M&A Deal Summary

Bilfinger SE Acquires MCE AG

On October 6, 2009, Bilfinger SE acquired engineering company MCE AG from Deutsche Beteiligungs for 350M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bilfinger SE’s 2nd transaction in the Engineering sector.
  • This is Bilfinger SE’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Bilfinger SE’s 1st transaction in Poland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-10-06
Target MCE AG
Sector Engineering
Buyer(s) Bilfinger SE
Sellers(s) Deutsche Beteiligungs
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 350M EUR

Target

MCE AG

Grudzi?dz, Poland
The operations of the MCE Group are structured into four divisions. These divisions are associated with all Group companies: MCE Industrial Engineering and Services / MCE Building Technology / MCE Machinery and Steel Construction / MCE Personnel Services

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bilfinger SE

Mannheim, Germany
Category Company
Founded 1880
Sector Engineering
Employees38,997
Revenue 4.0B EUR (2017)
DESCRIPTION

Bilfinger brings together two complementary characteristics: engineering competence and service mentality. For industrial companies, the energy sector and users of real estate and infrastructure, we are setting standards with our performance in countries throughout the world. High quality, technological competence and extensive experience are the foundations of our success. Everywhere we work, we ensure that our clients can concentrate on what they do best: their core business. Through their commitment, the 70,000 people at the engineering and services group help make daily life work: they design and finance, maintain and repair, build and operate.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 11
Sector (Engineering) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 10
Country (Poland) 1 of 1
Year (2009) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-07-17 Tepsco

Houston, Texas, United States

Tepsco is a privately held company it provides operation, maintenance, repair, and construction of pipeline and plant infrastructure.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-21 Valemus Australia Pty

Australia

Valemus Australia Pty Ltd. is a construction and infrastructure services markets in Australia.

Sell AU$1.1B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Deutsche Beteiligungs

Frankfurt, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1965
PE ASSETS 2.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Deutsche Beteiligungs is a publicly-traded German mid-market private equity firm focused primarily on management buyout transactions. The firm pursues companies with skilled management, strong market positions, positive earnings, and the potential to build additional value. Prospective companies typically generate annual sales of €50 to €500 million. The Firm's target transaction size ranges from €50 to €250 million. Sectors of interest include automotive supplies, fine chemicals, industrial services, logistics, machine/plant construction, and measuring/automation technology. Deutsche Beteiligungs was established in 1965 and became publicly-listed in 1985. The Firm is based in Frankfurt.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 39
Sector (Engineering) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 16
Country (Poland) 1 of 1
Year (2009) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-02 ICTS Europe Holdings BV

Amsterdam, Netherlands

ICTS Europe Holdings BV is an independent security services provider to airports and airlines. ICTS security screens passengers, baggage and airport staff worldwide on behalf of airports and regulatory agencies. For airlines, the company provides legally required security services. Among the resources ICTS uses in its work are specially trained sniffer dogs and, increasingly, IT-based security products. An ICTS Europe subsidiary provides maritime security services to ports, shipping companies or companies that install submarine cables and pipelines.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-06-10 FDG Group

Orly, France

FDG Group is a distributor of wide range products to the food mass retail. It supplies non-food product categories to supermarkets primarily located in France. These range from haberdashery, kitchen utensils and hair/beauty and DIY items to collectible sticker albums. FDG controls the supply chain, packages the products and – its core competence – manages the logistics to the markets. The company provides customised merchandising services to retail chain supermarkets and drug stores, individually managing the selected assortment on store shelves (full-service rack jobbing). The products are mostly marketed under FDG’s own brands, but also partly consist of licensed products or proprietary supermarket brands. FDG Group is based in Orly, France.

Buy -
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