M&A Deal Summary

CGS Management AG Acquires Kalt Maschinenbau AG

On June 2, 2020, private equity firm CGS Management AG acquired machinery company Kalt Maschinenbau AG

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CGS Management AG’s 4th transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is CGS Management AG’s 2nd transaction in Switzerland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-06-02
Target Kalt Maschinenbau AG
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) CGS Management AG
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Kalt Maschinenbau AG

Lütisburg, Switzerland
Kalt is an international manufacturer of machines and systems for milk processing and high-quality cheese production. For over five decades, the traditional business based in Lütisburg in eastern Switzerland has been supplying cheese-processing technology that meets the highest standards. Cheese dairies all over the world rely on Kalt’s systems. Kalt was formed in 1962 and is based in Lütisburg, Switzerland.

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Buyer

CGS Management AG

Pfäffikon, Switzerland

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 152M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CGS Management AG is a private equity firm that targets to invest in small and mid-sized industrial companies throughout the German-speaking region. The Firm seeks platform investments in Switzerland, Germany and Austria and Add-on-acquisitions in Europe and rest of the world. CGS looks to invest in companies with a revenues of between €10- €80 million. The investment cluster consists of 1 platform investment and 2 – 4 add-on-acquisitions. It seeks to take majority of interest in portfolio companies. Specific areas of interest include Electronics/electrical engineering, machinery/equipment, measurement/control systems/sensors, construction supplies, plastic industry and industrial equipment. The Firm will consider variety of transaction including succession planning, spin-offs, crave-outs, MBOs, MBIs, restructuring and growth capital financing. CGS Management AG was formed in 1995 and is based in Pfäffikon.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 6
Sector: Machinery M&A 4 of 4
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 4 of 4
Country: Switzerland M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-03 InnoLas Solutions

Krailling, Germany

InnoLas Solutions GmbH is a designer and producer of reliable customized laser machines and processing systems for use in the photovoltaic, electronics, semiconductor, and precision engineering industries. InnoLas Solutions GmbH was established in 1995 and is based in Krailling, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-26 Stürtz

Neustadt, Germany

Stürtz is a manufacturer of machines for the production of PVC windows. Stürtz’s product portfolio covers solutions for the entire window production process, from cutting & machining to welding & corner cleaning, assembly, sorting & logistics, and glazing & order picking. Stürtz was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Neustadt, Germany.

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