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Cross Equity Partners AG Acquires Polymetrix AG

On June 1, 2013, private equity firm Cross Equity Partners AG acquired manufacturer Polymetrix AG from Bühler AG

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cross Equity Partners AG’s 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Cross Equity Partners AG’s 4th transaction in Switzerland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-06-01
Target Polymetrix AG
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Cross Equity Partners AG
Sellers(s) Bühler AG
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Polymetrix AG

Oberbüren, Switzerland
Polymetrix AG is a designer and manufacturer plants and equipment for the refinement of a variety of polymers, especially PET. Its product range further includes plants for recycling PET for reuse in food packaging.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cross Equity Partners AG

Zurich, Switzerland

Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2008
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Cross Equity is a Swiss private equity firm focused on investing in medium-sized growth companies in German speaking Europe with an enterprise value of CHF 15- CHF 150 million. Cross has specific interest in the engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial products and services sectors. The firms invest in the range of CHF 5 – CHF 15 million transactions. Prospective companies generally lead their respective markets and are profitable. Cross Equity was formed in 2008 and is based in Zurich with an additional office in UK.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 8
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Switzerland M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-17 Schwab Verkehrstechnik AG

Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Schwab Verkehrstechnik AG (formerly Georg Fischer Verkehrstechnik AG) specialises in the development, assembly and pan-European marketing of buffers and couplers for goods and passenger rolling stock. As goods and passenger transport across Europe increasingly shifts from road to rail, the company anticipates sustained rates of growth going forward.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-30 Rademacher

Rhede, Germany

Rademacher is a manufacturer of roller shutter and awning drives and garage door openers. Rademacher products can be used to control shutters, blinds, awnings and lighting from all over the world via internet access via smartphone or tablet. Rademacher was founded in 1967 and is based in Rhede, Germany.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bühler AG

Salzburg, Austria
Category Company
Sector Manufacturing
DESCRIPTION

Bühler is a specialist and technology partner for plant, equipment, and services for processing basic foods and for manufacturing advanced materials.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Switzerland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-11 Leybold Optics

Alzenau, Germany

Leybold Optics GmbH is a world leader in vacuum thin film technology and develops and manufactures deposition equipment for a broad range of applications including optics, architectural glass and solar.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-21 Bühler - Nano-tech Division

Germany

Bühler - Nano-tech Division is a manufacturer of high performance coating systems.

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