M&A Deal Summary

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities Acquires Zentia

On August 9, 2019, asset manager AURELIUS Equity Opportunities acquired building materials company Zentia from Knauf Gips KG

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AURELIUS Equity Opportunities’ 2nd transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is AURELIUS Equity Opportunities’ 13th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-08-09
Target Zentia
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) AURELIUS Equity Opportunities
Sellers(s) Knauf Gips KG
Deal Type Divestiture
Advisor(s) PwC Corporate Finance (Financial)
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Legal)

Target

Zentia

Gateshead, United Kingdom
Zentia provides mineral fibre tiles and grids for modular suspended ceilings to commercial properties, with its products widely used in offices, schools and hospital. Zentia is based in Gateshead, United Kingdom.

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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 44 of 64
Sector: Building Materials M&A 2 of 4
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 19 of 35
Country: United Kingdom M&A 13 of 22
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-28 Solidus

Oude Pekela, Netherlands

Solidus is a fibre-based sustainable packaging producer. It operates from 15 locations across seven countries, using state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities to produce and convert a diverse range of solidboard, graphicboard and coreboard products, which it sells to customers in 70 countries worldwide. Solidus was founded in 2015 and Oude Pekela, Netherlands.

Sell €330M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-06 Marcus Transport

Bradford, United Kingdom

Marcus Transport is an industrial vehicle transportation company. Marcus Transport was founded in 1973 and is based in Bradford, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Knauf Gips KG

Iphofen, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1932
Sector Building Materials
Revenue 8.0B USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION

Knauf Gips KG is a manufacturer of building materials operating more than 220 factories worldwide. Knauf Gips was founded in 1932 and is based in Iphofen, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Building Materials M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-11 USG

Chicago, Illinois, United States

USG Corp. is a manufacturer and distributor of building materials. USG produces a wide range of products for use in new residential, new nonresidential, and residential and nonresidential repair and remodel construction as well as products used in certain industrial processes. USG was formed in 1901 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Buy $7.0B