M&A Deal Summary

Arx Equity Partners and Darby Overseas Investments Acquire Gramex

On February 10, 2014, private equity firms Arx Equity Partners and Darby Overseas Investments acquired beverage company Gramex

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Arx Equity Partners’ 1st and Darby Overseas Investments’ 3rd transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is Arx Equity Partners’ 3rd and Darby Overseas Investments’ 1st transaction in Hungary.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-02-10
Target Gramex
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) Arx Equity Partners
Darby Overseas Investments
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Gramex

Búzavirág, Hungary
Gramex Drinks is a bottler of soft drinks and fruit juices for retailers and A-brand producers utilizing PET packaging. Drinks include carbonated soft drinks, fruit beverages, ready-to-drink iced-teas, lemonades, energy drinks, sports drinks, and syrups. Gramex was founded in 1998 and is based in Búzavirág, Hungary.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Arx Equity Partners

Prague, Czech Republic

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 300M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Arx is an independent Central and Eastern European focused private equity firm. Arx seeks companies valued between €10 and €50 million. Funds are generally used to support later stage investments such as expansion financings, management buy-outs and buy-ins, and industry consolidations. Arx will consider opportunities across many industry sectors. Arx was formerly known as DBG Eastern Europe. Arx Equity Partners was formed in 1996 and based in Prague.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 32
Sector (Beverages) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 18 of 25
Country (Hungary) 3 of 5
Year (2014) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-30 Fincentrum a.s.

Praha 8, Czech Republic

Fincentrum Czech Republic is one of the largest financial advisory service providers in the Czech Republic. Dozens of advisory centers throughout the entire Czech Republic and in Slovakia help individuals and corporate clients have a good understanding of the complex world of finance.

Buy Kč750M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-21 ANWIS Polska Sp. z o.o.

Wloclawek, Poland

Anwis Polska produces window covers and components. Products include horizontal, vertical, roller and pleated blinds. ANWIS Polska was founded in 1980 and is based in Wloclawek, Poland.

Buy -
Buyer

Darby Overseas Investments

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Darby Overseas Investments is an emerging markets investment firm that sponsors and manages private equity, mezzanine finance, and fixed-income funds for institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. Darby targets investments in Latin/South America, Asia, and Europe. Sectors of interest include consumer products, specialty retail, distribution, packaging, hotel management, energy, financial services, media and publishing. Darby was formed in 1994 and is based in Washington DC.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 30 of 35
Sector (Beverages) 3 of 3
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 24 of 24
Country (Hungary) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-13 Acrecent Financial

Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

Acrecent Financial Corp. is a commercial finance company dedicated to providing businesses the capital needed to acquire essential equipment and information technology for which few financing alternatives exist. Acrecent tailors loan and lease facilities and offers significant structuring flexibility in a continual effort to meet customer needs.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-23 Enzen Global Solutions Pvt.

Bengaluru, India

Enzen Global Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is an energy and environment company providing solutions to the energy and utilities industries. The company provides outcome based turnkey solutions in the power, gas, water and clean energy verticals at various points in the value chain.

Buy -
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