M&A Deal Summary

EMH Partners Acquires Brainlab

On September 17, 2018, private equity firm EMH Partners acquired information technology company Brainlab from W Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EMH Partners’ 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is EMH Partners’ 4th transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-09-17
Target Brainlab
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) EMH Partners
Sellers(s) W Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Brainlab

Munich, Germany
Brainlab develops, manufactures and markets software-driven medical technology, enabling access to and consistency of advanced, less invasive patient treatment. Brainlab was founded in 1989 and is based in Munich, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

EMH Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2010
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EMH is a private equity firm focused on minority and majority investments in profitable, fast-growing, medium-sized companies in Europe, with a focus on Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The Firm seeks technology businesses with revenue between €50 and €500 million, operating in the healthcare, software, consumer and business services sectors. EMH has a typical investment horizon of five to ten years. EMH was founded in 2016 and is based in Munich, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 11
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 2
Country (Germany) 4 of 9
Year (2018) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-22 Design Offices

Nurnberg, Germany

Design Offices is a provider of flexible offices and creative co-working spaces in Germany. Design Offices accompanies you on your way into the new world of work throughout Germany at over 50 locations in 15 cities. Design Offices was founded in 2008 and is base in Nurnberg, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-19 Liganova

Stuttgart, Germany

Liganova offers end-to-end and seamless brand, product, and service experiences for global brands. The holding company further owns other highly specialized entities: LIGA2037, a consulting unit focused on urban commercial space transformation, Ligadigital, a developer of software and data analytics tools for brand retail, or Ligaproduction, a full-service production and logistics hub. Liganova was founded in 1995 and is based in Stuttgart, Germany.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

W Capital Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Secondary Investor
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

W Capital Partners is a private investment group focused on direct secondary investments. W Capital Partners has a particular interest in growth equity secondary investments as well as buyout minority secondary investments, where existing shareholders are looking for liquidity. W Capital Partners is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 18
Sector (Information Technology) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 5 of 6
Country (Germany) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-09-28 Kony

Orlando, Florida, United States

Kony, Inc. is a provider of software and services that enable enterprise customers to quickly design, develop, deploy and manage mobile applications. Kony was established in 2007 and is based in Orlando, Florida.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-11-06 SS8

Milpitas, California, United States

SS8 provides end-to-end communications and cyber intelligence solutions to access and intercept information and conduct data discovery to deliver actionable intelligence for analysis to national governments law enforcement agencies. SS8 was founded in 1999 and is based in Milpitas, California.

Sell -
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