M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2004-07-01 |
| Target | Fives |
| Sector | Engineering |
| Buyer(s) |
Equistone
Ardian |
| Sellers(s) | IK Partners |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Deal Value | 330M EUR |
| Advisor(s) | Canaccord Genuity (Financial) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| PE ASSETS | 9.6B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Equistone is a private equity firm that invests in small to mid-sized companies valued from €50 to €500 million. Equistone targets companies operating in the fields of services, healthcare, financial services, and consumer/travel. The Firm looks to invest €25 to €200 million in a variety of transactions, including buyouts, growth capital financings, recapitalizations, and take privates. Equistone was formed in 1997 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 90 of 252 |
| Sector: Engineering M&A | 2 of 5 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 7 of 83 |
| Country: France M&A | 29 of 72 |
| Year: 2004 M&A | 8 of 11 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 5 of 55 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-07-01 |
LSL Property Services
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Lending Solutions (LSL) of e.surv is the leading business to business distributor of residential property valuations, and the largest panel manager in the UK. |
Buy | €90M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-07-09 |
NCC Group
Manchester, United Kingdom NCC Group is an information assurance specialist, passionate about changing the shape of the Internet and making it a safer place. Through an unrivalled range of services, it provides organisations with freedom from doubt that their most important assets are protected and operating as they should be at all times. NCC Group was founded in 1999 and is based in Manchester, England. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| PE ASSETS | 127.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
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 €1 billion 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 | 14 of 465 |
| Sector: Engineering M&A | 1 of 5 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 2 of 155 |
| Country: France M&A | 10 of 207 |
| Year: 2004 M&A | 4 of 8 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 52 of 68 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-04-05 |
Alukon & Co. KG
Konradsreut, Germany Alukon GmbH & Co. KG is a European manufacturer of premium alluminium roller shutters and doors. Located in Konradsreuth, Bavaria, the company manufactures components and complete systems which are distributed to shutter assemblers and craftsmen in Austria, France, Germany and Eastern Europe. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-09-01 |
Maxeda B.V.
Amsterdam, Netherlands Maxeda is a non-food retailer in the Benelux area with leading positions in the department store, DIY, apparel and consumer electronics sectors. |
Buy | €2.4B |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| PE ASSETS | 14.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
IK Partners is a private equity firm that targets control investments in lower middle-market to large-sized companies throughout Europe. IK focuses on growth businesses located in the Benelux region, as well as Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway and Sweden. The Firm looks to commit €10 to €300 million of equity capital per transaction and targets companies with strong cash-flows. IK Investment Partners was formerly known as Industry Kapital. IK Partners was formed in 1989 and is based in London, England.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 26 of 122 |
| Sector: Engineering M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 3 of 51 |
| Country: France M&A | 1 of 27 |
| Year: 2004 M&A | 4 of 5 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 10 of 22 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-03-25 |
Oriflame Cosmetics SA
Schaffhausen, Switzerland Oriflame Cosmetics SA offer a wide range of high-quality beauty products as well as a unique opportunity to join our sales force and start own business. Company are present in more than 60 countries, of which we are the market leader in more than half. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-10-01 |
Europris AS
Fredrikstad, Norway Europris AS is the hard discount retail and wholesale company in Norway, with emphasis on both food and non-food products. |
Buy | - |
