M&A Deal Summary

AGIC Capital Acquires Fotona

On April 21, 2017, private equity firm AGIC Capital acquired medical products company Fotona from The Gores Group and Technology4Medicine

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AGIC Capital’s 1st transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is AGIC Capital’s 1st transaction in Slovenia.
Investment Fate
  • Fotona was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2021.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-04-21
Target Fotona
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) AGIC Capital
Sellers(s) The Gores Group
Technology4Medicine
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Piper Sandler & Co. (Financial)

Target

Fotona

Ljubljana, Slovenia
Fotona is a manufacturer of high-performance lasers for medical, dental, and aesthetic applications. The company sells these systems through a network of 70+ worldwide distributors and through a direct sales force in the United States. Fotona was established in 1964 and is headquartered in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

AGIC Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2015
PE ASSETS 2.2B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

AGIC Capital (aka Asia Germany Industrial Promotion Capital) is a private equity group focused on industrial and medical technology investments in Europe. The Firm's specific areas of interest include (1) intelligent production, (2) high-end systems and components, (3) advanced materials, (4) medical equipment, and (5) environmental protection technologies. AGIC Capital was formed in 2015 and has offices in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing, London, and Munich.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 13
Sector: Medical Products M&A 1 of 4
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 2 of 7
Country: Slovenia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-13 Gimatic Srl

Roncadelle, Italy

Gimatic Srl is an end-of-arm tools manufacturer, providing a complete offering of pneumatic gripper solutions (grippers, actuators, linear guides and quick exchangers), mechatronic solutions, and various sensors for automation and grippers to the automotive, packaging, food and beverage, plastics, medical and pharmaceutical industries. Gimatic Srl is headquartered in Roncadelle, Italy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-26 The Ritedose

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

The Ritedose Corp. is a manufacturer of blow-fill-seal for small fill volume pharmaceutical unit dose sterile and non-sterile liquids. The Company specializes in manufacturing inhalation products, eye drops, eardrops and unit dose oral liquids. The Ritedose Corp. is based in Columbia, South Carolina.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

The Gores Group

Beverly Hills, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 4.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
The Gores Group's headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.
The Gores Group's headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.

The Gores Group is a private equity firm focused on acquiring controlling interests in mature and growing businesses. Gores considers investments across Europe and North America and typically seeks non-core assets of public corporations. While Gores is a generalist investor, the firm has a particular interest in technology, telecommunications, business services, and industrial companies. The Gores Group was formed in 1987 and has offices in Beverly Hills, California, and Boulder, Colorado.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 53 of 67
Sector: Medical Products M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 8 of 15
Country: Slovenia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-09 TurbineAero

Chandler, Arizona, United States

TurbineAero is a manufacturer of industrial parts and components. The company specializes in the design and production of aerospace and hot-section components. It also offers maintenance, repair and overhaul services to military, commercial, original equipment manufacturers and aircraft operators. TurbineAero was founded in 1977 and is based in Chandler, Arizona.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-30 Alpheus Communications

Houston, Texas, United States

Alpheus Communications LLC is a provider of high bandwidth transport, Direct Internet Access (DIA) and data center services for carrier, government and enterprise customers. With owned facilities in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande Valley, Alpheus is flexible, content-neutral and responsive to customer needs when low-latency and uptime are essential. As the preferred fiber backbone for Metro Texas, Alpheus is in a unique position to support mission-critical information technology functions and cloud computing solutions through resilient SAS 70-compliant data center platforms for colocation and disaster recovery. Alpheus Communications was founded in 2000 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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SELLER

Technology4Medicine

San Clemente, California, United States

Category Company
Sector Manufacturing
DESCRIPTION


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Medical Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Slovenia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-06 Fotona

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Fotona is a manufacturer of high-performance lasers for medical, dental, and aesthetic applications. The company sells these systems through a network of 70+ worldwide distributors and through a direct sales force in the United States. Fotona was established in 1964 and is headquartered in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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