M&A Deal Summary

Deutsche Beteiligungs Acquires vitronet

On April 24, 2017, private equity firm Deutsche Beteiligungs acquired business services company vitronet from VM Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Deutsche Beteiligungs’ 2nd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Deutsche Beteiligungs’ 32nd transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-04-24
Target vitronet
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Deutsche Beteiligungs
Sellers(s) VM Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

vitronet

Essen, Germany
vitronet is a service provider for infrastructure expansion in Germany. Its services range from the project planning of new networks and their construction to the operation and service of fibre optic networks. vitronet is based in Essen, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Deutsche Beteiligungs

Frankfurt, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1965
PE ASSETS 2.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Deutsche Beteiligungs is a publicly-traded German mid-market private equity firm focused primarily on management buyout transactions. The firm pursues companies with skilled management, strong market positions, positive earnings, and the potential to build additional value. Prospective companies typically generate annual sales of €50 to €500 million. The Firm's target transaction size ranges from €50 to €250 million. Sectors of interest include automotive supplies, fine chemicals, industrial services, logistics, machine/plant construction, and measuring/automation technology. Deutsche Beteiligungs was established in 1965 and became publicly-listed in 1985. The Firm is based in Frankfurt.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 39 of 72
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 9 of 15
Country (Germany) 32 of 60
Year (2017) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-05 More than Meals

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

More than Meals is a holding platform for private-label branded chilled and frozen convenience products, focusing on ready meals and snacks. More than Meals was formed in 2017 and is based in Luxembourg.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-02 Romaco Pharmatechnik

Karlsruhe, Germany

The Romaco Group develops and manufactures machines and complete lines for packaging and processing applications. The group’s products can be categorised into two segments: The first is filling, dosing and packaging machines and lines for the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries (‘Packaging’). Romaco focuses on technically sophisticated flexible machines for medium-batch production environments, which are currently benefiting from the strong global expansion of generic drug producers and contract packers (a company that packages drugs for other pharmaceutical producers). These include blister-packaging and cartoning machines as well as aseptic filling lines for liquids.

Sell €150M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

VM Capital

Dusseldorf, Germany

Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 675M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

VM Capital (formerly known as Ventizz Capital Partners) is a private equity firm that targets investments in growth-oriented technology businesses operating throughout Europe. VM Capital will consider investing in individual companies as well as acquisitions of secondary private equity transactions. Specific sectors of interest include renewable energy/clean technology, semiconductors, electronics, photonics, materials applicaton, industrial automation, medical technology, IT, and communications. Vorndran looks for control stakes when making investments. The Firm's investment horizon is 3 to 6 years. VM Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in Dusseldorf.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 19
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 2 of 2
Country (Germany) 13 of 13
Year (2017) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-01 SSP Technology AS

Stenstrup, Denmark

SSP Technology AS is a developer, producer and distributor of rotor blade technology products for wind turbines as well as molds for the production of rotor blade components.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-28 IBYKUS

Erfurt, Germany

IBYKUS serves a variety of different industries and always acts true to its mission: The strong competence in software development makes IBYKUS a reliable partner for highly complex and customer-specific IT projects. The service provider achieves the necessary flexibility when designing the solutions by using its own development tool IBYKUS AP/® and with the help of other market-tested technologies and standard software from leading providers. IBYKUS was founded in 1990 and is based in Erfurt, Germany.

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