Investment Summary

AFINUM Management Invests In Kappa

On March 7, 2016, private equity firm AFINUM Management invested in electronics company Kappa

Investment Highlights
  • This is AFINUM Management’s 2nd transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is AFINUM Management’s 20th transaction in Germany.

Investment Summary

Date 2016-03-07
Target Kappa
Sector Electronics
Investor(s) AFINUM Management
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Kappa

Gleichen, Germany
Kappa is a manufacturer of rugged industrial camera solutions for extreme environments. Kappa develops and manufactures application-specific cameras and is one of the pioneers in optoelectronic systems. Kappa is a trusted partner for OEMs in the aviation, automotive, and many more industries employing about 120 people. Kappa was founded in 1978 and is based in Gleichen, Germany.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

AFINUM Management

Munich, Germany

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 1.1B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

AFINUM Management GmbH is a private equity firm that targets mid-market companies. The Firm primarily targets opportunities in German-speaking Europe and seeks businesses generating €25 to €500 million in revenues. AFINUM will consider a variety of transaction situations, including MBOs, MBIs, and growth capital financings. The Firm will not invest in turnarounds. AFINUM Management GmbH was formed in 2000 and is based Munich. The Firm has additional offices in Zurich and Hong Kong.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 29 of 51
Sector: Electronics M&A 2 of 2
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 7 of 18
Country: Germany M&A 20 of 37
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 5
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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