Investment Summary

KKR Exits Tarkett

On November 22, 2013, invested in building materials company Tarkett from KKR

Investment Highlights
  • This is transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is transaction in France.
Investment Fate
  • Tarkett was sold to a financial buyer in 2021.

Investment Summary

Date 2013-11-22
Target Tarkett
Sector Building Materials
Sellers(s) KKR
Deal Type IPO

Target

Tarkett

Paris, France
Tarkett is a manufacturer of resilient and hardwood flooring. Tarkett was founded in 1886 and is based in Paris, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

KKR

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 267.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.

KKR is a global investment firm founded by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts. The Firm is separated into several business segments including private markets, public markets, capital markets, and other principal activities. KKR's private equity practice invests in management buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and partnerships with family-owned companies. KKR will invest in a broad range of industries and companies and will consider businesses throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Sectors of interest include chemicals, consumer products, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media/communications, retail, and technology. In addition to its traditional principal investment activity business, KKR also invests in infrastructure assets. KKR was formed in 1976 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 46 of 215
Sector: Building Materials M&A 3 of 8
Type: IPO M&A Deals 21 of 62
Country: France M&A 3 of 9
Year: 2013 M&A 7 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-21 Winoa

Le Cheylas, France

Winoa is a manufacturer of steel abrasives across the transportation, equipment, energy and construction end-markets. Winoa successfully serves a diverse customer base of over 10,000 customers worldwide. Winoa is headquartered in Le Cheylas, France with 11 manufacturing facilities in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and Africa.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-27 Gland Pharma

Hyderabad, India

Gland develops and manufactures generic injectables for use in nearly 90 countries on five continents, with a focus on the Indian and US markets. Since 1996, The Company has maintained a relationship with the Vetter family in Germany, and by 2003, Gland was the first company in India to get US Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") approval for pharmaceutical liquid injectable products. Gland's world-class manufacturing facilities have also received approvals from a number of key medical regulatory agencies around the globe including those in Australia, Germany and the UK, in addition to the World Health Organization.

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