Secondary Buyout • Packaging

3i Private Equity Acquires GEKA

On February 27, 2012, private equity firm 3i Private Equity acquired packaging company GEKA from Halder and Idinvest Partners

Acquisition Context
  • This is 3i Private Equity’s 1st transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is 3i Private Equity’s 10th transaction in Germany.
Investment Fate
  • GEKA was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2016 for 260M EUR.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date February 27, 2012
Target GEKA
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) 3i Private Equity
Sellers(s) Halder
Idinvest Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target Company

GEKA

Bechhofen, Germany
GEKA is a manufacturing of premium packaging and application systems for the cosmetics industry with a focus on brushes and applicators for mascara and eye liners.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

3i Private Equity

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1945
PE ASSETS 21.0B GBP
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

3i Private Equity is the private equity arm of 3i Group, a publicly held, global investment firm focused on private equity and infrastructure investing. 3i Private Equity generally targets buyout and growth capital financings and looks for opportunities across Europe, North America, and Asia. The Firm's targeted transaction range is €100 to €500 million. Industries of interest include business services, healthcare, consumer, media, oil/gas & power, technology, and financial services. 3i Group was originally formed in 1945 and is based in London.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 210 of 251
Sector: Packaging 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout 27 of 43
Country: Germany 10 of 18
Year: 2012 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-05 Etanco

Le Pecq, France

Etanco is a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of building fastener and fixing systems. Etanco was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Le Pecq, France.

Buy €370M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-16 VNU Media B.V.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

VNU Media is a market leader in the online and print recruitment classifieds market in the Netherlands. The company has a strong portfolio of online recruitment brands including NationaleVacaturebank.nl, Intermediair.nl, Computable.nl and InIct.nl, which are supported by the print titles Intermediair, Computable and IntermediairPW. VNU Media also owns Tweakers.net, which attracts more than 3 million unique visitors per month, making it the largest IT website in the Benelux.

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Seller Profiles 2

SELLER

Halder

Frankfurt, Germany

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 570M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Halder is a German investment firm, focused on management buyouts of family businesses. Halder targets profitable, medium-sized businesses with sales of €20 to €400 million. The Firm generally looks to acquire manufacturing businesses, and has experience in automotive, machine tools, textiles, trade & services in the fields of agriculture, construction and energy, plastics manufacturing, and hydraulics. Halder was originally formed in 1988 and was sold to Belgium buyout group GIMV in 2008. Halder is based in Frankfurt.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 14 of 27
Sector: Packaging 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout 6 of 8
Country: Germany 12 of 21
Year: 2012 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-03 Keymile International

Brunn am Gebirge, Austria

Keymile International GmbH is a global leading supplier and manufacturer of network components with integrated network, which serve to ensure the connectivity between traditional copper landlines installed in the houses and offices of the final customers (e. g. xDSL) and the optical fibre network of network operators (the so-called “backbone”). Due to the increased bandwidth the products of the company facilitate the bundled supply of television, (IP-)telephony as well as broadband internet services – so-called “triple-play” services – by telecommunications companies.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-26 ACTech

Freiberg, Germany

ACTech GmbH is a provider of high-level technical service: rapid prototyping and manufacturing of metal components. The automotive industry is a major client, ordering products ranging from sophisticated 16-valve cylinder heads to plain oil pans. ACTech GmbH was founded in 1995 and is based in Freiberg, Germany.

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SELLER

Idinvest Partners

Paris, France

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 7.6B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Idinvest Partners is a European investment firm focused on investing in small to mid-sized companies at various stages of development. Idinvest segments its investment activity into three groups. These include venture and growth capital, private debt, and dedicated portfolios/funds. Idinvest's venture and growth capital group looks to invest directly in early stage companies with high growth potential. Idinvest's private debt group seeks to provide senior or subordinated debt to small and mid-sized companies pursuing growth objectives. Idinvest's dedicated portfolio/funds group looks to invest in private equity funds, acquire secondary fund positions, and directly co-invest alongside other private equity firms in established companies. Idinvest Partners was formed in 1997 and is based in Paris.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 9 of 38
Sector: Packaging 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout 2 of 8
Country: Germany 1 of 1
Year: 2012 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-02-15 Kiala SA

Brussels, France

Kiala SA operates collection points in Belgium, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and France for the delivery of parcels.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-20 Grand Cru

Helsinki, Finland

Grand Cru is a developer of mobile and social gaming. Grand Cru was founded in 2011 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.

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