M&A Deal Summary

Brady Acquires Tradex Converting AB

On April 7, 2006, Brady acquired manufacturer Tradex Converting AB from EQT

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Brady’s 7th transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Brady’s 1st transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-04-07
Target Tradex Converting AB
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Brady
Sellers(s) EQT
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Tradex Converting AB

Kungalv, Sweden
Tradex Converting AB, a design and manufacturing company of self-adhesive components & systems for assembly of CMTs and other related products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Brady

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Category Company
Founded 1914
Sector Safety/Security
Employees5,700
Revenue 1.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Brady's corporate headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Entrance to Brady's corporate headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Brady is a manufacturer and supplier of identification solutions and workplace safety products that identify and protect premises, products and people. Brady was founded in 1914 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 43
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 7 of 14
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 22 of 43
Country: Sweden M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2006 M&A 5 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-03-02 Accidental Health & Safety

Glendenning, Australia

Accidental Health & Safety Ltd. is a suppliers and distributors of customized first-aid kits and supplies, and related safety products and signage.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-06-30 Carroll Australasia Pty.

Regents Park, Australia

Carroll Australasia Pty. Ltd. is a supplier and distributor of identification products for the electrical industry.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

EQT

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 242.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EQT is a global private equity group that purses a variety of investment strategies around the world. EQT is divided into several investment disciplines, including private capital, real assets, credit, and venture. The Firm's private capital group targets large, market-leading enterprises (investment size of €125 to €1.5 billion) across Europe and the US, as well as mid-market, growth companies (investment size of €40 to €125 million) across the US, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. The Firm's real assets group seeks to identify control or co-control equity investments (investment size of €500 to €1 billion) in medium-sized infrastructure companies that provide an essential service to society, are recession resilient, and have secure cash flows. EQT's credit group provides flexible, long-term debt capital solutions to medium-sized European businesses, across a wide range of sectors. EQT was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 194
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 3 of 11
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 10 of 76
Country: Sweden M&A 11 of 34
Year: 2006 M&A 2 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-03-01 Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG

Friedrichshafen, Germany

Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG is a supplier of off-highway diesel engines and complete drive systems for ships, heavy land and rail vehicles, industrial applications and decentralized power generation plants.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-04-27 Kabel Baden-Wurttemberg

Heidelberg, Germany

Kabel BW is the third largest German cable network operator with market leadership in the Baden-Wurttemberg region. Kabel BW was the first large scale operator to introduce digital cable television, broadband internet and telephony services (?triple play?) on one single platform and has since then continued to upgrade its network for triple-play. Today Kabel BW has more than 2.4 million subscribers, making it one of the largest cable operators in Germany and Europe.

Buy €1.3B