M&A Deal Summary

Frontmatec Group Acquires Frontmatec A/S

On July 12, 2016, Frontmatec Group acquired electrical equipment company Frontmatec A/S from VIA equity a/s

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Frontmatec Group’s 1st transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Frontmatec Group’s 4th transaction in Denmark.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-07-12
Target Frontmatec A/S
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Frontmatec Group
Sellers(s) VIA equity a/s
Deal Type Merger

Target

Frontmatec A/S

Skive, Denmark
Frontmatec A/S is a manufacture of automation solutions to optimize industrial production processes for global customers in many industries including the manufacturing-, food- and utility industries.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Frontmatec Group

Kolding, Denmark
Category Company
Founded 2016
Sector Machinery
DESCRIPTION

Frontmatec Group develops world-leading customized solutions for automation in the food industry, other hygiene-sensitive industries, and the utility industry. Frontmatec Group is especially renowned for high-quality systems for the entire value chain of the meat industry from carcass grading, slaughter lines, cutting and deboning lines, hygiene systems, and control systems to logistics and packaging. Frontmatec Group was founded in 2016 and is based in Kolding, Denmark.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 7
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Merger) 6 of 6
Country (Denmark) 4 of 4
Year (2016) 6 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-12 SFK LEBLANC

Kolding, Denmark

SFK LEBLANC is a global supplier of high-tech production equipment. SFK LEBLANC supplies advanced automatic pig and cattle slaughter lines to major manufacturers such as Smithfield Foods, Inc., Tyson Foods, Triumph Foods and Danish Crown. SFK LEBLANC has activities in Denmark, the Netherlands, Canada, the USA, China and Russia. SFK LEBLANC is based in Kolding, Denmark.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-14 Industrial Técnico Alimentaria S.A.

Barcelona, Spain

Industrial Técnico Alimentaria S.A. (Intecal) has pioneered in the import of modern food tech equipment in Spain now commonly used in kill lines and deboning plants, including CO2 stunning systems, vertical scalding systems, circular knives, and cutting saws. Intecal has continuously invested in the adaption of new skills and capabilities in automation technologies and robotics in order to serve the Spanish red meat industry as the leading distributor and service partner.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

VIA equity a/s

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 400M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

VIA equity a/s is a private equity firm focused on buyouts and growth capital investments in Northern European companies. VIA can commit up to €35 million per investment and seeks companies generating revenues of €10 to €100 million. VIA will consider investing across a range of sectors, however, the Firm prefers opportunities in the technology, media, and telecom industries. VIA equity was formed in 2006 and is based in Hellerup, Denmark.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 26
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 3 of 5
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
Country (Denmark) 8 of 16
Year (2016) 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-01 Beneq

Espoo, Finland

Beneq develops and markets industrial equipment for manufacturing nano scale thin-film coatings. Beneq was formed in 2005 and is based in Espoo, Finland.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-23 Nets

Ballerup, Denmark

Nets is a payments processing utility for the Nordics region. Nets connects banks, businesses, public sector organizations, merchants and consumers through an international network facilitating digital payments. Nets was founded in 1968 and is based in Ballerup, Denmark.

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