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Berggruen Holdings Acquires IMS

On November 1, 2007, private equity firm Berggruen Holdings acquired furniture company IMS

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Berggruen Holdings’ 1st transaction in the Furniture sector.
  • This is Berggruen Holdings’ 1st transaction in Liechtenstein.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-11-01
Target IMS
Sector Furniture
Buyer(s) Berggruen Holdings
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

IMS

Ruggell, Liechtenstein
IMS Group designs develop, and produces upholstered and wooden furniture in various styles and price categories for the living, sleeping, eating, and working furniture market. With a wide collection of furniture available in fabric as well as in leather, the company covers all significant market segments in the upholstery sector including self-service, youth lifestyle, and luxury levels. IMS is based in Ruggell, Liechtenstein.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Berggruen Holdings

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Berggruen Holdings, Inc. is a private holding company that seeks investments in private equity, real estate, alternative energy, stocks and bonds, hedge funds, and other private equity funds. Berggruen's direct private equity group targets investments in mid-market, cash-flow positive businesses operating in a wide variety of industries. The Firm can invest up to $200 million per transaction and will consider opportunities in the US, Europe, Asia, and other emerging markets. Berggruen Holdings looks to partner with management teams when pursuing opportunities. Berggruen Holdings, Inc. was established in 1986 and has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Tel Aviv, Mumbai, and Istanbul.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 14
Sector: Furniture M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 3 of 8
Country: Liechtenstein M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-04-02 Car Club

Mumbai, India

Car Club provides services in car rental and staff transportation. The Company offers Chauffeur Drive and Self Drive facilities for business and personal travel. Car Club owns roughly 400 cars and operates about 4,000 cars ranging from the Economy segment to the Super Luxury segment and includes cars from Ford, Hyundai, Honda, Toyota, Tata, Chevrolet, Volkswagen, Mercedes, Audi, and BMW. Car Club was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-01 LeYa

Lisbon, Portugal

LeYa is an editorial group that includes some of the most prestigious Portuguese-language publishers in Portugal, Angola, and Mozambique. It is also present in Brazil where it operates in the distance learning/e-learning sector. LeYa was formed in 2008 and is based in Lisbon, Portugal.

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