M&A Deal Summary

European Convenience Food Acquires Karl Kemper

On June 1, 2014, European Convenience Food acquired food company Karl Kemper from BPE

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is European Convenience Food’s 2nd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is European Convenience Food’s 2nd transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-06-01
Target Karl Kemper
Sector Food
Buyer(s) European Convenience Food
Sellers(s) BPE
Deal Type Merger

Target

Karl Kemper

Borken, Germany
Karl Kemper produces frozen meat, poultry and vegetarian meal components for the German out-of-home channel. Karl Kemper was founded in 1975 and is based in Borken, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

European Convenience Food

Garrel, Sweden

Category Company
Founded 2014
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

European Convenience Food produces and sells meat and vegetarian dishes via specialised wholesalers in the food service convenience market. European Convenience Food was formed in 2014 and is based in Garrel, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Food M&A 2 of 2
Type: Merger M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Germany M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-01 Eichkamp

Garrel, Germany

Eichkamp is a supplier for high quality convenience and high convenience products for both the fresh and the frozen area of the German retail customers. Eichkamp was founded in 1996 and is based in Garrel, Germany.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

BPE

Hamburg, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 360M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

BPE is a generalist private equity firm focused on acquiring small and medium-sized companies located in German speaking countries. Generally, BPE looks for situations allowing for control and seeks businesses with sales of €10 to €100 million. BPE's investment horizon is five to ten years. BPE was formed in 1998 and is based in Hamburg, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 15
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 11 of 14
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-04-01 Walloschke Oberflächentechnik

Lindlar, Germany

Walloschke Oberflächentechnik specializes in the treatment of surfaces through grinding and polishing techniques using robotic technology. Walloschke Oberflächentechnik was founded in 1966 and is based in Lindlar, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-01 Römheld & Moelle

Mainz, Germany

Römheld & Moelle is a traditional iron foundry, which has developed a technological position in an attractive market niche by specializing in small series and individual parts in the so-called “full mold casting” process. In the modern melting shop, cast parts up to a unit weight of 50t can be produced in short lead times. Major customers are manufacturers of complex pressing tools for the automotive industry, special machine and plant construction, and the energy sector. Römheld & Moelle was founded in 1859 and is based in Mainz, Germany.

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