M&A Deal Summary

Active Capital Company Acquires PhotonFirst

On January 1, 2021, private equity firm Active Capital Company acquired electrical equipment company PhotonFirst from Technobis

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Active Capital Company’s 3rd transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Active Capital Company’s 13th transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-01-01
Target PhotonFirst
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Active Capital Company
Sellers(s) Technobis
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

PhotonFirst

Alkmaar, Netherlands
PhotonFirst is an integrated photonics sensing systems supplier for advanced applications in aerospace, automotive, medical, high-tech equipment, energy and infrastructure. PhotonFirst is based in Alkmaar, Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Active Capital Company

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2010
PE ASSETS 184M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Active Capital Company is a private investment firm focused on investing in small to mid-sized Dutch companies with €10 to €100 million in revenue. The Firm prefers control situations and looks to commit up to €12 per transaction. Areas of interest include industrial goods/services and distribution. Active Capital Company is based in Amsterdam.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 18
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 3 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Netherlands M&A 13 of 14
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-03-19 Delta Coastal Services

Vlissingen, Netherlands

Delta Coastal Services is a company that specializes in providing both wet and dry support for dredging and earthmoving work in the broadest sense of the word, both in the Netherlands and the rest of Europe. Delta Coastal Services was formed in 2015 and is based in Vlissingen, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-29 VDM Industries

Bodegraven, Netherlands

VDM Industries is a Dutch contract manufacturer of liquid detergents. The company is specialized in developing, blending, filling and packaging liquid products. VDM Industries consists of two operating companies in the Netherlands, Van Dam Bodegraven and Multifill. VDM Industries is based in Bodegraven, Netherlands.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Technobis

Alkmaar, Netherlands

Category Company
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
DESCRIPTION

Technobis develops and produces measurement equipment like crystallization systems, in order to very precisely measure the solubility properties for drug development by pharmaceutical companies and other life sciences customers. Technobis Group consists of two business units. Technobis System Supplier (TSS) is specialized in carrying out complete product development projects, going from an idea to a successful turn-key product, prototype or series product for medical, life-science and high-tech industries. Technobis Crystallization Systems (TCS) is a leading technology provider for solid-state research, process development and formulation. Technobis is based in Alkmaar, Netherlands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1