M&A Deal Summary

Ardian Acquires Liftket

On May 4, 2023, private equity firm Ardian acquired machinery company Liftket from AFINUM Management

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ardian’s 6th transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Ardian’s 30th transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-05-04
Target Liftket
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Ardian
Sellers(s) AFINUM Management
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Liftket

Wurzen, Germany
Liftket is an industrial machinery manufacturing company that manufactures electric chain hoists, marketed worldwide. Liftket was founded in 1948 and is based in Wurzen, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ardian

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 127.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ardian is a mega-sized diversified investment group focused on opportunities worldwide. Ardian invests across and manages funds focused on small and mid-sized buyouts, growth capital financings, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and co-investment opportunities. Ardian's small-buyouts group targets controlling interests in French, German, and Italian businesses valued up to €100 million. It's mid-sized buyout group seeks businesses valued up €1.5 billion and does not have any geographic limitations. The Infrastructure team looks for European opportunities and can commit up to €1 billion per transaction. The Mezzanine group supports junior capital commitments of €5 to €80 million. In addition to direct investing, Ardian also manages various private equity fund-of-funds. Ardian was founded in 1996 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 431 of 464
Sector: Machinery M&A 6 of 7
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 138 of 155
Country: Germany M&A 30 of 30
Year: 2023 M&A 4 of 16
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-30 Mimacom

Bern, Switzerland

Mimacom provides services, software development and digital transformation, cloud, and data consultancy for well-known blue-chip customers in the manufacturing, finance, insurance and life sciences sectors. Mimacom is based in Bern, Switzerland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-05-16 ASR

Spain

ASR is a 420MW wind platform located in Spain with an average life of 9 years and operating under the Spanish regulated scheme for renewable technologies. ASR is based in Spain.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

AFINUM Management

Munich, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


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 23 of 25
Sector: Machinery M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 15 of 17
Country: Germany M&A 16 of 17
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-02-24 Mymediset

Breisgau, Germany

Mymediset provides fully SAP-integrated software and cloud-based Apps for more efficient, responsible, and reliable medical device management. Mymediset is based in Breisgau, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-01-25 Objektkultur Software

Karlsruhe, Germany

Objektkultur Software offers a comprehensive set of cloud applications, including CRM, ERP and custom software development, complemented by cloud security, analytics and AI. The company exhibits excellent organic growth potential and a distinct competitive edge, rigorously focused on more complex cloud platf, orm and application building within the Microsoft ecosystem. Objektkultur Software was founded in 2000 and is based in Karlsruh, Germany.

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