M&A Deal Summary

Capital A Acquires Claymount Assemblies BV

On April 29, 2011, private equity firm Capital A acquired electrical equipment company Claymount Assemblies BV from GIMV and Qsolid B.V.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Capital A’s 1st transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Capital A’s 26th transaction in the Netherlands.
Investment Fate
  • Claymount Assemblies BV was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2015 for 50M EUR.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-04-29
Target Claymount Assemblies BV
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Capital A
Sellers(s) GIMV
Qsolid B.V.
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Claymount Assemblies BV

Dinxperlo, Netherlands
Claymount Assemblies BV is a manufacturer of high-voltage cable connection systems and system components for X-ray equipment manufacturers serving both healthcare and industrial applications.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Capital A

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1985
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Capital A Investment Partners is a private equity firm specializing in management buyouts, management buy-ins, expansion/growth financing, shareholder replacement, and turnarounds. Capital A Investment Partners targets mid-sized Dutch companies invest in mature companies with positive and consistent cash generation that belong to the top of their sector. Capital A Investment Partners invest across all sectors. The Firm typically invests in a broad range of industry sectors with an investment of €5 - €50 million per transaction.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 32 of 72
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 6
Country: Netherlands M&A 26 of 61
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-19 Revab BV

Doetinchem, Netherlands

Manufacturing of wheelchairs and adapted bicycles.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-27 Agmi Group BV

Tegelen, Netherlands

Manufacturing of road signalling products, industrial lightning products and tunnel safety equipment.

Buy -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

GIMV

Antwerp, Belgium

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 2.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

GIMV is a Belgium based public investment company focused on private equity and venture capital investments in tech-based businesses. GIMV's private equity practice operates through its Corporate Investment unit and targets management buyouts, buy-ins, and growth capital financings of companies with annual sales between EUR15 and EUR150 million. For buyout opportunities GIMV generally takes a majority stake in businesses and for growth capital needs, GIMV takes a minority position. GIMV does not invest in publicly held companies or turnaround situations. GIMV's geographic focus is within Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and France. GIMV also invests in Russia through Eagle Capital Partners, a partnership with KBC Private Equity. GIMV was formed in 1980 and is headquartered in Antwerp with additional offices in The Hague, Frankfurt, Munich, and Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 34 of 111
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 2 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 3
Country: Netherlands M&A 10 of 29
Year: 2011 M&A 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-04-27 Multiplicom N.V.

Niel, Belgium

Multiplicom N.V. is a developer, manufacturer and commercializes molecular diagnostic solutions, provided as kits, which enable personalized medicine.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-18 netPrint

Moscow, Russia

netPrint provides comprehensive online photo printing services and photo merchandise products for retail and corporate customers in Russia. netPrint was founded in 1995 and is based in Moscow, Russia.

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SELLER

Qsolid B.V.

Winterswijk, Netherlands

Category Company
Sector Electrical Equipment
DESCRIPTION

Qsolid B.V. is a provider of electronic equipment components.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-06-09 Claymount Assemblies BV

Dinxperlo, Netherlands

Claymount Assemblies BV is a manufacturer of high-voltage cable connection systems and system components for X-ray equipment manufacturers serving both healthcare and industrial applications.

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