M&A Deal Summary

capiton Acquires EVP Group

On February 1, 2019, private equity firm capiton acquired life science company EVP Group from Aenova

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is capiton’s 3rd transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is capiton’s 28th transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-02-01
Target EVP Group
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) capiton
Sellers(s) Aenova
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

EVP Group

Hamburg, Germany
EVP Group is a pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, and markets healthcare products including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and nutritional supplements. EVP Group is based in Hamburg, Germany.

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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 33 of 44
Sector: Life Science M&A 3 of 4
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 8 of 9
Country: Germany M&A 28 of 36
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-25 AEMtec

Berlin, Germany

AEMtec is a global provider of engineering and electronic manufacturing services (E2MS) with a focus on cutting-edge micro-and optoelectronic systems. The company’s products are aimed at blue-chip customers in the end-market segments of medical, industrial automation, semiconductor as well as data & telco. AEMtec was founded in 2000 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

Buy €105M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-03 GPE Group

Neumunster, Germany

GPE Group is a plastic components manufacturer. GPE Group develops and produces customized solutions as required by the MedTech, occupational and personal safety, and automotive. GPE Group is based in Neumunster, Germany.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Aenova

Starnberg, Germany

Category Company
Founded 2006
Sector Life Science
DESCRIPTION

Aenova is a provider in the development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements for a broad range of customers in the pharmaceuticals and healthcare sector. Aenova was founded in 2006 and is based in Starnberg, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-08 Contract Packaging Resources

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Contract Packaging Resources, Inc. provides packaging services for the Rx, OTC pharma and nutritional industries for common dosage forms including bottles, blisters, labeling, cartoning, and stretch carding, among others.

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