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Permira Invests In Rodenstock

On June 2, 2003, private equity firm Permira invested in consumer products company Rodenstock

Investment Highlights
  • This is Permira’s 2nd transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Permira’s 11th transaction in Germany.
Investment Fate
  • Rodenstock was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2007.
  • Rodenstock was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2018.
  • Rodenstock was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2021.

Investment Summary
Date 2003-06-02
Target Rodenstock
Sector Consumer Products
Investor(s) Permira
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Rodenstock

Munich, Germany
Rodenstock is a manufacturer of ophthalmic lenses and the fourth-largest supplier globally. Rodenstock also has an eyewear division selling its own and third party-branded optical frames. Rodenstock was founded in 1877 and is based in Munich, Germany.

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Investor

Permira

London, United Kingdom

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 80.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Permira is a mega-sized private equity firm that targets large company investments around the world. Permira invests to support acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, take-privates, turnarounds, and growth buyouts. Areas of interest include healthcare, financial services, chemicals, consumer products and services, industrial products and services, technology, media, and telecom. Permira will consider opportunities in Europe, Asia, and North America. Permira was formed in 1985 and has offices in Menlo Park, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, London, Hong Kong, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm, Tokyo, Guernsey and New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 36 of 170
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 2 of 5
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 13
Country: Germany M&A 11 of 23
Year: 2003 M&A 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-02-23 Sky Deutschland Fernsehen & Co. KG

Germany

Sky Deutschland Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG provides pay-television (TV) services.

Buy €1.3B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-07-01 Palini e Bertoli

San Giorgio di Nogaro, Italy

Palini & Bertoli is one of Italy's largest producers of carbon steel plates, supplying mechanical and structural steel companies in Europe. It focuses on the specialist segment of the market where a wide range of thicknesses, flexibility and delivery times are required. A company backed by the Permira funds acquired Palini & Bertoli in November 1999.

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