M&A Deal Summary

Brockhaus Private Equity Acquires Palas

On December 7, 2018, private equity firm Brockhaus Private Equity acquired machinery company Palas

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Brockhaus Private Equity’s 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Brockhaus Private Equity’s 15th transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-12-07
Target Palas
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Brockhaus Private Equity
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Palas

Karlsruhe, Germany
Palas GmbH is a company specializing in particle measurement technology. The company develops technologically leading and high-precision instruments for the measurement, characterization, and generation of particles in the air, especially in the fine dust and nanoparticle range. Palas was formed in 1983 and is based in Karlsruhe, Germany.

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Buyer

Brockhaus Private Equity

Frankfurt, Germany

Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 285M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Brockhaus Private Equity is a German private investment firm focused on lower middle-market growth capital and buyout investments. Brockhaus looks for companies with positive cash-flow, technology leadership within industry, and that operate in growing markets. Brockhaus prefers opportunities in Germany, however, the Firm will consider investments throughout Europe. The Firm's target investment size is €5 to €25 million in companies with €3 to €15 million of EBITDA. Brockhaus was formed in 2000 and is based in Frankfurt.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 15
Sector: Machinery M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 7 of 7
Country: Germany M&A 15 of 15
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-17 eyevis

Reutlingen, Germany

eyevis GmbH is a manufacturer of large high-end display solutions for professional settings. Its products are used in control rooms and in the areas of presentation and information, broadcasting, and virtual reality and simulation.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-18 IHSE

Oberteuringen, Germany

IHSE is a developer and manufacturer of advanced KVM devices in global demand. KVM stands for Keyboard, Video, Mouse. KVM technology allows the switching, extension, and conversion of these three primary computer signals and many else, e.g. DVI, HDMI, digital audio, or USB. IHSE is based in Oberteuringen, Germany.

Sell €135M