M&A Deal Summary

Adiuva Capital Acquires JA Woll-Handels

On March 11, 2020, private equity firm Adiuva Capital acquired retailer JA Woll-Handels from B&M European Value Retail

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Adiuva Capital’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Adiuva Capital’s 8th transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-03-11
Target JA Woll-Handels
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Adiuva Capital
Sellers(s) B&M European Value Retail
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

JA Woll-Handels

Soltau, Germany
JA Woll-Handels is a general merchandise discount retailer with 89 stores in the North-West of Germany. Jawoll invites all price and quality-conscious customers to browse through a large selection of new products as well as popular low prices - and to secure the best treasures. JA Woll-Handels was founded in 1987 and is based in Soltau, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Adiuva Capital

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2011
PE ASSETS 800M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Adiuva is a private equity firm focused on investing in mid-sized enterprises primarily based in the German-speaking Europe. The Firm does not have any sector preferences but will not invest in real estate, military weapons, infrastructure assets, or start-up companies. Adiuva looks to commit €5 to €40 million per transaction and will consider both minority and majority situations. Adiuva Capital was formed in 2011 and is headquartered in Hamburg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 8
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 8 of 8
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-10-30 St. Georg Prevention & Rehabilitation Clinics

Höchenschwand, Germany

St. Georg Prevention & Rehabilitation Clinics is a clinic for internal medicine with the departments of oncology, respiratory diseases/pulmonology, cardiovascular diseases and diseases of the musculoskeletal system. St. Georg Prevention & Rehabilitation Clinics is based in Höchenschwand, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-04-12 HWP Handwerkspartner

Harrislee, Germany

HWP Handwerkspartner is a group of companies specializing in interior construction and decoration, such as painting and finishing work, as well as concrete repair and technical building equipment. Drawing on its extensive range of services, HWP supports its customers with construction and renovation projects across all trades. HWP Handwerkspartner was founded in 2007 and is based in Harrislee, Germany.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

B&M European Value Retail

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Retail
Employees39,548
Revenue 5.6B GBP (2025)
DESCRIPTION

B&M European Value Retail is a variety retailer with 543 stores in the UK operating under the "B&M" brand and 79 stores in Germany primarily operating under the "Jawoll" brand as at 24 June 2017. B&M European Value Retail was founded in 1978 and is based in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-02 Heron Food Group

Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Heron Food Group Ltd. is a discount convenience retailer operating predominantly in the North of England with 251 stores. Heron Food Group Ltd. is a limited range value grocery retailer. Company trade in local neighbourhoods and centres and are proud of association with the communities company serve. The majority of store portfolio is made up of small to medium sized units, most of which open long, flexible hours.

Buy £152M