HQ Equita Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, HQ Equita has acquired 1 company.

HQ Equita’s most common sectors for investment aremachinery (20%) and manufacturing (14%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (50%) and secondary buyout (34%). In total, HQ Equita has invested in 4 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2011 when it acquired Walsroder Casings for $85M.

In the last 3 years, HQ Equita has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (40%). HQ Equita’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2011 when it sold Stromag AG for $225M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity55
    • M&A Buy Activity30
    • M&A Sell Activity25
  • Total Sectors Invested 19
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 16
  • M&A Advisors 10

HQ Equita

HQ Equita GmbH

Am Pilgerrain 15,
Hamburg, D-61352
Germany
+49 (6172) 9441 - 0
www.hqequita.com
info@hequita.com

HQ Equita is a private equity firm that targets minority investments in mid-sized companies in German-speaking countries (primarily Germany, Austria and Switzerland). The Firm focuses on growth-oriented companies undergoing consolidation, with sustainable earnings power, and strong market positions. Equity seeks companies with revenues between €50 and €250 million. Equita is a generalist investor, with no sector preferences. The Fis not limited to specific industries. Equita has no limitation on its investment period, enabling it to invest in companies for the long term. The Firm will support a variety of transactions includes succession/ownership changes, group spin-offs, lead-up to IPOs, MBOs, MBIs, take privates, and growth capital financings. HQ Equita is an arm of family owned Harald Quandt Holding GmbH. HQ Equita was formed in 1992 and is based in Hamburg.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Automotive, Business Services, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Information Technology, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Packaging, Plastics, Publishing, Software, Technology Hardware

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Divestiture, Going Private, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Special Situations/Distressed, Acquisition Financing, Secondary Buyout

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 50 250
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 (0.4/yr) # 28 1 1 - - - 30
vol $85M $85M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 24 - 1 - - - 25
vol $321M $321M
  55

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Well Plus Trade GmbH 2021-10-01 - Secondary Sale
Hamburg, Germany · www.wellplustrade.com
indevis IT Consulting and Solutions GmbH 2021-08-10 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Munich, Germany · www.indevis.de
MUEGGE GmbH 2020-08-10 - Divestiture
Reichelsheim, Germany · www.muegge.de
EBERTLANG Distribution GmbH 2019-03-25 - Secondary Buyout
Wetzlar, Germany · www.ebertlang.com
Rail & Road Protec GmbH 2018-07-09 - Secondary Buyout
Flensburg, Germany · www.r2p.com
The Packaging Group GmbH 2018-06-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Lindlar, Germany · www.tpg-packaging.com
Kolbe-Coloco Spezialdruck GmbH & Co KG 2018-05-01 - Trade Sale
Versmold, Germany · www.kolbe-coloco.de
MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 2018-01-01 - Unknown
Nuremberg, Germany · www.men.de
ROVEMA group 2017-10-26 - Trade Sale
Fernwald, Germany · www.rovema.de
ISOLITE GmbH 2017-05-02 - Trade Sale
Ludwigshafen, Germany · www.isolite.de
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Machinery 1 (17%) - 6 (20%) 85M (100%)
Manufacturing - - 4 (13%) -
Automotive - - 2 (7%) -
Engineering - - 2 (7%) -
Packaging - - 2 (7%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (3%) -
Chemicals - - 1 (3%) -
Consumer Products - - 1 (3%) -
Distribution - - 1 (3%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (17%) - 1 (3%) -
Electronics - - 1 (3%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (3%) -
Forest Products - - 1 (3%) -
Information Technology 1 (17%) - 1 (3%) -
Life Science - - 1 (3%) -
Marketing 1 (17%) - 1 (3%) -
Plastics - - 1 (3%) -
Software 1 (17%) - 1 (3%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (17%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 6 - 30 $85M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Germany 6 (100%) - 26 (90%) 85M (100%)
Austria - - 2 (7%) -
Switzerland - - 1 (3%) -
Domestic 6 (100%) - 26 (90%) 85M (100%)
Cross-border - - 3 (10%) -
Total 6 - 29 $85M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (50%) - 15 (50%) -
Secondary Buyout 2 (33%) - 10 (33%) 85M (100%)
Divestiture 1 (17%) - 4 (13%) -
Stake Purchase - - 1 (3%) -
Total 6 - 30 $85M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 11 (44%) -
Trade Sale 6 (24%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (16%) 321M (100%)
Unknown 4 (16%) -
Total 25 $321M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Alvarez & Marsal
 2
Baird
 2
GCA Altium
 1
Legal Deals
Watson, Farley & Williams
 6
Trummer & Thomas Rechtsanwälte
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $85M
TOTAL $85M
Largest Walsroder Casings GmbH
$85M (2011-05-11)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $225M
< $100M 1 $96M
TOTAL $321M
Largest Stromag AG
$225M (2011-09-05)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
33%
10 (33%)
Strategic(s)
13%
4 (13%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
40%
10 (40%)
Strategic(s)
36%
9 (36%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.0B EUR

Established

1992

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Florian Wiemken

Partner

Frank Schäfer

Partner

Matthias Tabbert

Partner

Christine Weib

Partner & Managing Director

Hans Moock

Partner & Managing Director

FAQ

When was HQ Equita founded?

HQ Equita was founded in 1992.

What type of investor is HQ Equita?

HQ Equita is a private equity firm.

Where is HQ Equita headquartered?

HQ Equita is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

How much capital does HQ Equita have under management?

HQ Equita has 1.0B EUR under management.

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