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BPE Acquires CEDS Duradrive

On May 18, 2018, private equity firm BPE acquired electrical equipment company CEDS Duradrive

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BPE’s 3rd transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is BPE’s 21st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-05-18
Target CEDS Duradrive
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) BPE
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

CEDS Duradrive

Salzbergen, Germany
CEDS Duradrive is a provider of efficient and innovative electric motors and electric drives for over 50 years. From prototypes to series production. The drives are primarily used in the renewable energy, machine tool, defense, marine ship technology, traffic technology and lifting technology sectors, as well as in aerospace. CEDS Duradrive was founded in 1970 and is based in Salzbergen, Germany.

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Buyer

BPE

Hamburg, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 360M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

BPE is a generalist private equity firm focused on acquiring small and medium-sized companies located in German speaking countries. Generally, BPE looks for situations allowing for control and seeks businesses with sales of €10 to €100 million. BPE's investment horizon is five to ten years. BPE was formed in 1998 and is based in Hamburg, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 28
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 3 of 3
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 17 of 22
Country: Germany M&A 21 of 27
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-01 WaBo

Ennepetal, Germany

WaBo is a traditional manufacturer of precision turned parts for the automotive and sanitary industries with a specialization in the production of aluminum and stainless steel turned parts in large series with batch sizes of several million in dimensions from 8 mm to 100 mm in diameter. WaBo was founded in 1942 and is based in Ennepetal, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-24 Greif-Velox

Lübeck, Germany

Greif-Velox develops and produces individualized bagging machines and filling systems in the area of ​​solids and liquids for the chemical, petrochemical and food industries. Greif-Velox was founded in 1908 and is based in Lübeck, Germany.

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