M&A Deal Summary

EPF Partners Acquires Acrotec

On July 1, 2006, private equity firm EPF Partners acquired consumer products company Acrotec

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EPF Partners’ 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is EPF Partners’ 1st transaction in Switzerland.
Investment Fate
  • Acrotec was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2012 for 30M CHF.
  • Acrotec was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2016 for 280M CHF.
  • Acrotec was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2020.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-07-01
Target Acrotec
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) EPF Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Acrotec

Develier, Switzerland
Acrotec is an independent group created by micromechanics professionals. Its main objective is to be a reference subcontractor by offering a wide range of manufacturing processes for precision components. Its strategy is both to provide "Swiss Made" quality products to the entire watch industry as well as to the automotive, electronics, medical, jewelry, and aeronautics industries. Acrotec is based in Develier, Switzerland.

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Buyer

EPF Partners

Obertshausen, Germany

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 400M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EPF Partners is a private equity group focused on making minority growth capital investments. EPF generally looks to invest €3 to €20 million in businesses generating up to €100 million in revenue. EPF was formed in 1996 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 31
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 5 of 21
Country: Switzerland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2006 M&A 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-07-01 Locarest SAS

Cedex, France

Locarest SAS manufactures and markets heavy industrial machinery and machinery components. The company was incorporated in 1958 and is based in Strasbourg, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-09-01 Audisoft Consultants

Paris, France

Operational consulting with banks and financial institutions.

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