M&A Deal Summary

Finatem Acquires hGears

On April 8, 2011, private equity firm Finatem acquired manufacturer hGears

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Finatem’s 4th transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Finatem’s 10th transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-04-08
Target hGears
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Finatem
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

hGears

Schramberg, Germany
hGears is a provider in the development, production, and marketing of small- to medium-sized series volumes of gear wheels and gearboxes mainly for the power tool, outdoor equipment, automotive and material handling technology. hGears was founded in 1958 and is based in Schramberg Germany.

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Buyer

Finatem

Bad Homburg, Germany

Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 250M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Finatem Beteiligungsgesellschaft GmbH is a private equity firm that focuses on acquiring small and mid-sized businesses in German-speaking countries, primarily in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The Firm targets growth potential companies with positive cash flows and strong market positions led by an experienced management team. It looks to invest in small medium-sized companies with annual sales between €10 million and €50 million and an EBITDA between €2 million and €6 million. Specific areas of interest include business services, consumer products, industrial engineering, and manufacturing. The Firm will consider a variety of transactions including succession planning; MBOs, MBIs, OBOs, spin-off, growth capital, add-on buy and buy- build transactions. Finatem was formed in 2000 and is based in Bad Homburg, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 20
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 4 of 6
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 8 of 15
Country: Germany M&A 10 of 18
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-26 Derby Cycle AG

Cloppenburg, Germany

Derby Cycle AG is Germany's #1 bike manufacturer in sales and a leading player in Europe. Derby Cycle's premium bike range comprises E-bikes, leisure and professional racing bikes as well as comfort bikes for everyday use and travel.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-11 WST Prazisionstechnik

Loffingen, Germany

WST Prazisionstechnik is a manufacturer and supplier of milling and turning parts for the automotive, gear manufacturing, drive/hydraulics and electronic engineering. WST Prazisionstechnik was founded in 1993 and is based in Loffingen, Germany.

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