M&A Deal Summary

Findos Investor Acquires Ball ApS

On April 12, 2019, private equity firm Findos Investor acquired apparel/textiles company Ball ApS from Axcel

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Findos Investor’s 3rd transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is Findos Investor’s 1st transaction in Denmark.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-04-12
Target Ball ApS
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Buyer(s) Findos Investor
Sellers(s) Axcel
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Plesner Advokatpartnerselskab (Legal)

Target

Ball ApS

Billund, Denmark
Ball Group manufactures women's fashions aimed at two segments: plus-size clothing (sizes 42+) and standard-size clothing. Ball Group markets such brands as Zizzi, Zizzi Jeans and ZayIn in the plus-size segment and Culture and Pulz in the standard-size range.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Findos Investor

Munich, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 1.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Findos Investor is a German private equity firm focused on investing in medium-sized companies with up to €25 to €200 million in revenues. Findos typically targets 'healthy' businesses with sustainable, positive cash-flows, established market positions, and strong management. Findos will not consider minority positions. Findos Investor is based in Munich.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 15
Sector (Apparel/Textiles) 3 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 5 of 6
Country (Denmark) 1 of 2
Year (2019) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-05 Rameder

Leutenberg, Germany

Rameder is an online retailer of tow-bars, automotive carrier systems, and related accessories. Rameder manages online shops in over ten countries (including kupplung.de in Germany). Rameder was founded in 1995 and is based in Leutenberg, Germany.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-15 FUXTEC

Munich, Germany

FUXTEC GmbH is a provider of gardening equipment. FUXTEC GmbH is based in Munich, Germany.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Axcel

Copenhagen, Denmark

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 2.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Axcel Management AS is a private equity firm focused on mid-market buyouts in Denmark and Sweden. Axcel primarily seeks companies with a strong Danish or Swedish base and international potential. The Firm looks to invest in companies with revenues of DKK 250 million (€ 35 million) to DKK 4 billion (€ 535 million). Axcel prefers majority positions. Axcel Management A/S was formed in 1994. The Firm is based in Copenhagen with an additional office in Stockholm.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 39 of 46
Sector (Apparel/Textiles) 4 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 12 of 14
Country (Denmark) 30 of 34
Year (2019) 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-03 EG

Ballerup, Denmark

EG is a software company with a suite of proprietary software solutions for the private and public sector. EG is based in Ballerup, Denmark.

Sell kr.3.7B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-17 Phase One

Frederiksberg, Denmark

Phase One is a provider of image processing software for professionals, prosumers, and companies. Phase One is also the world leader in digital medium format cameras for professional photographers and industrial applications. Phase One was established in 1993 and is based in Frederiksberg, Denmark.

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