M&A Deal Summary

Exel Industries Acquires Hozelock

On October 16, 2012, Exel Industries acquired machinery company Hozelock from CVC Capital Partners for 200M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Exel Industries’ 3rd transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Exel Industries’ 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Exel Industries’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-10-16
Target Hozelock
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Exel Industries
Sellers(s) CVC Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 200M GBP

Target

Hozelock

Birmingham, United Kingdom
Hozelock Ltd. is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of garden equipment for domestic use. This included garden watering equipment, garden sprayers, pond equipment, garden lighting and indoor and outdoor clothes drying equipment.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Exel Industries

Paris, France
Category Company
Founded 1952
Sector Machinery
Employees3,417
Revenue 1.1B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Exel Industries is a designer, manufacturer and marketer spray equipment for the protection of crops and manufactured goods in the agricultural, manufacturing and mass market sectors. Exel Industries was founded in 1952 and is based in Paris, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 7
Sector (Machinery) 3 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 5
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2012) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-04 Agrifac Machinery B.V.

Steenwijk, Netherlands

Agrifac Machinery B.V. is a manufacture of agriculture machinery products.

Buy €3M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-03-14 Holmer Maschinenbau

Eggmuhl, Germany

Holmer Maschinenbau GmbH is a manufacturer of self-propelled harvesters and multi-purpose vehicles, in particular for the purpose of lifting sugar beets. Holmer Maschinenbau was formed in 1969 and is based in Eggmuhl, Germany.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

CVC Capital Partners

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 177.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CVC Capital Partners is a global private equity firm focused on investments in large companies located in Europe, North America, and Asia. CVC looks for opportunities with stable cash flows and talented management, and will consider businesses in a variety of industries. Target sectors include textiles, industrial products, waste management, building materials, energy/utilities, business services, financial services, distribution, healthcare, media, semiconductors, and gaming. CVC can handle transactions valued from €200 million to €10 billion. CVC Capital Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in Luxembourg.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 90 of 173
Sector (Machinery) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 36 of 63
Country (United Kingdom) 22 of 33
Year (2012) 5 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 41 of 54
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-23 Stanley Engineered Fastening

Singapore, Singapore

Stanley Engineered Fastening is a large producer of engineered mechanical fasteners. Its lead brands of AVDEL®, Camcar® and ELCO® products have a long industry heritage with origins dating back to 1920. The Group provides innovative fastening technologies and solutions to numerous industries including global electronics, construction, automotive, industrial and commercial.

Sell $850M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-01 Cunningham Lindsey Group

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Cunningham Lindsey Group is a provider of insurance claims management services, including claims adjusting, appraisal and claims and risk management for property and casualty insurance losses.

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