M&A Deal Summary

CMP Capital Management-Partners Acquires D+S Europe AG

On January 1, 2012, distressed investor CMP Capital Management-Partners acquired information technology company D+S Europe AG from Apax

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CMP Capital Management-Partners’ 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is CMP Capital Management-Partners’ 3rd transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-01-01
Target D+S Europe AG
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) CMP Capital Management-Partners
Sellers(s) Apax
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

D+S Europe AG

Hamburg, Germany
D+S Europe AG is a provider for fashion ecommerce and Germany's leading service provider for customer contact management. With a comprehensive full-service solution it is becoming a leading partner for international ecommerce for the fashion and lifestyle trade.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

CMP Capital Management-Partners

Berlin, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Distressed Investor
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 175M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CMP Capital Management-Partners GmbH is a private equity firm focused on distress companies based in Germany, Austria or Switzerland. The firm targets distress companies with operational deficiencies, Balance sheet problems and Liquidity issues. It looks to invest €3 - €30 million in companies with revenues of €30 - €300 million. CMP Capital Management-Partners GmbH is formed in 2000 and is based in Berlin, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 14
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 1
Country (Germany) 3 of 13
Year (2012) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-14 Flemming Dental Services

Hamburg, Germany

With about 50 locations in Germany, Flemming Dental AG is a company the leading provider of dental technically advanced products. In 2009 the group recorded with headquarters in Hamburg, a turnover of more than 70 million € in Germany. Of the approximately 1,600 employees, around 150 trainees, making it the largest Flemming Dental dental educators in the industry.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-17 D+S communication center management

Hamburg, Germany

Service Provider of Service Customer Communication. The D+S CC call centre division from D+S europe GmbH with effect from 1 January 2012.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Apax

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 77.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Apax Partners is a mega-sized private equity investment group, operating across the United States, Europe, Israel and Asia. Broad industry sectors of interest include tech & telecom, media, retail & consumer, healthcare, financial services, and business services. Apax will consider both minority and majority investment positions and prefers companies with strong market positions and growth potential. The Firm generally pursues platform acquisitions valued from $1 to $5 billion. Apax Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 71 of 172
Sector (Information Technology) 5 of 17
Type (Secondary Buyout) 18 of 61
Country (Germany) 7 of 10
Year (2012) 1 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-23 Orange Communications SA

Renens, Switzerland

Orange Switzerland is a mobile operators in Switzerland with 1.6 million customers and the highest average revenue per user ("ARPU") in the market.

Buy Fr.2.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-02-08 Contech Engineered Solutions

West Chester, Ohio, United States

Contech Engineered Solutions is a provider of engineering and site solutions for the residential, commercial and infrastructure markets. The company's primary end markets are the US infrastructure, commercial and residential construction markets. Contech Engineered Solutions was formed in 1986 and is based in West Chester, Ohio.

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