M&A Deal Summary

Aquasourça and DPK Deutsche Privatkapital Acquire United Chocolate

On May 3, 2018, family office Aquasourça and private equity firm DPK Deutsche Privatkapital acquired food company United Chocolate

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Aquasourça’s 1st and DPK Deutsche Privatkapital’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Aquasourça’s 1st and DPK Deutsche Privatkapital’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-05-03
Target United Chocolate
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Aquasourça
DPK Deutsche Privatkapital
Deal Type Consolidation

Target

United Chocolate

Weissenfels, Germany
United Chocolate is a group of specialists in the confectionery sector offering semi-finished and finished products, sold both in supermarkets, in chocolate shops, and online. United Chocolate is based in Weissenfels, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Aquasourça

Investor Investor

Category Family Office
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 200M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Aquasourça is a generalist French private equity investment group focused on opportunities in Western Europe. The Firm does not have any sector preferences and generally looks to commit €3 to €15 million per transaction in support of buyouts and growth capital financings. Aquasourça was formed in 1996 and is based in Villeurbanne.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 20
Sector (Food) 1 of 4
Type (Consolidation) 1 of 1
Country (Germany) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-01 Oyonnax Rugby

Arbent, France

Oyonnax Rugby is a professional French rugby union club based in Ain. Oyonnax Rugby was formed in 1909 and is based in Arbent, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-18 Pyramid

Le Chambon-Feugerolles, France

Pyramid is a specialist in providing drilling, injection, and concrete spraying services to major private and public clients, as well as to individuals. Pyramid was formed in 1993 and is based in Le Chambon-Feugerolles, France.

Buy -
Buyer

DPK Deutsche Privatkapital

Category Private Equity Firm
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

DPK Deutsche Privatkapital is a private investment group that looks to invest in and acquire small to mid-sized companies throughout Germany. The Firm does not have any sector preferences and generally seeks companies operating in growing markets. DPK Deutsche Privatkapital is based in Frankfurt.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Consolidation) 1 of 1
Country (Germany) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 1 of 1
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