Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Test/Measurement Equipment

BPE Acquires Erichsen & Co. KG

On September 1, 2007, private equity firm BPE acquired test/measurement equipment company Erichsen & Co. KG

Acquisition Context
  • This is BPE’s 2nd transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is BPE’s 12th transaction in Germany.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date September 1, 2007
Target Erichsen & Co. KG
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) BPE
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

Erichsen & Co. KG

Hemer, Germany
Erichsen Group is a leading supplier of testing instruments and equipment in the field of sheet metal testing, coatings testing, corrosion testing and material testing. Erichsen serves customers in the steel, automotive, plastics, lacquers and paints production industry.
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Buyer Overview 1

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 Context for Buyer #
Overall 12 of 28
Sector: Test/Measurement Equipment 2 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 9 of 22
Country: Germany 12 of 27
Year: 2007 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-07-01 UTT Technische Textilien & Co.

Krumbach, Germany

UTT Technische Textilien GmbH & Co. is an experienced manufacturer of technical textiles with a multi-level, perfectly co-ordinated and complex production process ranging from manufacturing of warps to laser cutting.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-11-03 Karl Kemper

Borken, Germany

Karl Kemper produces frozen meat, poultry and vegetarian meal components for the German out-of-home channel. Karl Kemper was founded in 1975 and is based in Borken, Germany.

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