M&A Deal Summary

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities Acquires NDS Group

On November 12, 2018, asset manager AURELIUS Equity Opportunities acquired automotive company NDS Group from HELLA

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AURELIUS Equity Opportunities’ 1st transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is AURELIUS Equity Opportunities’ 1st transaction in Norway.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-11-12
Target NDS Group
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) AURELIUS Equity Opportunities
Sellers(s) HELLA
Deal Type Divestiture
Advisor(s) Jefferies (Financial)
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Legal)

Target

NDS Group

Hagan, Norway
NDS Group is an automotive, industrial, and marine parts wholesaler. NDS Group was founded in 1963 and is based in Hagan, Norway.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Asset Manager
Founded 2006
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The AURELIUS Group is an independent investment firm focused on buyouts and spin-offs of Western European middle-market to large companies. The Firm looks to invest €5 to €80 million per transaction in companies valued up to €250 million. AURELIUS is a generalist investor but has a preference for opportunities in the chemicals, information technology, consumer products, business services, and industrials sectors. The AURELIUS Group was formed in 2006 and is based in Grünwald, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 43 of 63
Sector (Automotive) 1 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 18 of 34
Country (Norway) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-08 VAG

Mannheim, Germany

VAG Group develops, produces and sells industrial fittings for the water supply and drainage sectors. VAG was founded in 1872 and is based in Mannheim, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-03 Nestor Primecare Services

Gloucester, United Kingdom

Nestor Primecare Services Ltd. is a provider of home healthcare services. Nestor Primecare Services is based in Gloucester, United Kingdom.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

HELLA

Lippstadt, Germany
Category Company
Founded 1899
Sector Automotive
Revenue 6.4B EUR (2021)
DESCRIPTION

HELLA is a global, family-owned company that develops and manufactures lighting technology and electronic products for the automobile industry and has one of the largest retail organizations for vehicle parts and accessories in Europe. HELLA was formed in 1899 and is based in Lippstadt, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Automotive) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 3
Country (Norway) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-02 Induperm A/S

Nykøbing Falster, Denmark

Induperm A/S is a supplier of airfield lighting components ever since. The original idea behind Induperm was to specialize in magnetic components such as transformers and coils for customer designed requirements. Starting as a sub supplier for airport projects, Induperm soon found it attractive to design and develop their own range of equipment for airport lighting systems.

Sell -
Mergr

Product

Company

Legal