M&A Deal Summary

Goldbeck Acquires GSE Group

On March 25, 2019, Goldbeck acquired business services company GSE Group from TowerBrook Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Goldbeck’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Goldbeck’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-03-25
Target GSE Group
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Goldbeck
Sellers(s) TowerBrook Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

GSE Group

Avignon, France
GSE is a provider of complex turnkey facilities for large logistics and distribution companies in Western Europe. GSE simplifies the process of expanding and building new facilities for its customers by taking the full ownership of the project from conception to delivery, offering a fixed price and project deadline.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Goldbeck

Bielefeld, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1969
Sector Construction
Employees6,500
Revenue 2.7B EUR (2018)
DESCRIPTION

GOLDBECK is a turnkey construction company headquartered in Bielefeld, Germany. As a technology leader, the company designs, builds and revitalizes commercial buildings with a focus on production and logistic Halls, office buildings and multi-storey car parks. Since its incorporation in 1969, the family owned GOLDBECK Group has successfully delivered more than 10,000 building projects to its clients. GOLDBECK relies on its proven “construction with system”-principle: in-house design and planning, production of pre-fabricated components in own plants and optimized logistics and assembly processes to deliver cost efficient, functional and yet architecturally appealing buildings. In addition, the company offers building-related services across the entire real estate-life cycle. GOLDBECK is a partner for medium-sized businesses as well as for large companies, investors, project developers and public clients.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

TowerBrook Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 22.8B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TowerBrook Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyouts, leveraged build-ups and distressed situation investments throughout North America and Europe. TowerBrook prefers control-oriented investments and actively pursues complex situations that other firms may avoid. Target sectors include consumer services, distribution, beverages, pharmaceuticals, media, technology, communications, software, and healthcare. TowerBrook Capital Partners was established in 2001 and is headquartered in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 35 of 47
Sector: Business Services M&A 4 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 17 of 22
Country: France M&A 3 of 5
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-03-25 GBA

Grimsby, United Kingdom

GBA is a provider of end-to-end vehicle logistics services to the global automotive and shipping industries. GBA provides a range of logistical services for imported and exported vehicles. These include vessel and terminal operations, storage and transportation, technical and pre-delivery inspection (PDI), and vessel agency and freight forwarding. GBA was founded in 1987 and is based in Grimsby, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-03 SMG

Dallas, Texas, United States

SMG is a pure play dine-in theater chain in the U.S., operating over 30 cinemas across the country. The company has modernized the traditional movie-going experience by combining first-run movies with immersive, full-service, in-theater dining. SMG’s corporate mission is to “open hearts and minds, one story at a time”, and the Company has committed significant resources to give back to the communities in which it operates. SMG was founded in 1993 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

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