M&A Deal Summary

capiton Acquires Dec Group

On January 1, 2020, private equity firm capiton acquired machinery company Dec Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is capiton’s 4th transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is capiton’s 4th transaction in Switzerland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-01-01
Target Dec Group
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) capiton
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) EC M&A (Financial)

Target

Dec Group

Ecublens, Switzerland
Dec Group is a provider of contained powder handling systems and is recognized as a world-leading expert in process containment technologies. It has been supplying the pharmaceutical, chemical, food, and cosmetic industries for 30 years. Dec Group was established in 1987 and is headquartered in Ecublens, Switzerland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

capiton

Berlin, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 1.8B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

capiton AG is a private equity firm that targets management-led buyouts and growth capital financings of small and medium-sized businesses in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Broad sectors of interest include capital goods, consumer goods, services, and healthcare. capiton AG looks to invest with a turnover of between €50 and €300 million and usually invest between €20 and €60 million. The Firm generally looks for control positions when considering opportunities. capiton AG was established in 1999 and is based in Berlin, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 35 of 44
Sector (Machinery) 4 of 6
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 18 of 24
Country (Switzerland) 4 of 6
Year (2020) 1 of 4
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-20 AlphaPet

Munich, Germany

AlphaPet digitalizes the market for pet supplies through several e-commerce platforms (pets Premium & Hundeland) and is the largest independent online provider of premium pet supplies in Germany. AlphaPet was established in 2016 and is based in Munich, Germany.

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