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European Capital Acquires Audika Groupe

On September 18, 2007, private equity firm European Capital acquired medical products company Audika Groupe

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is European Capital’s 1st transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is European Capital’s 25th transaction in France.
Investment Fate
  • Audika Groupe was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2015 for 91M EUR.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-09-18
Target Audika Groupe
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) European Capital
Deal Type Recapitalization

Target

Audika Groupe

Paris, France
Audika Groupe is a manufacturer and seller of hearing devices in France and Italy. Audika is the 1st French network of hearing with over 460 centers in France, nearly 10 centers in Belgium, more than 800 employees, 40 years of experience dedicated exclusively to the hearing. Given its development, Audika is recruiting in all areas including in the departments where its implementation remains to be completed.

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Buyer

European Capital

London, United Kingdom
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 1.2B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

European Capital is the European investment affiliate of American Capital. European Capital looks to provide a variety of investment and financing solutions including unitranche debt, mezzanine capital, senior debt, and equity co-investment. Funds are typically used to support buyouts, recapitalizations, finance growth, and make acquisitions. European Capital is sector agnostic, however the Firm has a preference for investments in the consumer, technology, manufacturing, services, and distribution sectors. European Capital was formed in 2005 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 61 of 74
Sector: Medical Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: France M&A 25 of 31
Year: 2007 M&A 23 of 25
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-09-12 Soflog-Telis SA

Asnieres-sur-Seine, France

Soflog-Télis is the provider of outsourced industrial logistics to over 2,100 customers, among them many blue chip industrial companies operating within a diversity of end-markets, including aerospace, naval, energy, telecom, medical, automotive and transportation.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-10-02 Groupe DEVGLASS

Cedex, France

DEVGLASS produces insulated glass in a process that includes glass cutting, preparing spacers and assembling glass/pane spacers. DEVGLASS has four main product groups: standard double-glass; superior double-glass with improved heating and/or sound insulation; laminated safety and security double-glass panes; and newly-introduced triple-glass. Headquartered in Vendée, France, DEVGLASS has manufacturing plants in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre, Vendée and in Alençon, Orne.

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