M&A Deal Summary

EQT Acquires Apleona

On June 2, 2016, private equity firm EQT acquired real estate company Apleona from Bilfinger SE for 1.4B EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EQT’s 1st transaction in the Real Estate sector.
  • This is EQT’s 18th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is EQT’s 28th transaction in Germany.
Investment Fate
  • Apleona was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2020 for 1.6B EUR.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-06-02
Target Apleona
Sector Real Estate
Buyer(s) EQT
Sellers(s) Bilfinger SE
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 1.4B EUR

Target

Apleona

Neu-Isenburg, Germany
Apleona is a real estate services provider, that operates, manage, expand and equip real estate in all asset classes, operate and maintain plant and assist customers in a whole host of industries with production and secondary processes. The Group's range of services extends from integrated facility management, building technology, and interior fittings to real-estate management with all commercial services, letting and leasing of real estate. All services are provided on a modular basis or in an integrated package. Apleona was founded in 2016 and is based in Neu-Isenburg, Germany.

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Buyer

EQT

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 242.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EQT is a global private equity group that purses a variety of investment strategies around the world. EQT is divided into several investment disciplines, including private capital, real assets, credit, and venture. The Firm's private capital group targets large, market-leading enterprises (investment size of €125 to €1.5 billion) across Europe and the US, as well as mid-market, growth companies (investment size of €40 to €125 million) across the US, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. The Firm's real assets group seeks to identify control or co-control equity investments (investment size of €500 to €1 billion) in medium-sized infrastructure companies that provide an essential service to society, are recession resilient, and have secure cash flows. EQT's credit group provides flexible, long-term debt capital solutions to medium-sized European businesses, across a wide range of sectors. EQT was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 147 of 314
Sector (Real Estate) 1 of 9
Type (Divestiture) 31 of 51
Country (Germany) 28 of 43
Year (2016) 7 of 20
Size (of disclosed) 18 of 47
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-02 AcadeMedia

Stockholm, Sweden

AcadeMedia is an education company in Sweden with operations spanning pre and compulsory school, upper secondary school and adult education. The company operates more than 150 schools and adult education units across Sweden and has approximately 2,500 employees and 45,000 students. AcadeMedia was founded in 1996 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-07 Modern Metal & Refining

Kwai Chung, China

Modern Metal is a aluminum die casting manufacturer in China and a major supplier of highly-engineered aluminum die casting products in the global automotive, climate control and industrial automation markets. Its customers include leading multinational companies in the USA, Europe and Asia.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bilfinger SE

Mannheim, Germany
Category Company
Founded 1880
Sector Engineering
Employees38,997
Revenue 4.0B EUR (2017)
DESCRIPTION

Bilfinger brings together two complementary characteristics: engineering competence and service mentality. For industrial companies, the energy sector and users of real estate and infrastructure, we are setting standards with our performance in countries throughout the world. High quality, technological competence and extensive experience are the foundations of our success. Everywhere we work, we ensure that our clients can concentrate on what they do best: their core business. Through their commitment, the 70,000 people at the engineering and services group help make daily life work: they design and finance, maintain and repair, build and operate.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 6
Sector (Real Estate) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 6
Country (Germany) 2 of 5
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-23 GVA Grimley

Birmingham, United Kingdom

GVA is a property consultant providing a comprehensive range of property solutions to UK and international owners, occupiers, investors, lenders and developers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-01 SIK Peitz

Teichland, Germany

SIK Peitz produces complex pressure components for industrial plants and power plants. SIK Peitz experience in welding technology is the basis of their success. SIK Peitz process a large number of heat-resistant materials and improve the life of industrail systems with appropriate wear protection (coating). SIK Peitz is based in Teichland, Germany.

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