M&A Deal Summary

IK Partners, CAPZA and Florac Acquire Marle

On May 24, 2016, private equity firm IK Partners, private equity firm CAPZA and family office Florac acquired medical products company Marle from The Carlyle Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IK Partners’ 3rd, CAPZA’s 1st and Florac’s 1st transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is IK Partners’ 16th, CAPZA’s 50th and Florac’s 3rd transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-05-24
Target Marle
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) IK Partners
CAPZA
Florac
Sellers(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Marle

Lyon, France
Marle is an independent implant contract manufacturing company. The Company provides specialised manufacturing services for the production of a wide range of hip, knee, shoulder, spine and extremities implants as well as orthopaedic instruments of the highest quality. Marle was founded in 1964 and is based in Lyon, France.

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Buyer(S) 3

Buyer

IK Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 14.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ik Investment Partners Ltd. (Formerly Industri Kapital) is a private equity firm that targets control investments in mid-sized manufacturing and service companies located in select European countries. IK focuses on growth businesses located in the Benelux region, as well as Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway and Sweden. The firm looks to commit €50 to €150 million of equity capital per transaction and targets companies with 'a proven ability to generate significant cash flow' as well as an ability to 'sustain growth through various economic cycles'. IK Investment Partners was formerly known as Industry Kapital. IK Investment Partners was formed in 1989 and has offices in Hamburg, London, Paris, and Stockholm.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 99 of 185
Sector (Medical Products) 3 of 7
Type (Secondary Buyout) 30 of 73
Country (France) 16 of 46
Year (2016) 3 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-13 Trigo

Nanterre, France

Trigo is a provider of components quality inspection and conformity upgrade services. Trigo’s main activity is to provide quality inspection services to automotive original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) on behalf of their suppliers. Trigo was founded in 1997 and is based in Nanterre, France.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-03 NeTel Group

Stockholm, Sweden

NeTel Group is an infranet service provider to telecom operators, utilities and municipalities. NeTel Group was founded in 2000 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Buy -
Buyer

CAPZA

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 9.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CAPZA is a provider of equity and junior capital to small and medium-sized unlisted French companies. CAPZA does not have any sector preferences and looks to invest in companies valued from €20 to €400 million. CAPZA was formed in 2004 and is based in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 53 of 116
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 19 of 34
Country (France) 50 of 101
Year (2016) 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-09 Groupe Bertrand

Paris, France

Groupe Bertrand is a independent restaurant groups in France.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-25 LuxCarta

Valbonne, France

LuxCarta provides digital map data and related geospatial software, products and services to customers around the world operating in several vertical markets. LuxCarta was founded in 1989 and is based in Valbonne, France.

Buy -
Buyer

Florac

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Family Office
Founded 2009
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Florac is a family office focused on a variety of investments and acquisitions across the US and Western Europe (France, Belgium, Italy and Switzerland). Florac looks to commit €20 to €100 million per transaction to support a variety of transaction situations, including growth capital financings, recapitalizations, and buyouts. Florac does not have sector preferences and generally pursues indefinite investment time horizons. Florac was established in 2009 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 24
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 2
Country (France) 3 of 11
Year (2016) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-28 TCR Group

Steenokkerzeel, Belgium

TCR Group is a provider of GSE leasing services. TCR offers expertise in the rental and operating leasing of GSE, maintenance and ramp assistance and fleet management, which enables GSE operators to concentrate on their core business of ground handling. TCR Group was founded in 1984 and is based in Steenokkerzeel, Belgium.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-01 Grandi Stazioni Retail

Rome, Italy

Grandi Stazioni Retail is a management of commercial leasing and advertising spaces of 14 Italian railway stations. Grandi Stazioni Retail was founded in 2016 and is based in Rome, Italy.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 303 of 482
Sector (Medical Products) 6 of 10
Type (Secondary Buyout) 60 of 117
Country (France) 14 of 22
Year (2016) 12 of 26
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-19 CT Service Plazas

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

CT Service Plazas is an operator of 23 Connecticut Service Plazas on I-95, RT.15 & I-395. The company operates quick service restaurants, retail locations, convenience stores, and fuel services stations. CT Service Plazas was formed in 2009 and is based in Milford.

Sell $105M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-31 ION Group

Dublin, Ireland

ION provides mission-critical trading and workflow automation software solutions to financial institutions, central banks, governments and corporations. The Company's proprietary software offers a flexible, open, customizable and cost-effective trading solutions that provides real-time integration of market data with internal systems. ION Group was founded in 1998 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Buy -
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