Capvis Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Capvis has acquired 1 company. It has also invested in 1 other.

Capvis’ most common sectors for investment aremachinery (18%) and manufacturing (18%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (64%) and secondary buyout (19%). In total, Capvis has invested in 1 US state and 9 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2008 when it acquired SFC KOENIG AG for $366M.

In the last 3 years, Capvis has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (46%). Capvis’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2023 when it sold Arag Srl for $960M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity93
    • M&A Buy Activity58
    • M&A Sell Activity35
  • Total Sectors Invested 25
  • Total Countries Invested 9
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 27
  • M&A Advisors 2

Capvis

Capvis AG

Grabenstrasse 17,
Baar, CH-6340
Switzerland
+41 43 300 58 58
www.capvis.com
info@capvis.com

Capvis Equity Partners is a Swiss-based private equity firm focused on buyout, succession, and expansion investments in Switzerland, China, and Germany. Sectors of interest include Healthcare, Industrial Technology, and Advanced Services & Software. Capvis will consider both majority and minority positions. The Firm's investment horizon is four to six years. Capvis Equity Partners was formed in 1990 and is headquartered in Baar with additional offices in Germany and China.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Business Services, Consumer Products, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Machinery, Manufacturing, Medical Products, Software, Technology Hardware

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

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 100 500
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 54 2 - 1 1 - 58
vol $366M $366M
Sell (0.6/yr) # 32 - - - 2 1 35
vol $2.2B $960M $3.2B
  93

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
BSI Business Systems Integration AG 2024-07-04 - Secondary Sale
Baden, Switzerland · www.bsi-software.com
Visable GmbH 2023-11-14 - Trade Sale
Hamburg, Germany · www.wlw.de
Arag Srl 2023-06-26 960M USD Trade Sale
Rubiera, Italy · www.aragnet.com
SCHURTER Holding AG 2023-01-09 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Lucerne, Switzerland · www.schurter.com
AdEx Partners 2022-10-28 - Growth Capital
Hamburg, Germany · www.adexpartners.com
Arag Srl 2020-11-11 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Rubiera, Italy · www.aragnet.com
BSI Business Systems Integration AG 2020-08-19 - Growth Capital
Baden, Switzerland · www.bsi-software.com
Tertianum Group 2019-12-13 - Divestiture
Zurich, Switzerland · www.tertianum.ch
Ondal Medical Systems GmbH 2019-12-03 - Secondary Sale
Hunfeld, Germany · www.ondal.com
Xovis AG 2019-05-15 - Secondary Buyout
Zollikofen, Switzerland · www.xovis.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Ammega Group BV 2018-06-04 Megadyne Group 2018-07-05 2
Heerhugowaard, Netherlands · www.ammega.com Mathi, Italy · www.megadynegroup.com
Ammega Group BV 2018-06-04 Ammeraal Beltech Holding BV 2018-06-04 1
Heerhugowaard, Netherlands · www.ammega.com Heerhugowaard, Netherlands · www.ammeraalbeltech.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Manufacturing 2 (13%) - 10 (17%) 366M (100%)
Machinery 4 (27%) - 10 (17%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (7%) - 4 (7%) -
Medical Products 1 (7%) - 3 (5%) -
Apparel/Textiles 2 (13%) - 2 (3%) -
Automotive - - 2 (3%) -
Beverages - - 2 (3%) -
Business Services 1 (7%) - 2 (3%) -
Chemicals - - 2 (3%) -
Consumer Products 1 (7%) - 2 (3%) -
Consumer Services 1 (7%) - 2 (3%) -
Distribution - - 2 (3%) -
Information Technology 2 (13%) - 2 (3%) -
Software - - 2 (3%) -
Electronics - - 1 (2%) -
Food - - 1 (2%) -
Furniture - - 1 (2%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (2%) -
Leisure - - 1 (2%) -
Life Science - - 1 (2%) -
Packaging - - 1 (2%) -
Plastics - - 1 (2%) -
Safety/Security - - 1 (2%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (2%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 1 (2%) -
Total 15 - 58 $366M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Switzerland 4 (27%) - 26 (45%) 366M (100%)
Germany 7 (47%) - 16 (28%) -
Austria 1 (7%) - 5 (9%) -
Italy 2 (13%) - 4 (7%) -
United States - - 2 (3%) -
  North Carolina - - 2 (3%) -
United Kingdom - - 2 (3%) -
Netherlands 1 (7%) - 1 (2%) -
Spain - - 1 (2%) -
Belgium - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 4 (27%) - 26 (45%) 366M (100%)
Cross-border 11 (73%) - 32 (55%) -
Total 15 - 58 $366M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 4 (27%) - 37 (64%) -
Secondary Buyout 7 (47%) - 11 (19%) -
Growth Capital 2 (13%) - 6 (10%) -
Divestiture 2 (13%) - 3 (5%) 366M (100%)
Stake Purchase - - 1 (2%) -
Total 15 - 58 $366M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 11 (31%) 1.7B (67%)
Secondary Sale 8 (23%) 817M (33%)
IPO 6 (17%) -
Trade Sale 5 (14%) -
Unknown 3 (9%) -
Sold to Management 1 (3%) -
Stake Sale 1 (3%) -
Total 35 $2.5B

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Bär & Karrer
 1
Hengeler Mueller
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $366M
TOTAL $366M
Largest SFC KOENIG AG
$366M (2008-07-21)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 6 $3.2B
TOTAL $3.2B
Largest Arag Srl
$960M (2023-06-26)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
19%
11 (19%)
Strategic(s)
5%
3 (5%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
23%
8 (23%)
Strategic(s)
46%
16 (46%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

3.9B EUR

Established

1990

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Daniel Flaig

Partner, CEO

André Perwas

Partner

Andreas Simon

Partner

Boris Zoller

Partner

Eric Trueb

Partner

FAQ

When was Capvis founded?

Capvis was founded in 1990.

What type of investor is Capvis?

Capvis is a private equity firm.

Where is Capvis headquartered?

Capvis is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland.

How much capital does Capvis have under management?

Capvis has 3.9B EUR under management.

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