Investment Summary

capiton and Bioseutica Group Invest In KD Pharma Group

On May 13, 2013, private equity firm capiton and Bioseutica Group invested in life science company KD Pharma Group

Investment Highlights
  • This is capiton’s 2nd and Bioseutica Group’s 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is capiton’s 2nd and Bioseutica Group’s 1st transaction in Switzerland.

Investment Summary
Date 2013-05-13
Target KD Pharma Group
Sector Life Science
Investor(s) capiton
Bioseutica Group
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

KD Pharma Group

Bioggio, Switzerland
KD Pharma Group is a CDMO that develops products in the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical space. It is also the worldwide leading producer of API for Omega-3 pharmaceuticals and has built a similar market-leading position in Omega-3 nutraceuticals, formulation, and encapsulation services. KD Pharma Group was founded in 1988 and is based in Bioggio, Switzerland.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

capiton

Berlin, Germany

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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 21 of 44
Sector (Life Science) 2 of 4
Type (Stake Purchase) 1 of 1
Country (Switzerland) 2 of 6
Year (2013) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-31 Kautex Group

Bonn, Germany

Kautex Group is a global producer of extrusion blow molding machines used for the production of hollow plastic articles for technical parts and packaging. Its products are used in the automotive sector, the consumer and industrial packaging segment as well as in specialties markets. Kautex Group is based in Bonn, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-01 Engelmann

Wiesloch-Baiertal, Germany

Engelmann is a provider of electronic heat and cooling metering solutions. Engelmann offers its diversified customer base a high-quality “one-stop-shop” offering for residential sub-metering. Engelmann was founded in 1975 and is based in Wiesloch-Baiertal, Germany.

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Investor

Bioseutica Group

Lugano, Switzerland
Category Company
Sector Life Science
DESCRIPTION

Bioseutica Group operates specialty Pharmaceuticals Company

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Life Science) 1 of 1
Type (Stake Purchase) 1 of 1
Country (Switzerland) 1 of 1
Year (2013) 1 of 1
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