M&A Deal Summary

ECM Equity Capital Management Acquires ETS Group

On August 17, 2023, private equity firm ECM Equity Capital Management acquired environmental company ETS Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ECM Equity Capital Management’s 3rd transaction in the Environmental sector.
  • This is ECM Equity Capital Management’s 28th transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2023-08-17
Target ETS Group
Sector Environmental
Buyer(s) ECM Equity Capital Management
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

ETS Group

Amelinghausen, Germany
ETS Group operates at the interface between occupational safety and climate protection. The group makes a decisive contribution to preventing emissions of volatile hydrocarbons that are harmful to the environment and health as well as highly flammable hydrocarbons in particularly exposed environments. The services are used in particular in the oil and gas, chemical, shipping and other process industries as part of repair, maintenance and cleaning work. Increasingly stricter emissions regulations, HSE regulations and increasing public environmental awareness are key drivers of this market. ETS Group is based in Amelinghausen, Germany.

Search 201,292 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try For Free 7-Day Free Trial

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ECM Equity Capital Management

Frankfurt, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 1.0B EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Equity Capital Management (ECM) is a private investment firm that looks to acquire majority/minority interests in mid-sized companies through its German Equity Partners private equity funds. ECM primarily looks for buyout opportunities to support succession and spin-off situations. Targets companies typically have annual sales between EUR10 and EUR250 million and are in the manufacturing, service or trade industries. ECM's geographical focus is within German-speaking Europe. ECM is based in Frankfurt.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 33 of 33
Sector (Environmental) 3 of 3
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 27 of 27
Country (Germany) 28 of 28
Year (2023) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-08-17 SIS

Amelinghausen, Germany

SIS engages in the operation of mobile thermal waste gas treatment systems and complementary equipment. The services and technologies supplied by SIS play a key role for customers in reducing emissions (especially volatile hydrocarbons). SIS helps them to comply with even the strictest environmental regulations. The portfolio of mobile systems for reducing emissions in unique on the market in terms of size as well as quality and safety standards. SIS was founded in 2008 and is based in Amelinghausen, Germany.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-08-23 PikeTec

Berlin, Germany

PikeTec is a software company that specializes in testing and verifying the functionality of safety-related embedded software for electronic control units, for example in the field of intelligent driver assistance systems. PikeTec was founded in 2007 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

Sell -
Mergr

Product

Company

Legal