M&A Deal Summary

Capvis, HgCapital and EQT Acquire SFC KOENIG AG

On July 21, 2008, private equity firms Capvis, HgCapital and EQT acquired manufacturer SFC KOENIG AG from Debrunner Koenig Holding AG for 325M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Capvis’ 7th, HgCapital’s 1st and EQT’s 10th transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Capvis’ 0th, HgCapital’s 10th and EQT’s 36th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Capvis’ 20th, HgCapital’s 1st and EQT’s 1st transaction in Switzerland.
Investment Fate
  • SFC KOENIG AG was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2016 for 217M EUR.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-07-21
Target SFC KOENIG AG
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Capvis
HgCapital
EQT
Sellers(s) Debrunner Koenig Holding AG
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 325M EUR

Target

SFC KOENIG AG

Dietikon, Switzerland
SFC KOENIG AG is a manufacturer of metal–to–metal seal and flow control solutions serving a variety of industries.

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Buyer(S) 3

Buyer

Capvis

Baar, Switzerland

Investor Investor Investor Investor 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 34 of 58
Sector (Manufacturing) 7 of 10
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 3
Country (Switzerland) 20 of 26
Year (2008) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-01 BARTEC

Bad Mergentheim, Germany

BARTEC is a provider of industrial safety technology for use in hazardous environments. Its clients are primarily in the oil and gas, energy, mining chemicals and pharmaceuticals industries. BARTEC was founded in 1975 and is based in Bad Mergentheim, Germany.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-03-05 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.

Sell -
Buyer

HgCapital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 70.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HgCapital is a European private equity firm focused on a wide range of transactions including public-to-private leveraged buy-outs, management buy-ins, divestitures, and turnarounds. Broad sectors of interest include consumer and leisure, healthcare, industrials, services, technology, media, and renewable energy. The Firm will consider both majority and minority investment positions. HgCapital is the successor to Mercury Capital Partners, a former unit of Merill Lynch which was spun out by management in 2000. HgCapital has offices in London and Munich.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 43 of 152
Sector (Manufacturing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 6 of 10
Country (Switzerland) 1 of 2
Year (2008) 4 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 10 of 32
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-06-13 Achilles

Abingdon, United Kingdom

Achilles is a partner of choice for supply chain risk and performance management. Achilles collects and validates supplier data and mitigates risks globally. This data-driven insight builds more secure, sustainable, better performing supply chains. Achilles was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Abingdon, United Kingdom.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-07-24 Rolfe & Nolan

London, United Kingdom

Rolfe & Nolan is a supplier of software to the futures and options industry. It supports over 250 bank, brokerage and exchange clients in 20 countries. Its software has become mission critical to its customers, enabling them to trade through the global derivative exchanges.

Sell -
Buyer

EQT

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 242.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EQT is a global private equity group that purses a variety of investment strategies around the world. EQT is divided into several investment disciplines, including private capital, real assets, credit, and venture. The Firm's private capital group targets large, market-leading enterprises (investment size of €125 to €1.5 billion) across Europe and the US, as well as mid-market, growth companies (investment size of €40 to €125 million) across the US, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. The Firm's real assets group seeks to identify control or co-control equity investments (investment size of €500 to €1 billion) in medium-sized infrastructure companies that provide an essential service to society, are recession resilient, and have secure cash flows. EQT's credit group provides flexible, long-term debt capital solutions to medium-sized European businesses, across a wide range of sectors. EQT was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 67 of 317
Sector (Manufacturing) 10 of 12
Type (Divestiture) 22 of 51
Country (Switzerland) 1 of 9
Year (2008) 9 of 11
Size (of disclosed) 36 of 47
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-07-09 Granngarden

Malmö, Sweden

Granngarden is a nationwide Swedish retailer offering products centered around gardening, animals, and nature. Granngarden was founded in 1880 and is based in Malmö, Sweden.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-08-27 Duni AB

Rodovre, Denmark

Duni is a global market leader in concepts, services and products that enhance the eating and drinking occasion.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Debrunner Koenig Holding AG

St. Gallen, Switzerland

Category Company
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

Debrunner Koenig Holding AG, through its subsidiaries, operates as a multi-metal distributor.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Manufacturing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Switzerland) 1 of 1
Year (2008) 1 of 1