M&A Deal Summary

Cosel Acquires Powerbox

On June 25, 2018, Cosel acquired electrical equipment company Powerbox from Alder

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cosel’s 1st transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Cosel’s 1st transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-06-25
Target Powerbox
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Cosel
Sellers(s) Alder
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Powerbox

Gnesta, Sweden
Powerbox manufactures units for efficient power supply, both tailor-made converters and standard variants, focusing primarily on rail, aviation, shipping and medical and industrial applications.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cosel

Toyama, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1969
Sector Electrical Equipment
Employees690
Revenue 35.3B JPY (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Cosel is a designer and manufacturer of high-performance AC-DC Power Supplies, DC-DC Converters and EMI Filters. Cosel's product range is aimed mostly at demanding applications within the Industrial, Factory Automation, Medical, Telecoms, Lighting, Audio/Broadcast & Renewable Energy sectors. A flexible approach with full in-house design means we deliver products using the very latest technology meeting the growing demands of our customers. Cosel was founded in 1969 and is based in Toyama, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (Sweden) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Alder

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2008
PE ASSETS 1.1B SEK
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Alder is a private investment firm focused on acquiring 'sustainable' technology-oriented companies that produce products or services that use less material and/or energy, and and cause less environmental damage then alternatives. Alder will consider opportunities throughout Scandinavia and German speaking Europe. Target companies generally have revenues of SEK100 to SEK750 million. Alder was established in 2008 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 8
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 7
Country (Sweden) 3 of 4
Year (2018) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-01 Jernforsen Energi System AB

Halmstad, Sweden

Jernforsen develops and manufactures biofuel plants ranging from 5 to 25 MW in capacity. Jernforsen was established in 1984 and employs c. 30 professionals across services, sales, project management and administration. Jernforsen has a strong market presence in Sweden, Norway, Finland and the UK.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-09 r2p

Flensburg, Germany

r2p develops and manufactures intelligent transport systems (ITS) for public transport that, among other things, increase passenger safety and coordinate travel routes effectively with an overall goal to reduce environmental impact. r2p was founded in 2009 and is based in Flensburg, Germany.

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