M&A Deal Summary

Cipelia SAS Acquires Socaz Group BV

On May 27, 2011, Cipelia SAS acquired oil/gas exploration company Socaz Group BV from Gilde Equity Management

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cipelia SAS’s 1st transaction in the Oil/Gas Exploration sector.
  • This is Cipelia SAS’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-05-27
Target Socaz Group BV
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Buyer(s) Cipelia SAS
Sellers(s) Gilde Equity Management
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Socaz Group BV

Almelo, Netherlands
Socaz Group is a 100 years old Dutch lubricant manufacturing company internationally operating through its subsidiaries De Oliebron and Kroon-Oil, and is one of the larger international independent Dutch lubricating oil companies.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cipelia SAS

Amiens, France

Category Company
Founded 1988
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
DESCRIPTION

Cipelia SAS offers its products under the brand name Igol, Unil Opal, Yacco, and Durant.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Oil/Gas Exploration M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Gilde Equity Management

Houten, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1982
PE ASSETS 500M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Gilde Equity Management Benelux (GEM) is a unit of Gilde Investment Management, a Dutch investment firm. Gilde Equity Management (GEM) is a generalist investor, focusing on buyouts of mid-market growth companies valued between €20 and €200 million. Broad sectors of interest include services, consumer goods, manufacturing, and industrial products. Gilde looks for investments across the Benelux region. GEM was formed in 1992 and is headquartered in Houten, the Netherlands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 31
Sector: Oil/Gas Exploration M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 18
Country: Netherlands M&A 6 of 25
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-03-29 Actief Interim

Lummen, Belgium

Actief Interim is a provider of employment and staffing services for blue and white collar workers. Actief Interim was founded in 1988 and is based in Lummen, Belgium.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-26 Sovitec

Fleurus, Belgium

Sovitec manufactures glass microbeads, used for building materials. European leader in the production and sale of micro glass beads which are used as reflective component of road markings and in several high-end (industrial) applications. Sovitec was founded in 1954 and is based in Fleurus, Belgium.

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