M&A Deal Summary

DexKo Global Acquires VB-Airsuspension

On May 25, 2018, DexKo Global acquired automotive company VB-Airsuspension from Rabo Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is DexKo Global’s 8th transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is DexKo Global’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-05-25
Target VB-Airsuspension
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) DexKo Global
Sellers(s) Rabo Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

VB-Airsuspension

Varsseveld, Netherlands
VB-Airsuspension develops, assembles and sells air suspension systems for light and medium-sized commercial vehicles. VB-Airsuspension was formed in 1993 and is based in Varsseveld, Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

DexKo Global

Novi, Michigan, United States

Category Company
Founded 2015
Sector Manufacturing
Employees4,500
DESCRIPTION

DexKo Global is a provider of highly engineered running gear technology, chassis assemblies, and related components with over 130 years of trailer and caravan componentry experience. DexKo Global was founded in 2015 and is based in Novi, Michigan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 26
Sector: Automotive M&A 8 of 15
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 20
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-22 Kodiak Products Co.

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Kodiak Products Co. Inc. is a manufacturer of light and medium duty axle brakes serving the marine, RV, horse, commercial, industrial, cargo, and select military market segments.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-26 CM Trailer Parts

Ashburton, New Zealand

CM Trailer Parts is a provider of caravan and trailer axles, leaf springs, couplings and other trailer components, serving multiple market segments across New Zealand.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Rabo Private Equity

Utrecht, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Corporate Investor
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 500M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Rabo Private Equity is the private equity/venture arm of Rabobank Group. Rabo Private Equity looks to invest €2 to €50 million in well-established, profitable Dutch companies as well as €1 to €10 million in early stage businesses. Rabo Private Equity will consider opportunities in most sectors, with the exception of real estate, biotechnology, financial services, and clean technology. In addition to direct investments, Rabo Private Equity also invests in 3rd party funds. Rabo Private Equity was established in 2002 and is based in Utrecht.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 22
Sector: Automotive M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 8 of 9
Country: Netherlands M&A 18 of 21
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-23 Unicorn Grain Specialties B.V.

Weert, Netherlands

Unicorn Grain Specialties B.V. is a manufacturer of functional ingredients from grain such as corn and wheat, for Feed, Food and Industry. Unicorn Grain Specialties B.V. was established in 1906 and is based in Weert, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-01 Nedcard

Wijchen, Netherlands

Nedcard is an independent module assemble house, fabricating micro modules for the smartcard industry and RFID industries. Nedcard was founded in 1995 and is based in Wijchen, Netherlands.

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