BIP Investment Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, BIP Investment Partners has acquired 1 company.

BIP Investment Partners’ most common sectors for investment areinternet software and services (19%) and communications (19%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (50%) and growth capital (25%). In total, BIP Investment Partners has invested in 7 different countries.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (67%). BIP Investment Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2007 when it sold Voxmobile for $90M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity25
    • M&A Buy Activity16
    • M&A Sell Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 12
  • Total Countries Invested 7
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 17
  • M&A Advisors 4

BIP Investment Partners

Rue des Coquelicots, 1,
Luxembourg, L-1356
Luxembourg
+352 26 00 26 1
www.bip.lu
info@bip.lu

BIP Investment Partners is a private equity firm firm focused on a variety of long-term investments including buyouts, growth capital financings, sale of minority stakes, successions, and corporate spin-offs. BIP prefers opportunities in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Switzerland and generally looks to commit €10 to €25 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include technology, media, telecom, industrial, consumer, retail, business services, and healthcare. BIP investment Partners is headquartered in Luxembourg.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Building Materials, Business Services, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Healthcare Services, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Media, Retail, Software, Staffing, Technology Hardware

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 10 25
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 15 - - - - 1 16
Sell (0.0/yr) # 9 - - - - - 9
vol $120M $120M
  25

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
SEP AG 2024-09-30 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Holzkirchen, Germany · www.sep.de
Captain Tortue France 2018-12-13 - Secondary Buyout
Aix-en-Provence, France · www.captaintortuegroup.com
LEUNA-Tenside GmbH 2018-11-23 - Trade Sale
Leuna, Germany · www.leuna-tenside.de
KeyDrive S.A. 2018-07-16 - Trade Sale
Luxembourg, Luxembourg · www.keydrive.lu
lifebrain AG 2018-04-15 - Secondary Sale
Vienna, Austria · www.lifebrain.at
arwe Holding GmbH 2017-09-19 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
München-Flughafen, Germany · www.arwe-service.de
Mercateo UK Ltd. 2017-06-28 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
London, United Kingdom · www.mercateo.co.uk
Utimaco GmbH 2016-10-21 - Secondary Sale
Aachen, Germany · www.utimaco.com
La BoutiqueOfficielle.com SAS 2016-10-07 - Growth Capital
Chaponost, France · www.laboutiqueofficielle.com
O3b Networks Ltd. 2016-04-29 - Stake Sale
St Helier, Cayman Islands · www.o3bnetworks.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Communications 2 (22%) - 3 (19%) -
Internet Software and Services 2 (22%) - 3 (19%) -
Apparel/Textiles 1 (11%) - 1 (6%) -
Automotive 1 (11%) - 1 (6%) -
Building Materials 1 (11%) - 1 (6%) -
Chemicals - - 1 (6%) -
E-Commerce 1 (11%) - 1 (6%) -
Electronics - - 1 (6%) -
Healthcare Services - - 1 (6%) -
Information Technology - - 1 (6%) -
Software 1 (11%) - 1 (6%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (6%) -
Total 9 - 16 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Luxembourg 2 (22%) - 5 (31%) -
Germany 2 (22%) - 4 (25%) -
France 3 (33%) - 3 (19%) -
United Kingdom 1 (11%) - 1 (6%) -
Belgium 1 (11%) - 1 (6%) -
Austria - - 1 (6%) -
Cayman Islands - - 1 (6%) -
Total 9 - 16 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 4 (44%) - 8 (50%) -
Growth Capital 3 (33%) - 4 (25%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (11%) - 2 (13%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (11%) - 1 (6%) -
Venture - - 1 (6%) -
Total 9 - 16 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 4 (44%) 29M (25%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (22%) 90M (75%)
Secondary Sale 2 (22%) -
Stake Sale 1 (11%) -
Total 9 $120M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Crowe LLP
 1
Houlihan Lokey
 1
Legal Deals
CMS Legal
 2
Linklaters
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
< $100M 2 $120M
TOTAL $120M
Largest Voxmobile
$90M (2007-05-23)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
13%
2 (13%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
33%
3 (33%)
Strategic(s)
78%
7 (78%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

Established

2000

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Bruno Lambert

CEO & Partner

Katrin Wehr-Seiter

Managing Director & Partner

Estelle Fornallaz

Partner

Viviane Graffé

Partner, CFO & CAO

Sebastian Brose

Investment Director

FAQ

When was BIP Investment Partners founded?

BIP Investment Partners was founded in 2000.

What type of investor is BIP Investment Partners?

BIP Investment Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is BIP Investment Partners headquartered?

BIP Investment Partners is headquartered in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

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