M&A Deal Summary

BC Partners Acquires Aenova Holding

On August 6, 2012, private equity firm BC Partners acquired life science company Aenova Holding from Bridgepoint for 480M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BC Partners’ 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is BC Partners’ 30th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is BC Partners’ 6th transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-08-06
Target Aenova Holding
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) BC Partners
Sellers(s) Bridgepoint
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Deal Value 480M EUR

Target

Aenova Holding

Pahl, Germany
Aenova Holding GmbH is a provider in the development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements for a broad range of customers in the pharmaceuticals and healthcare sector.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

BC Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 30.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

BC Partners is a large investment group focused on private equity, credit, real estate, and co-investment strategies. The Firm's private equity group looks to make control investments in European and North American businesses valued above €300 million. Sectors of interest include healthcare, directory publishing, media, industrial products, food, distribution, manufacturing, consumer services, business services, and communications. BC Partners was formed in 1986 and is based in London, England.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 50 of 96
Sector (Life Science) 1 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 19 of 40
Country (Germany) 6 of 11
Year (2012) 3 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 30 of 42
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-25 Accudyne Industries

Neuve, Luxembourg

Accudyne Industries is a global provider of precision-engineered, process-critical and technologically advanced flow control equipment, systems and high efficiency industrial compressors that deliver consistently high performance and give confidence to customers in the critical industries and serve environments around the world. Accudyne is powered by approximately 2,000 employees at 10 manufacturing facilities, supporting a broad range of customers in more than 150 countries.

Buy $3.5B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-13 Sundyne

Arvada, Colorado, United States

Sundyne is a manufacturer of precision-engineered, highly reliable, safe, and efficient centrifugal pumps and compressors for use in the hydrocarbon processing, chemical processing, power generation, industrial, and high-pressure water applications. Sundyne was established in 1970 and is based in Arvada, Colorado.

Buy $3.5B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bridgepoint

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 28.2B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bridgepoint is a large European private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies across a broad range of industries with an enterprise value of €200 - €1000 million. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, buy-ins, growth financings, consolidations, and take privates. The firms invest in the range of €75 - €400 million transaction. Bridgepoint Development Capital specializes in investments in businesses valued up to a €150 million, taking equity stakes of between €10 million and €75 million. General sectors of interest include consumer products and services, retail, financial services, healthcare, media, technology, industrials, and business services. Bridgepoint was formed in 1984 and has offices in London, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm and Warsaw.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 33 of 109
Sector (Life Science) 2 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 23 of 65
Country (Germany) 3 of 5
Year (2012) 3 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 17 of 35
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-08-01 Borawind Energy

Leon, Spain

Borawind is a wind generation business comprising a portfolio of 11 wind farms in Castilla y Leon, the largest independent platform of wind assets in Spain, with 443 MW of installed capacity.

Buy €400M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-09-03 Ponant

Marseilles, France

Ponant is a luxury cruise ship owner. The company operates 13 French-flagged cruise ships, including its famous three-masted sailing ship Le Ponant, and the latest addition to the fleet, Le Commandant Charcot, a hybrid ice-breaking polar exploration vessel powered by Liquefied Natural Gas, which made history in 2021 by becoming the first French ship to reach the geographic North Pole. Ponant was formed in 1998 and is based in Marseilles, France.

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