M&A Deal Summary

Cross Equity Partners AG Acquires Spirella SA

On June 1, 2010, private equity firm Cross Equity Partners AG acquired consumer products company Spirella SA

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cross Equity Partners AG’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Cross Equity Partners AG’s 2nd transaction in Switzerland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-06-01
Target Spirella SA
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Cross Equity Partners AG
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Spirella SA

Embrach, Switzerland
Spirella with its fashionable and trendy products such as bathroom accessories, bathroom textiles and shower curtain rails, spirella is Europe’s leading bathroom equipment supplier. Its products are exported to more than 65 countries. The medium-sized company headquartered in Embrach, in the canton of Zurich, with subsidiaries in France and Germany.

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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 2 of 8
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 2 of 5
Country (Switzerland) 2 of 4
Year (2010) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-01-21 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
2012-07-25 Micro-Macinazione SA

Molinazzo di Monteggio, Switzerland

Micronization technologies and services for the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industry.

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