DPE Deutsche Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, DPE Deutsche Private Equity has acquired 7 companies. It has also invested in 3 others.

DPE Deutsche Private Equity’s most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (9%) and information technology (6%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (40%) and secondary buyout (29%). In total, DPE Deutsche Private Equity has invested in 6 different countries.

In the last 3 years, DPE Deutsche Private Equity has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (50%). DPE Deutsche Private Equity’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2018 when it sold J.H. Ziegler for $141M.

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M&A Summary

M&A Total Activity51
- M&A Buy Activity35
- M&A Sell Activity16
Total Sectors Invested 24
Total Countries Invested 6
M&A Buy/Sell Connections 9
M&A Advisors 15

DPE Deutsche Private Equity

DPE Deutsche Private Equity GmbH

Ludwigstrasse 7,
Munich, 80539
Germany
+49 (89) 20 00 38 0
www.pdpe.com
info@pdpe.de

Transaction Criteria	Min	Max
Target Revenue	-	-
Target EBITDA	-	-
Investment Size	5	50
Enterprise Value	10	150
values in millions of EUR

Transaction Criteria

Min

Max

Target Revenue

Target EBITDA

Investment Size

Enterprise Value

150

values in millions of EUR

Year	≤ '19	'20	'21	'22	'23	'24	T
Buy (2.6/yr)	#	22	3	2	5	1	2	35
Sell (1.0/yr)	#	11	1	-	2	2	-	16
vol	$340M						$340M
	51

Year

≤ '19

'20

'21

'22

'23

'24

Buy (2.6/yr)

Sell (1.0/yr)

vol

$340M

Company	Date	Value	Type
IMPAG AG	2024-07-17	-	Stake Purchase
Zurich, Switzerland · www.impag.com
TKD Solutions GmbH	2024-06-27	-	Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Langenfeld, Germany · www.tkdeutschland.de
Sercoo Group	2023-09-01	-	Trade Sale
Lingen, Germany · www.sercoo-group.de
atacama Software GmbH	2023-07-12	-	Growth Capital
Bremen, Germany · www.atacama.de
VTU Group GmbH	2023-02-17	-	Secondary Sale
Grambach, Germany · www.vtu.com
Sill Optics GmbH	2022-08-03	-	Secondary Buyout
Wendelstein, Germany · www.silloptics.de
BE-terna GmbH	2022-05-11	-	Trade Sale
Innsbruck, Austria · www.be-terna.com
Euro-Druckservice GmbH	2022-01-25	-	Secondary Sale
Passau, Germany · www.edsgroup.de
DARE GmbH	2022-01-17	-	Growth Capital
Berlin, Germany · www.dare-gmbh.de
adelphi consult GmbH	2022-01-01	-	Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Berlin, Germany · www.adelphi.de
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Company

Date

Value

Type

IMPAG AG

2024-07-17

Stake Purchase

Zurich, Switzerland · www.impag.com

TKD Solutions GmbH

2024-06-27

Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Langenfeld, Germany · www.tkdeutschland.de

Sercoo Group

2023-09-01

Trade Sale

Lingen, Germany · www.sercoo-group.de

atacama Software GmbH

2023-07-12

Growth Capital

Bremen, Germany · www.atacama.de

VTU Group GmbH

2023-02-17

Secondary Sale

Grambach, Germany · www.vtu.com

Sill Optics GmbH

2022-08-03

Secondary Buyout

Wendelstein, Germany · www.silloptics.de

BE-terna GmbH

2022-05-11

Trade Sale

Innsbruck, Austria · www.be-terna.com

Euro-Druckservice GmbH

2022-01-25

Secondary Sale

Passau, Germany · www.edsgroup.de

DARE GmbH

2022-01-17

Growth Capital

Berlin, Germany · www.dare-gmbh.de

adelphi consult GmbH

2022-01-01

Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Berlin, Germany · www.adelphi.de

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Sector	Current #	Value	All-time #	Value
Business Services	-	-	3 (9%)	-
Automotive	-	-	2 (6%)	-
Construction	2 (10%)	-	2 (6%)	-
Environmental	2 (10%)	-	2 (6%)	-
Healthcare Services	2 (10%)	-	2 (6%)	-
Information Technology	2 (10%)	-	2 (6%)	-
Life Science	1 (5%)	-	2 (6%)	-
Manufacturing	1 (5%)	-	2 (6%)	-
Software	1 (5%)	-	2 (6%)	-
Staffing	1 (5%)	-	2 (6%)	-
Aerospace	1 (5%)	-	1 (3%)	-
Communications	1 (5%)	-	1 (3%)	-
Defense	1 (5%)	-	1 (3%)	-
Distribution	1 (5%)	-	1 (3%)	-
Education	1 (5%)	-	1 (3%)	-
Electrical Equipment	-	-	1 (3%)	-
Electronics	1 (5%)	-	1 (3%)	-
Engineering	1 (5%)	-	1 (3%)	-
Food	-	-	1 (3%)	-
Machinery	-	-	1 (3%)	-
Renewable Energy	-	-	1 (3%)	-
Retail	1 (5%)	-	1 (3%)	-
Safety/Security	1 (5%)	-	1 (3%)	-
Technology Hardware	-	-	1 (3%)	-
Total	21	-	35	-

Sector

Current #

Value

All-time #

Value

Business Services

3 (9%)

Automotive

2 (6%)

Construction

2 (10%)

2 (6%)

Environmental

2 (10%)

2 (6%)

Healthcare Services

2 (10%)

2 (6%)

Information Technology

2 (10%)

2 (6%)

Life Science

1 (5%)

2 (6%)

Manufacturing

1 (5%)

2 (6%)

Software

1 (5%)

2 (6%)

Staffing

1 (5%)

2 (6%)

Aerospace

1 (5%)

1 (3%)

Communications

1 (5%)

1 (3%)

Defense

1 (5%)

1 (3%)

Distribution

1 (5%)

1 (3%)

Education

1 (5%)

1 (3%)

Electrical Equipment

1 (3%)

Electronics

1 (5%)

1 (3%)

Engineering

1 (5%)

1 (3%)

Food

1 (3%)

Machinery

1 (3%)

Renewable Energy

1 (3%)

Retail

1 (5%)

1 (3%)

Safety/Security

1 (5%)

1 (3%)

Technology Hardware

1 (3%)

Total

State/Country	Current #	Value	All-time #	Value
Germany	17 (81%)	-	29 (83%)	-
Switzerland	2 (10%)	-	2 (6%)	-
United Kingdom	1 (5%)	-	1 (3%)	-
Luxembourg	1 (5%)	-	1 (3%)	-
Austria	-	-	1 (3%)	-
Netherlands	-	-	1 (3%)	-
Domestic	17 (81%)	-	29 (83%)	-
Cross-border	4 (19%)	-	6 (17%)	-
Total	21	-	35	-

State/Country

Current #

Value

All-time #

Value

Germany

17 (81%)

29 (83%)

Switzerland

2 (10%)

2 (6%)

United Kingdom

1 (5%)

1 (3%)

Luxembourg

1 (5%)

1 (3%)

Austria

1 (3%)

Netherlands

1 (3%)

Domestic

17 (81%)

29 (83%)

Cross-border

4 (19%)

6 (17%)

Total

Type	Current #	Value	All-time #	Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)	10 (48%)	-	14 (40%)	-
Secondary Buyout	5 (24%)	-	10 (29%)	-
Growth Capital	4 (19%)	-	7 (20%)	-
Stake Purchase	2 (10%)	-	3 (9%)	-
PIPE	-	-	1 (3%)	-
Total	21	-	35	-

Type

Current #

Value

All-time #

Value

Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

10 (48%)

14 (40%)

Secondary Buyout

5 (24%)

10 (29%)

Growth Capital

4 (19%)

7 (20%)

Stake Purchase

2 (10%)

3 (9%)

PIPE

1 (3%)

Total

Type	Total #	Value
Trade Sale - Public Company	5 (31%)	340M (100%)
Secondary Sale	3 (19%)	-
Trade Sale	3 (19%)	-
Divestiture	1 (6%)	-
IPO	1 (6%)	-
Recapitalization	1 (6%)	-
Stake Sale	1 (6%)	-
Unknown	1 (6%)	-
Total	16	$340M

Type

Total #

Value

Trade Sale - Public Company

5 (31%)

340M (100%)

Secondary Sale

3 (19%)

Trade Sale

3 (19%)

Divestiture

1 (6%)

IPO

1 (6%)

Recapitalization

1 (6%)

Stake Sale

1 (6%)

Unknown

1 (6%)

Total

$340M

Financial	Deals
PwC Corporate Finance	3
Cowen Group, Inc.	2
Daiwa Corporate Advisory Ltd. (DC Advisory)	1

Financial

Deals

PwC Corporate Finance

Cowen Group, Inc.

Daiwa Corporate Advisory Ltd. (DC Advisory)

Legal	Deals
P+P Pöllath + Partners	2
Gütt Olk Feldhaus Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB	1
Clifford Chance	1

Legal

Deals

P+P Pöllath + Partners

Gütt Olk Feldhaus Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB

Clifford Chance

sell	#	Total
$100M to $1B	2	$241M
< $100M	1	$99M
TOTAL	$340M
Largest	J.H. Ziegler GmbH $141M (2018-08-02)

sell

Total

$100M to $1B

$241M

< $100M

$99M

TOTAL

$340M

Largest

J.H. Ziegler GmbH
$141M (2018-08-02)

		Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)	29%	10 (29%)
Exited to
Investor(s)	25%	4 (25%)
Strategic(s)	63%	10 (63%)

Deals

Acquired from

Investor(s)

10 (29%)

Exited to

Investor(s)

4 (25%)

Strategic(s)

10 (63%)

FAQ

When was DPE Deutsche Private Equity founded?

DPE Deutsche Private Equity was founded in 2007.

What type of investor is DPE Deutsche Private Equity?

DPE Deutsche Private Equity is a private equity firm.

Where is DPE Deutsche Private Equity headquartered?

DPE Deutsche Private Equity is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

How much capital does DPE Deutsche Private Equity have under management?

DPE Deutsche Private Equity has 3.0B EUR under management.

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