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Brockhaus Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Brockhaus Private Equity’s most common sectors for investment areelectronics (14%) and software (14%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (47%) and stake purchase (40%).

In the last 3 years, Brockhaus Private Equity has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (39%). Brockhaus Private Equity’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2019 when it sold IHSE for $152M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity28
    • M&A Buy Activity15
    • M&A Sell Activity13
  • Total Sectors Invested 12
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5
  • M&A Advisors 5

Brockhaus Private Equity

Brockhaus Private Equity GmbH

Thurn-und-Taxis-Platz 6,
Frankfurt, D-60313
Germany
+49 (69)71 91 61 70
www.brockhaus-pe.de
info@brockhaus-pe.com

Brockhaus Private Equity is a German private investment firm focused on lower middle-market growth capital and buyout investments. Brockhaus looks for companies with positive cash-flow, technology leadership within industry, and that operate in growing markets. Brockhaus prefers opportunities in Germany, however, the Firm will consider investments throughout Europe. The Firm's target investment size is €5 to €25 million in companies with €3 to €15 million of EBITDA. Brockhaus was formed in 2000 and is based in Frankfurt.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Automotive, Electrical Equipment, Electronics, Financial Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Machinery, Medical Products, Retail, Technology Hardware, Test/Measurement Equipment

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

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA 3 15
Investment Size 5 25
Enterprise Value 20 125
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 15 - - - - - 15
Sell (0.4/yr) # 11 1 - 1 - - 13
vol $224M $224M
  28

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Peakwork AG 2023-04-14 - Trade Sale
Düsseldorf, Germany · www.peakwork.com
AUVESY-MDT 2021-04-16 - Secondary Sale
Landau, Germany · www.amdt.com
IHSE GmbH 2019-12-18 152M EUR Trade Sale
Oberteuringen, Germany · www.ihse.de
Palas GmbH 2018-12-07 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Karlsruhe, Germany · www.palas.de
eyevis GmbH 2018-04-17 - Trade Sale
Reutlingen, Germany · www.eyevis.de
J&S GmbH Automotive Technology 2017-10-04 - Secondary Sale
Wustermark, Germany · www.jus-automotive.com
AUVESY-MDT 2017-09-06 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Landau, Germany · www.amdt.com
tmax Germany GmbH 2017-08-23 - Secondary Sale
Mannheim, Germany · www.tmaxgroup.com
Peakwork AG 2017-05-23 - Stake Purchase
Düsseldorf, Germany · www.peakwork.com
IHSE GmbH 2016-04-15 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Oberteuringen, Germany · www.ihse.de
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Electronics - - 2 (13%) -
Software - - 2 (13%) -
Technology Hardware - - 2 (13%) -
Automotive - - 1 (7%) -
E-Commerce - - 1 (7%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (7%) -
Information Technology - - 1 (7%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (7%) -
Machinery - - 1 (7%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (7%) -
Medical Products - - 1 (7%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 1 (7%) -
Total - - 15 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Germany - - 15 (100%) -
Total - - 15 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 7 (47%) -
Stake Purchase - - 6 (40%) -
Growth Capital - - 1 (7%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (7%) -
Total - - 15 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 4 (31%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 3 (23%) 224M (100%)
IPO 3 (23%) -
Trade Sale 2 (15%) -
Stake Sale 1 (8%) -
Total 13 $224M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Lincoln International
 1
Ferber & Co.
 1
Legal Deals
P+P Pöllath + Partners
 3
Paul Hastings
 1
White & Case
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $152M
< $100M 1 $72M
TOTAL $224M
Largest IHSE GmbH
$152M (2019-12-18)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
7%
1 (7%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
38%
5 (38%)
Strategic(s)
38%
5 (38%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

285M EUR

Established

2000

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Marco Brockhaus

Founder & Managing Director

Dr. Marcel Wilhelm

Managing Director & COO

Georg Ganghofer

Head of Investment

FAQ

When was Brockhaus Private Equity founded?

Brockhaus Private Equity was founded in 2000.

What type of investor is Brockhaus Private Equity?

Brockhaus Private Equity is a private equity firm.

Where is Brockhaus Private Equity headquartered?

Brockhaus Private Equity is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

How much capital does Brockhaus Private Equity have under management?

Brockhaus Private Equity has 285M EUR under management.

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