M&A Deal Summary

EDS Group Acquires Svoboda Press s.r.o.

On August 23, 2006, EDS Group acquired business services company Svoboda Press s.r.o. from Argus Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EDS Group’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is EDS Group’s 1st transaction in Czech Republic.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-08-23
Target Svoboda Press s.r.o.
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) EDS Group
Sellers(s) Argus Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Svoboda Press s.r.o.

Prague 10 - Malesice, Czech Republic
Svoboda Press a.s. is the largest commercial printing company in the Czech Republic. In early 2000, ARGUS acquired the company, which was then the number three player on the Czech market. Working closely with management, ARGUS restructured the company, focusing on core activities, investing in state-of-the-art technology, and expanding Svoboda's export capabilities. By 2006, when ARGUS sold the company to a pan-Regional printer, Svoboda was the leading commercial printer in the Czech Republic and one of the major players in the Region.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

EDS Group

Passau, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1992
Sector Business Services
Employees1,058
Revenue 275M EUR (2017)
DESCRIPTION

EDS Group offers digital services as well as storage, fulfillment, and logistics services operating from 12 locations across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), and is one of the markets in industrial printing. Web offset printing is best suited to large runs of time-sensitive products, particularly magazines and tactical promotional print for multiple retailers. EDS Group was founded in 1992 and is based in Passau, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Czech Republic M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2006 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Argus Capital Partners

London, United Kingdom

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 433M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ARGUS Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing throughout Central and Eastern Europe, including Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Turkey. ARGUS does not have any industry preferences and can support a variety of transaction situations. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, growth capital financings, and industry consolidations. The Firm's target investment size is €10 to €40 million. ARGUS Capital was formed in 1998 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 8
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 5
Country: Czech Republic M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2006 M&A 1 of 1
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