Callista Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Distressed Investor Profile

In the last 3 years, Callista Private Equity has acquired 10 companies.

Callista Private Equity’s most common sectors for investment aremetals/mining (23%) and automotive (23%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include divestiture (87%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (14%). In total, Callista Private Equity has invested in 1 US state and 7 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Callista Private Equity has exited 8 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (34%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity31
    • M&A Buy Activity22
    • M&A Sell Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 7
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 21

Callista Private Equity

Callista Private Equity GmbH

Steinstrasse 48,
Munich, 81667
Germany
+49 89 23 14 160 – 0
www.callista-pe.de
info@callista-pe.de

Callista Private Equity GmbH is a private equity firm focused on turnaround situations and carveouts. Callista targets opportunities with €10 to €200 million of revenue and does not have any sector preferences. The Firm's process is to is to acquire a controlling or a significant minority stake of loss-making entities and begin the process of repositioning. Callista Private Equity GmbH is headquartered in Munich, Germany.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Automotive, Business Services, Chemicals, Electrical Equipment, Engineering, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Medical Products, Metals/Mining, Plastics, Retail, Software

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Recapitalization, Special Situations/Distressed, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

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

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (3.0/yr) # 7 5 4 1 3 2 22
Sell (1.6/yr) # 1 - 2 4 2 - 9
  31

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Automotive Integrated Overhead Systems GmbH 2024-10-11 - Divestiture
Überherrn, Germany · www.aios-group.de
finova Feinschneidtechnik GmbH 2024-07-17 - Divestiture
Remscheid, Germany · www.finova-gmbh.de
MT Technologies 2023-08-22 - Divestiture
Ingolstadt, Germany · www.mt-technologies.com
Schäfer GmbH & Co. KG 2023-07-07 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Osnabrück, Germany · www.schaefer-modellbau.com
Pomini Long Rolling Mills S.r.l. 2023-06-12 - Trade Sale
Legnano, Italy · www.pominirollingmills.com
CCM Compressor & Components Manufacturing GmbH 2023-05-24 - Unknown
Chemnitz, Germany · www.ccm-chemnitz.com
Polymer Filtration Solutions GmbH 2023-01-01 - Divestiture
Obernburg, Germany
Berlin Millhouse GmbH 2022-12-21 - Trade Sale
Berlin, Germany · www.berlin-millhouse.de
Fonderie de Bretagne 2022-11-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Caudan, France · www.fonderiedebretagne.com
Halo Steelrings SA 2022-08-31 - Shut Down
Seraing, Belgium · www.halo-steelrings.com
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
MainTech Systems GmbH 2018-11-29 Polymer Filtration Solutions GmbH 2023-01-01 1
Obernburg, Germany · www.maintech-systems.de Obernburg, Germany
Globus Gummiwerke GmbH 2016-03-10 GTP German Thermoplast GmbH 2021-03-18 1
Ahrensbok, Germany · www.globus-gummi.de Schwentinental, Germany · www.globus-thermoplast.de

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Automotive 3 (27%) - 5 (23%) -
Manufacturing 3 (27%) - 5 (23%) -
Metals/Mining - - 5 (23%) -
Chemicals 2 (18%) - 3 (14%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (9%) - 1 (5%) -
Engineering 1 (9%) - 1 (5%) -
Machinery - - 1 (5%) -
Plastics 1 (9%) - 1 (5%) -
Total 11 - 22 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Germany 9 (82%) - 15 (68%) -
France 1 (9%) - 2 (9%) -
Norway 1 (9%) - 1 (5%) -
United States - - 1 (5%) -
  New York - - 1 (5%) -
Italy - - 1 (5%) -
Belgium - - 1 (5%) -
Ireland - - 1 (5%) -
Total 11 - 22 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Divestiture 9 (82%) - 19 (86%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (18%) - 3 (14%) -
Total 11 - 22 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Bankruptcy 3 (33%) -
Trade Sale 3 (33%) -
Divestiture 1 (11%) -
Shut Down 1 (11%) -
Unknown 1 (11%) -
Total 9 -

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
86%
19 (86%)
Exited to
Strategic(s)
44%
4 (44%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Distressed Investor

Size

Small

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Olaf Meier

CEO & Founding Partner

Marc Zube

COO

FAQ

What type of investor is Callista Private Equity?

Callista Private Equity is a distressed investor.

Where is Callista Private Equity headquartered?

Callista Private Equity is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

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