Investment Summary

FW Thorpe Invests In Ratio Electric

On December 21, 2021, FW Thorpe invested in electrical equipment company Ratio Electric

Investment Highlights
  • This is FW Thorpe’s 4th transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is FW Thorpe’s 3rd transaction in the Netherlands.

Investment Summary

Date 2021-12-21
Target Ratio Electric
Sector Electrical Equipment
Investor(s) FW Thorpe
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Ratio Electric

Nijkerk, Netherlands
Ratio Electric is a specialist in electrical power connection and distribution systems specializing in the development, manufacture, and supply of electrical power connection and distribution systems. Ratio Electric was founded in 1980 and is based in Nijkerk, Netherlands.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

FW Thorpe

Redditch, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1936
Sector Electrical Equipment
Employees900
Revenue 177M GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION

FW Thorpe is a specialiser in designing and manufacturing professional lighting equipment. Company currently employ over 600 people and although each company works autonomously, our skills and markets are complementary.Company products are sold throughout the world. The Group management team is passionate about developing the business for the benefit of the shareholders, employees and customers. FW Thorpe was founded in 1936 and is based in Redditch, the United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 6
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 4 of 6
Type (Stake Purchase) 1 of 3
Country (Netherlands) 3 of 3
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-21 Famostar B.V.

Gelderland, Netherlands

Famostar B.V. specialises in the development, manufacture and supply of emergency lighting products. Revenues are derived from the Netherlands, where it is considered one of the foremost brands in the market. Famostar was originally established in 1947, is based in Velp and currently employs 31 people.

Buy €8M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-09-27 SchahlLED

Unterschleissheim, Germany

SchahlLED is a turnkey provider of intelligent LED lighting solutions for industrial customers in the DACH region. The company conceptualizes projects, sells lighting systems, oversees the installation, and assists in software integration and data analysis. SchahlLED is based in Unterschleissheim, Germany.

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