M&A Deal Summary

Eyesvision Acquires Mercury

On December 10, 2007, Eyesvision acquired technology hardware company Mercury from The Carlyle Group and CVC Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Eyesvision’s 1st transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Eyesvision’s 1st transaction in South Korea.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-12-10
Target Mercury
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Eyesvision
Sellers(s) The Carlyle Group
CVC Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Mercury

Seoul, South Korea
Mercury Corp. is a telecommunications equipment manufacturer in South Korea.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Eyesvision

Seoul, South Korea

Category Company
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

Eyesvision Corp. offers distribution and telecommunication businesses in South Korea. Its distribution business operates a catalog home shopping mall through its call center and Internet shopping mall. The company’s telecommunication business provides international calling cards through online and offline distributors. Eyesvision Corp. was formerly known as Booil Mobile Telecomm. Corp.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Technology Hardware M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: South Korea M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 109 of 488
Sector: Technology Hardware M&A 2 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 55 of 202
Country: South Korea M&A 3 of 7
Year: 2007 M&A 23 of 24
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-12-10 REVShare

Temecula, California, United States

REVShare is an aggregator of remnant television advertising inventory and the operator of an exchange that allows advertisers to bid for television time on a performance basis.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-12-12 CDM Resource Management

Hoston, Texas, United States

CDM Resource Management, Ltd. is a natural gas contract compression services company that operates high horsepower units primarily in gas producing regions of south Texas and Louisiana.

Sell $655M
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 66 of 181
Sector: Technology Hardware M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 26 of 69
Country: South Korea M&A 4 of 6
Year: 2007 M&A 9 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-10-30 Nien Made Enterprise Co.

Taichung, Taiwan

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd. is a manufacturer and seller of interior shutter and blinds. The Company offers solid wood shutters, soft curtain shades, and blinds. Nien Made Enterprise Co. was formed in 1947 and is based in Taichung, Taiwan.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-05 Stella Travel Services Group Pty

North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

STS is an integrated distributor of travel product in Australasia, with around 7,000 staff in 12 countries and a network of 2,100 retail and corporate outlets under banners including Harvey World Travel, Travelscene American Express, Gullivers Travel, Transonic Travel, Travelbag and Global in the UK.

Buy -