M&A Deal Summary

GAW Group Pildner-Steinburg Holding Acquires Unicor

On October 31, 2012, GAW Group Pildner-Steinburg Holding acquired machinery company Unicor from NORD Holding

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GAW Group Pildner-Steinburg Holding’s 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is GAW Group Pildner-Steinburg Holding’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-10-31
Target Unicor
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) GAW Group Pildner-Steinburg Holding
Sellers(s) NORD Holding
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Unicor

Hassfurt, Germany
Unicor GmbH is a manufacturer of high quality corrugators (machines for the production of ribbed plastic pipes).

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

GAW Group Pildner-Steinburg Holding

Graz, Austria

Category Company
Sector Engineering
DESCRIPTION

The GAW Group, a global family-owned group of companies with more than 60 years experience in the industrial plant construction and engineering, provides innovative and customised solutions from a single source in the three strategic areas of Paper, Automotive and Industrial Solutions and Environmental Solutions.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Machinery M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

NORD Holding

Hannover, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1969
PE ASSETS 4.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

NORD Holding is a private equity firm focused on investments in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. NORD targets medium sized businesses dealing with succession issues, needing growth financing, or mezzanine capital. The Firm will consider both majority and minority situations. Sectors of interest include automotive, building materials, construction, consumer goods, finance, logistics, manufacturing, capital equipment, media, IT, optical supplies, life science, printing, service providers, shipbuilding, and trade. NORD Holding was formed in 1969 and is based in Hannover, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 34
Sector: Machinery M&A 4 of 8
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 10
Country: Germany M&A 10 of 30
Year: 2012 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-25 Kynetec

Newbury, United Kingdom

Kynetec is a provider of data-driven market information to the agriculture and animal health markets, providing detailed insight into their customers’ end markets and strategic opportunities. Kynetec was founded in 2002 and is based in Newbury, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-27 Heytex

Bramsche, Germany

Heytex develops and manufactures high-quality coated, calendered, and laminated textiles for various end markets. Heytex was formed in 1913 and is based in Bramsche, Germany.

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