M&A Deal Summary

Capvis and VR Equitypartner Acquire Myonic AG

On January 1, 1999, private equity firms Capvis and VR Equitypartner acquired machinery company Myonic AG

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Capvis’ 2nd and VR Equitypartner’s 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Capvis’ 8th and VR Equitypartner’s 1st transaction in Switzerland.
Investment Fate
  • Myonic AG was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2009.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1999-01-01
Target Myonic AG
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Capvis
VR Equitypartner
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Myonic AG

Leutkirch, Switzerland
Myonic is a developers and manufacturers of high-precision mechanical, micromechanical and mechatronic components with production in Switzerland, Germany and the Czech Republic.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Capvis

Baar, Switzerland

Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 3.9B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Capvis Equity Partners is a Swiss-based private equity firm focused on buyout, succession, and expansion investments in Switzerland, China, and Germany. Sectors of interest include Healthcare, Industrial Technology, and Advanced Services & Software. Capvis will consider both majority and minority positions. The Firm's investment horizon is four to six years. Capvis Equity Partners was formed in 1990 and is headquartered in Baar with additional offices in Germany and China.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 58
Sector: Machinery M&A 2 of 10
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 13 of 37
Country: Switzerland M&A 8 of 26
Year: 1999 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-01-01 Catalana de Polymers SA

Barcelona, Spain

Catalana de Polymers SA is a Specialist PET producer in Spain.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-01-01 Knurr AG

Arnstorf, Germany

Knurr designs, produces and integrates standardized and customized rack systems, enclosures, backplanes, thermal management and power supply systems, applied components and functional furnishing systems. Knurr develops and produces PDUs and socket strips internally, which enables each customer-specific requirement to be implemented.

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Buyer

VR Equitypartner

Frankfurt, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1970
PE ASSETS 570M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

VR Equitypartner is a generalist private equity firm that provides equity and mezzanine financing to companies in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. VR does not have any sector preferences and targets medium sized business with at least €20 million in revenues. VR seeks stable businesses with strong growth prospects and experienced management. For both equity and mezzanine needs, the Firm looks to invest €1.5 to €15 million per transaction. VR was formed in 1970 and based in Frankfurt.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 52
Sector: Machinery M&A 1 of 3
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 1 of 23
Country: Switzerland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 1999 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-01-01 Janz IT AG

Paderborn, Germany

Janz IT AG develops the IT hardware distributors for holistic IT consulting and service house.

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