingo Krocke

Founder, CEO & Managing Partner

Christoph Blanke

Partner

Florian BuddeMeier

Partner

Nicolas Himmelmann

Partner

Verena Ganter

Chief People Officer

FAQ

When was AUCTUS Capital Partners founded?

AUCTUS Capital Partners was founded in 2001.

What type of investor is AUCTUS Capital Partners?

AUCTUS Capital Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is AUCTUS Capital Partners headquartered?

AUCTUS Capital Partners is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

How much capital does AUCTUS Capital Partners have under management?

AUCTUS Capital Partners has 1.0B EUR under management.

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