M&A Deal Summary

Emeram Capital Partners Acquires Frostkrone Food Group

On February 24, 2017, private equity firm Emeram Capital Partners acquired food company Frostkrone Food Group from Ardian

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Emeram Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Emeram Capital Partners’ 4th transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-02-24
Target Frostkrone Food Group
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Emeram Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Ardian
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Frostkrone Food Group

Rietberg, Germany
Frostkrone Food Group is a specialist in the development and production of deep-frozen finger food and snack products. Frostkrone Food Group has a highly diverse product portfolio based on cheese, fish, vegetables, and meat, and sells its products in food retail outlets and in the foodservice sector. Frostkrone Food Group was founded in 1997 and is based in Rietberg, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Emeram Capital Partners

Munich, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2012
PE ASSETS 500M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Emeram Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused exclusively on control investments of companies operating in the consumer goods, retail, industrial goods, services, and healthcare sectors. Emeram looks for businesses valued from €30 to €250 and will consider opportunities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The Firm prefers companies with leading positions in attractive markets, strong management, and healthy balance sheets. Emeram Capital Partners was formed in 2012 and is based in Munich.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 15
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 2 of 4
Country (Germany) 4 of 12
Year (2017) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-03 Xovis

Zollikofen, Switzerland

Xovis is a high-tech company that develops and commercializes systems and sensors for people counting, tracking and similar applications. Xovis solutions are used for the optimised control of passenger flows and waiting times, for example at airports or in stationary retail. Xovis was founded in 2008 and is based in Zollikofen, Switzerland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-23 Meona

Freiburg, Germany

Meona offers forward-thinking solutions for best-in-class patient care and patient management. Meona software supports the safe prescription of medicines, the efficient documentation of vital parameters, and the simple coding of diagnoses. Meona was founded in 2008 and is based in Freiburg, Germany.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Ardian

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 125.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ardian is a mega-sized diversified investment group focused on opportunities worldwide. Ardian invests across and manages funds focused on small and mid-sized buyouts, growth capital financings, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and co-investment opportunities. Ardian's small-buyouts group targets controlling interests in French, German, and Italian businesses valued up to €100 million. It's mid-sized buyout group seeks businesses valued up €1.5 billion and does not have any geographic limitations. The Infrastructure team looks for European opportunities and can commit up to €150 million per transaction. The Mezzanine group supports junior capital commitments of €5 to €80 million. In addition to direct investing, Ardian also manages various private equity fund-of-funds. Ardian was founded in 1996 and is based in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 126 of 222
Sector (Food) 5 of 10
Type (Secondary Buyout) 46 of 89
Country (Germany) 11 of 20
Year (2017) 1 of 16
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-09 Evans

Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, United States

Evans is a provider of intermodal and other trucking services through a non-asset-based agency model. Through its agent network, Evans offers services through a fleet of over 3,000 tractors and over 180 terminals throughout the country. Evans has a long and successful track record of supporting and growing its agent network and servicing agents, independent contractors, and shippers with a comprehensive and highly value-additive offering. Evans was founded in 1939 and is based in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-01 SANEF

Cedex, France

SANEF is a motorway operator in France and the forth-largest in Europe. It manages two motorway concessions: SANEF, a motorway network of 1,375 kilometres (854 miles) situated in northern and eastern France, and SAPN, a network of 368 kilometres (229 miles) linking Paris to Normandy.

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