M&A Deal Summary

Culligan Acquires Aqua Vital

On January 1, 2018, Culligan acquired beverage company Aqua Vital from Halder

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Culligan’s 1st transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is Culligan’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-01-01
Target Aqua Vital
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) Culligan
Sellers(s) Halder
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Aqua Vital

Neuss, Germany
Aqua Vital is specialized in manufacturing and distribution of commercial water dispensers all over Germany. Aqua Vital was founded in 1999 and is based in Neuss, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Culligan

Rosemont, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1936
Sector Consumer Products
DESCRIPTION

Culligan offers water softeners, filtration systems, industrial water treatment solutions, and drinking water systems. Culligan was founded in 1936 and is based in Rosemont, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 9
Sector: Beverages M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 7
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-04 Zip Water

Condell Park, Australia

Zip Water is a designer and manufacturer of instant boiling water dispensers and other water solutions with over 60% market share in commercial markets in Australia, 30% market share in commercial markets in the UK, and presence in over 50 other countries. Zip Water was founded in 1947 and is based in Condell Park, Australia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-14 Paragon Water Systems

Clearwater, Florida, United States

Paragon Water Systems, Inc. develops and produces “point-of-use” water filtration products for leading global Original Equipment Manufacturer (“OEM”) clients, big brand suppliers to specialty and big box retailers, direct sales organisations and companies with national or international water filtration dealership networks.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Halder

Frankfurt, Germany

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 570M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Halder is a German investment firm, focused on management buyouts of family businesses. Halder targets profitable, medium-sized businesses with sales of €20 to €400 million. The Firm generally looks to acquire manufacturing businesses, and has experience in automotive, machine tools, textiles, trade & services in the fields of agriculture, construction and energy, plastics manufacturing, and hydraulics. Halder was originally formed in 1988 and was sold to Belgium buyout group GIMV in 2008. Halder is based in Frankfurt.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 27
Sector: Beverages M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 11
Country: Germany M&A 17 of 21
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-01 CCN

Thyez, France

CCN is specialized in machining and turning of turboparts and sub-assemblies in the hydraulic sector. CCN is a Tier-1 supplier to leading turbocharger manufacturers such as Honeywell, BorgWarner and IHI. CCN was founded in 1986 and is based in Thyez, France.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-30 Klingel medical metal

Pforzheim, Germany

Klingel medical metal is a manufacturer of high-precision and complex metal components mainly for a range of medical technology applications. Klingel medical metal was founded in 1986 and is based in Pforzheim, Germany.

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