Unigestion Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Unigestion has acquired 4 companies.

Unigestion’s most common sectors for investment aremanufacturing (17%) and machinery (9%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include divestiture (34%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (25%). In total, Unigestion has invested in 3 US states and 6 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Unigestion has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (100%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity13
    • M&A Buy Activity12
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 11
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 9

Unigestion

Unigestion

8C Avenue de Champel,
Geneva, 1211
Switzerland
+41 22 704 41 11
www.unigestion.com/expertise/private-equity/

Unigestion is an asset manager with a private equity division focused on global mid-market companies across Europe, North America, and Asia. Unigestion considers direct investments in established companies, secondary position acquisitions, and investments in emerging fund managers. The Firm invests in a variety of industries including industrials, agriculture, distribution, logistics, utilities, software, education, nutrition, leisure, and healthcare. Unigestion was founded in 1971 and is based in Geneva, Switzerland.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Products, Distribution, Education, Food, Information Services, Information Technology, Life Science, Manufacturing, Medical Products

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

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Nordic, Asia/Pacific, Central Asia/India

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.8/yr) # 3 5 1 3 - - 12
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - - 1 - - 1
  13

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Babington Group 2022-12-16 - Secondary Buyout
Birmingham, United Kingdom · www.babington.co.uk
Matec Industries Srl 2022-08-04 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Massa, Italy · www.matecindustries.com
Avania 2022-06-20 - Secondary Buyout
Boston, Massachusetts · www.avaniaclinical.com
Evaluate Ltd. 2022-05-03 - Trade Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.evaluate.com
Excel Scientific, Inc. 2021-01-12 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Victorville, California · www.excelscientific.com
Wytech Industries, Inc. 2020-11-10 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Rahway, New Jersey · www.wytech.com
CEDES AG 2020-09-07 - Divestiture
Landquart, Switzerland · www.cedes.com
Infobip Ltd. 2020-07-30 - Growth Capital
London, United Kingdom · www.infobip.com
Aquam Water Services Ltd. 2020-06-29 - Divestiture
Peterborough, United Kingdom
Orbis Intelligent Systems 2020-06-29 - Divestiture
San Diego, California · www.orbis-smart-networks.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Manufacturing 2 (18%) - 2 (17%) -
Business Services 1 (9%) - 1 (8%) -
Education 1 (9%) - 1 (8%) -
Food 1 (9%) - 1 (8%) -
Information Services - - 1 (8%) -
Information Technology 1 (9%) - 1 (8%) -
Life Science 1 (9%) - 1 (8%) -
Machinery 1 (9%) - 1 (8%) -
Medical Products 1 (9%) - 1 (8%) -
Semiconductors 1 (9%) - 1 (8%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (9%) - 1 (8%) -
Total 11 - 12 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 4 (36%) - 4 (33%) -
  California 2 (18%) - 2 (17%) -
  New Jersey 1 (9%) - 1 (8%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (9%) - 1 (8%) -
United Kingdom 3 (27%) - 4 (33%) -
Germany 1 (9%) - 1 (8%) -
Spain 1 (9%) - 1 (8%) -
Italy 1 (9%) - 1 (8%) -
Switzerland 1 (9%) - 1 (8%) -
Total 11 - 12 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Divestiture 4 (36%) - 4 (33%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (27%) - 3 (25%) -
Growth Capital 2 (18%) - 3 (25%) -
Secondary Buyout 2 (18%) - 2 (17%) -
Total 11 - 12 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 1 (100%) -
Total 1 -

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
17%
2 (17%)
Strategic(s)
33%
4 (33%)
Exited to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

10.0B USD

Established

1971

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Fiona Frick

Group CEO

Régis Martin

Group Deputy CEO

Dominik Kremer

Head of Business Development

Pierre Bernier

Head of Human Resources

Christophe de Dardel

Head of Private Equity

FAQ

When was Unigestion founded?

Unigestion was founded in 1971.

What type of investor is Unigestion?

Unigestion is a private equity firm.

Where is Unigestion headquartered?

Unigestion is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

How much capital does Unigestion have under management?

Unigestion has 10.0B USD under management.

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