Investment Summary

Egeria Invests In Vestas

On May 1, 1998, private equity firm Egeria invested in electrical equipment company Vestas from ECM Equity Capital Management and Egeria

Investment Highlights
  • This is Egeria’s 2nd transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Egeria’s 2nd transaction in Denmark.

Investment Summary

Date 1998-05-01
Target Vestas
Sector Electrical Equipment
Investor(s) Egeria
Sellers(s) ECM Equity Capital Management
Egeria
Deal Type PIPE

Target

Vestas

Aarhus, Denmark
Vestas is a manufacturer and marketer of wind power systems that use wind energy to generate electricity. Vestas was founded in 1898 and is based in Aarhus, Denmark.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Egeria

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 3.5B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Egeria's office in Amsterdam.
Egeria's office in Amsterdam.

Egeria is a private equity and real estate investment firm. The Firm operates a variety of investment funds focused on opportunities throughout Western Europe and North America. The Firm's private equity group principally looks to invest in companies located in the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland valued up to €350 million. Egeria looks for companies with stable cash flows, experienced management, and strong growth potential. Egeria is sector agnostic, however, the firm will not consider investing in biotech, software, or 'non-ethical' sectors. Egeria was formed in 1997 and is based in Amsterdam.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 52
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 2 of 4
Type: PIPE M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Denmark M&A 2 of 2
Year: 1998 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-01-01 Budget Rent-a-Car

Utrecht, Netherlands

Budget Rent-a-Car is a provider of car rental services.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-11-01 United Coffee

Geneva, Netherlands

United Coffee (formerly Drie Mollen) is one of Europe’s largest coffee roasters, producing and distributing a wide range of coffee, coffee machines and related services through retail and out-of-home distribution channels, which includes hotels, restaurants and cafés.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

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 1 of 23
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: PIPE M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Denmark M&A 1 of 2
Year: 1998 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-01-01 Map Medizin Technologie

Martinsried, Germany

Map Medizin Technologie engages in design, manufacture and distributes medical devices for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) with a particular focus on obstructive sleep apnea. MAP has built a leadership position in the German market and has expanded to surrounding countries where it has subsidiaries in Austria, Holland, Switzerland, and France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-02-01 CineMedia Film AG

Munchen, Germany

CineMedia Film AG is a post-production service provider for analog and digital films. The company is represented in the most important German film production centers (Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, and Cologne).

Sell -
SELLER

Egeria

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 3.5B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Egeria's office in Amsterdam.
Egeria's office in Amsterdam.

Egeria is a private equity and real estate investment firm. The Firm operates a variety of investment funds focused on opportunities throughout Western Europe and North America. The Firm's private equity group principally looks to invest in companies located in the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland valued up to €350 million. Egeria looks for companies with stable cash flows, experienced management, and strong growth potential. Egeria is sector agnostic, however, the firm will not consider investing in biotech, software, or 'non-ethical' sectors. Egeria was formed in 1997 and is based in Amsterdam.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 31
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 1 of 2
Type: PIPE M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Denmark M&A 1 of 1
Year: 1998 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-01-01 Budget Rent-a-Car

Utrecht, Netherlands

Budget Rent-a-Car is a provider of car rental services.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-11-01 United Coffee

Geneva, Netherlands

United Coffee (formerly Drie Mollen) is one of Europe’s largest coffee roasters, producing and distributing a wide range of coffee, coffee machines and related services through retail and out-of-home distribution channels, which includes hotels, restaurants and cafés.

Sell -