M&A Deal Summary

ASM Pacific Technology Acquires Amicra

On April 3, 2018, ASM Pacific Technology acquired machinery company Amicra from Co-Investor AG and Sobera Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ASM Pacific Technology’s 2nd transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is ASM Pacific Technology’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-04-03
Target Amicra
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) ASM Pacific Technology
Sellers(s) Co-Investor AG
Sobera Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Amicra

Regensburg, Germany
Amicra is a supplier of high-precision die bonders for the photonics and advanced packaging market. Amicra was established in 2001 and is headquartered in Regensburg, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ASM Pacific Technology

Singapore, Singapore

Category Company
Founded 1975
Sector Machinery
Employees10,600
Revenue 13.2B HKD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

ASMPT is an entity that provides development, design of machine tools and materials for semiconductors business services. ASMPT was founded in 1975 and is based in Singapore.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Machinery M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-02 Dover - DEK Printing Machines unit

Zurich, Switzerland

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Co-Investor AG

Zurich, Switzerland

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Co-Investor AG is an independent private equity group consisting of a network of wealthy individuals that seeks growth investments in medium-sized privately held companies. Co-Investor looks for opportunities requiring €5 to €25 million of equity capital and generally invests alongside a lead investor. The Group concentrates its activity throughout German-speaking Europe. Co-Investor does not have an industry focus. Co-Investor was established in 2000 and is is based in Zurich.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 11
Sector: Machinery M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 7
Country: Germany M&A 6 of 9
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-09-27 Torqeedo

Wessling , Germany

Torqeedo is a provider of electric drive systems for watercraft that develops and manufactures electric and hybrid drives from 0.5 kW to 100 kW for leisure and commercial applications. Torqeedo’s products are characterised by an uncompromising focus on high-tech, maximum efficiency and complete system integration. Torqeedo was founded in 2005 and is based in Wessling, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-20 Grover

Berlin, Germany

Grover offers rent to the consumer electronic market, offering a simple subscription model for the best in tech. Customers can get access to a multitude of technology products, including smartphones, laptops, VR gear, cameras, wearables and smart home appliances on getgrover.com or through Grover’s partner network. Grover was founded in 2015 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

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DESCRIPTION

Sobera Capital is an independent secondary investment firm. Sobera specializes in secondary directs, limited partnership secondaries and secondary management. The Firm looks to acquire funds, stabilize distressed situations, and realize value by actively managing exit processes of companies. Sobera Capital was formed in 2010 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Machinery M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-04 OneAccess Networks SA

Clamart, France

OneAccess Networks SA is a provider of physical and virtual network functions enabling Cloud and other managed services to SMB and enterprise customers around the world. OneAccess Networks was founded in 2001 and is based in Clamart, France.

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