M&A Deal Summary

Parques Reunidos Acquires Movie Park Germany

On May 19, 2010, Parques Reunidos acquired leisure company Movie Park Germany from Palamon Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Parques Reunidos’ 3rd transaction in the Leisure sector.
  • This is Parques Reunidos’ 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-05-19
Target Movie Park Germany
Sector Leisure
Buyer(s) Parques Reunidos
Sellers(s) Palamon Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Movie Park Germany

Bottrop, Germany
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Movie Park Germany GmbH is a provider of leisure services like movie and entertainment parks.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Parques Reunidos

Madrid, Spain

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Category Company
Founded 1967
Sector Leisure
DESCRIPTION

Parques Reunidos is an owner and operator of recreational infrastructure with a presence in Europe, North America, and Australia. The company portfolio comprises over 60 assets (theme parks, aquatic parks, animal parks, and other attractions) distributed in 45 locations and receiving over 20 million visitors per year. Parques Reunidos was founded in 1967 and headquartered in Madrid, Spain.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Leisure) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 3
Country (Germany) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-23 Sea Life Park Hawaii

Waimanalo, Hawaii, United States

Sea Life Park Hawaii is a operator of theme park.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Palamon Capital Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 1.4B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Palamon Capital Partners LP is a private equity firm that targets investments in high-growth service-oriented businesses throughout Europe. Palamon specifically looks for companies operating in business services, financial services, media and communications, leisure and entertainment, information technology, and healthcare. The Firm's target investment size is €30 to €100 million. Funds are generally used to support development needs, however, Palamon will also consider investing in early-stage businesses, recapitalizations, deleveraging transactions, turnarounds, and buyouts. Palamon Capital Partners LP was formed in 1999 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 29
Sector (Leisure) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 13
Country (Germany) 1 of 8
Year (2010) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-04-26 Nordax Group

Stockholm, Sweden

Nordax Group is a nordic specialist bank focused on financial inclusion and responsible lending. The company offers mortgages, equity release, consumer loans, and savings products and currently serves some 200 000 customers. Nordax Group was formed in 2003 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Sell €105M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-30 Retail Decisions Australia Pty.

Camberwell, Australia

Retail Decisions Australia Pty. Ltd. is a provider of payment processing, prepaid and information management services.

Sell $318M