M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2006-12-14 |
| Target | Metall Technologie Holding |
| Sector | Machinery |
| Buyer(s) | European Capital |
| Sellers(s) |
EQT
Hannover Finanz BayernLB Capital Partner |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Deal Value | 106M EUR |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.2B EUR |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
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 | 38 of 74 |
| Sector (Machinery) | 1 of 2 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 12 of 28 |
| Country (Germany) | 2 of 5 |
| Year (2006) | 27 of 27 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 29 of 32 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-11-01 |
Birds Eye
London, United Kingdom Birds Eye is a business in the European frozen food market. It produces, markets, and distributes branded frozen food products principally through the retail grocery channel. Birds Eye is based in London, United Kingdom. |
Buy | €1.9B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-12 |
Biscuit International
Paris, France Biscuit International is a European manufacturer of private-label sweet biscuits, including traditional, as well as organic, low-sugar and eco-friendly products. Biscuit International is based in Paris, France. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| PE ASSETS | 242.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
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 | 25 of 187 |
| Sector (Machinery) | 3 of 13 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 10 of 57 |
| Country (Germany) | 2 of 34 |
| Year (2006) | 7 of 7 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 40 of 42 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-12-04 |
Plantasjen
Kongsvinger, Norway Plantasjen is a garden superstore chain in the Nordic region, providing a wide assortment covering the customers entire need for garden and terrace products as well as decorative flowers and in-house plants. Plantasjen was established in 1986 and is based in Kongsvinger, Norway. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-02-01 |
HemoCue AB
Angelholm, Sweden For more than 10 years, HemoCue had been a recognized global leader in professional diagnostics point-of-care testing. The product strategies behind HemoCue's success where based on a clear focus on important diagnostic tests of the highest quality, which was fast and easy to perform by anyone. |
Sell | $420M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1979 |
| PE ASSETS | 700M EUR |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Hannover Finanz is a private equity group that targets buyout and expansion capital investments in mid-sized 'structurally sound businesses' operating in stable and growing industries. Hannover Finanz looks for businesses with annual revenues of at least €20 million and typically commits between €15 and €50 million of equity per transaction. The Firm will consider both minority and majority investment situations/needs. Broad areas of interest include technology, life science, service, distribution, and industrial sectors. Hannover Finanz was formed in 1979 and is based in Hannover, Germany.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 23 |
| Sector (Machinery) | 1 of 3 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 1 of 8 |
| Country (Germany) | 1 of 19 |
| Year (2006) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-20 |
Heissner
Lauterbach, Germany Heissner has just the right ideas for using water to turn a garden into a paradise either by offering the sturdy basic elements needed to build a pond, by providing reliable technical assistance on all matters concerning jet fountains and pond maintenance or also by suggesting possibilities for creating your own private atmosphere in the garden. Heissner was founded in 1872 and is based in Lauterbach, Germany. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-01 |
Excon
Neu-Isenburg, Germany Excon offers customer oriented services and products in the fields of risk management for all sorts of industries. For mainly automotive and financial industries customers, the company develops concepts for reducing exposure to losses due to breaches of financing and leasing agreements and continuously monitors them. Excon was founded in 1987 and is based in Neu-Isenburg, Germany. |
Buy | - |
BayernLB Capital Partner is a German investment firm focused on providing equity and mezzanine capital to growth-oriented small to medium-sized companies. The Firm looks to invest €5 to €30 million in profitable companies with at least €15 million in revenue. BayernLB does not have any sector preferences and will consider a variety of investment situations including growth capital financings, divestitures, and buyouts. BayernLB Capital Partner was formed in 1969 and is based in Munich.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 6 |
| Sector (Machinery) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 1 of 2 |
| Country (Germany) | 1 of 6 |
| Year (2006) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-06-01 |
Metall Technologie Holding
Menden, Germany MTH is a leading provider of industrial heat treatment technology solutions, both for vacuum and atmospheric furnaces, in the Aerospace, Machine Tooling and Automotive industries, and has been developing well established industrial competences with a focus on energy efficiency and high-performance. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-10 |
Westfalia-Automotive
Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany Westfalia-Automotive GmbH is a manufacturer of towbars, wiring kits and carrier systems for cars and light utility vehicles with an international presence. |
Buy | - |
