SHS Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, SHS has acquired 1 company. It has also invested in 4 others.

SHS’s most common sectors for investment aremedical products (48%) and life science (32%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (60%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (24%). In total, SHS has invested in 5 different countries.

In the last 3 years, SHS has exited 6 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (45%). SHS’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2010 when it sold ProBioGen AG for $34M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity34
    • M&A Buy Activity25
    • M&A Sell Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5

SHS GmbH

Bismarckstraße 12,
Tübingen, 72072
Germany
+49 7071 91690
www.shs-capital.eu
tuebingen@shs-capital.eu

SHS is a private equity firm focused on the healthcare sector. Specific areas of interest include life science, medical technology, diagnostics, applied technologies, digital health, and industrial biotechnology. The Firm will consider opportunities at all company stages and looks to commit up to €30 million in businesses valued up to €100 million. Target geographies include Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Scandinavia, and Benelux. SHS was established in 1993 and is headquartered in Tubingen, Germany.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Healthcare Services, Life Science, Medical Products

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Special Situations/Distressed, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase, Venture

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe, Scandinavia

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 2 20
Enterprise Value 100 -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 20 - 1 2 2 - 25
Sell (1.2/yr) # 3 - 1 - 3 2 9
vol $34M $34M
  34

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
CRYSTAL GmbH 2021-06-22 - Secondary Buyout
Berlin, Germany · www.crystal-gmbh.com
Crystal Laser Systems GmbH 2021-03-10 - Secondary Buyout
Berlin, Germany · www.crylas.de
Develco Pharma Schweiz AG 2020-12-17 - Growth Capital
Pratteln, Switzerland · www.develco.ch
Single Use Support Gmbh 2020-12-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Kufstein, Austria · www.susupport.com
Puracon GmbH 2020-12-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Rosenheim, Germany · www.puracon.com
TNI medical AG 2020-03-19 - Add-on Acquisition
Wurzburg, Germany · www.tni-medical.de
Blazejewski MEDITECH GmbH 2020-02-27 - Growth Capital
Sexau, Germany · www.blazejewski.de
Single Use Support Gmbh 2019-11-26 - Stake Purchase
Kufstein, Austria · www.susupport.com
Betterguards Technology GmbH 2019-05-14 - Growth Capital
Berlin, Germany · www.betterguards.de
​evitria AG 2018-12-20 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Zurich, Switzerland · www.evitria.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Medical Products 9 (60%) - 12 (48%) -
Life Science 4 (27%) - 8 (32%) -
Packaging - - 2 (8%) -
Chemicals - - 1 (4%) -
Consumer Products 1 (7%) - 1 (4%) -
Healthcare Services 1 (7%) - 1 (4%) -
Total 15 - 25 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Germany 9 (60%) - 17 (68%) -
Switzerland 5 (33%) - 5 (20%) -
Belgium 1 (7%) - 1 (4%) -
Austria - - 1 (4%) -
Czech Republic - - 1 (4%) -
Total 15 - 25 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 11 (73%) - 15 (60%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 4 (27%) - 6 (24%) -
Stake Purchase - - 2 (8%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (4%) -
Venture - - 1 (4%) -
Total 15 - 25 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 5 (56%) 34M (100%)
Secondary Sale 3 (33%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (11%) -
Total 9 $34M

Deal Values

sell # Total
< $100M 1 $34M
TOTAL $34M
Largest ProBioGen AG
$34M (2010-06-14)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
4%
1 (4%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
33%
3 (33%)
Strategic(s)
44%
4 (44%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

1993

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Bernhard Schirmers

Founder & Managing Partner

Hubertus Leonhardt

Managing Partner

Sascha Alilovic

Managing Partner

Uwe Steinbacher

Managing Partner

Manfred Ulmer-Weber

Partner

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