M&A Deal Summary

Bacou-Dalloz USA Acquires Nacre AS

On June 12, 2007, Bacou-Dalloz USA acquired manufacturer Nacre AS from Verdane

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bacou-Dalloz USA’s 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Bacou-Dalloz USA’s 1st transaction in Norway.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-06-12
Target Nacre AS
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Bacou-Dalloz USA
Sellers(s) Verdane
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Nacre AS

Trondheim, Norway
Intelligent Hearing System That combines adaptive hearing protection with the audio communication terminal capabilities.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bacou-Dalloz USA

Smithfield, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1993
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Employees2,460
DESCRIPTION

Bacou-Dalloz USA, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets personal protective equipments.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Norway M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Verdane

Oslo, Norway

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 1.2B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Verdane is a Norwegian private investment focused on acquiring portfolios of investments. In addition to secondary investing, Verdane also invests in co-investment pools as well as makes direct investments in individual growth companies. Sectors of interest include consumer products/services, software, energy, technology, and communications. Verdane provides support to portfolio owners to reduce exposure to private equity risk, achieve liquidity and free owners from the burden of managing direct investments. The majority of Verdane's investments are growth stage, however, the Firm can invest at any stage of development. Verdane was formerly known as Four Seasons Venture AS and was established in 1985. Verdane is based in Oslo, with additional offices in Helsinki and Stockholm.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 48
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 34
Country: Norway M&A 3 of 15
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 3
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