M&A Deal Summary

IMA Group Acquires OYSTAR Holding

On December 22, 2014, IMA Group acquired packaging company OYSTAR Holding from Odewald KMU and Alcentra Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IMA Group’s 2nd transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is IMA Group’s 2nd transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-12-22
Target OYSTAR Holding
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) IMA Group
Sellers(s) Odewald KMU
Alcentra Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

OYSTAR Holding

Stutensee, Germany
OYSTAR, with its product and service portfolio, is one of the leading suppliers of packaging technology worldwide. The company's core competence lies in the development, production, and marketing of customized packaging machines for the market sectors of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, and dairy and foodstuffs - including after-sales service. OYSTAR is based in Stutensee, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

IMA Group

Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy

Category Company
Founded 1961
Sector Machinery
Employees6,121
Revenue 2.0B EUR (2022)
DESCRIPTION

IMA Group is a designer and manufacturer of automatic machines for the processing and packaging of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, tea, and coffee. IMA Group was founded in 1961 and is based in Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 8
Sector: Packaging M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 5
Country: Germany M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-24 Zibo Ima Xinhua Pharmatech Co.

China

Zibo Ima Xinhua Pharmatech Co., Ltd. which specialises in the production of components and automatic machines for the processing of pharmaceuticals.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-27 Teknoweb Converting S.r.l.

Palazzo Pignano, Italy

Teknoweb Converting S.r.l. which operates in the fields of converting, producing and selling machines for the production of wet wipes.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Odewald KMU

Berlin, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 1.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Odewald is a leading German independent private equity firm focused on investments in high-growth small and medium-sized companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Odewald manages its equity funds through its two companies Odewald & Compagnie Gesellschaft für Beteiligungen mbH and Odewald KMU Gesellschaft für Beteiligungen mbH. Odewald & Compagnie generally acquires majority interest in profitable SMEs holding strong potential companies with revenues upto EUR 400 million. It looks to invests EUR 30 million and EUR 50 million of equity per transaction. Odewald KMU seeks to invest EUR 5 million and EUR 20 million of equity per transaction. Prospective transaction situations include management buyouts, buy-ins, industry consolidations, and divestitures. Odewald was formed in 1997 and is based in Berlin.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 17
Sector: Packaging M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 4
Country: Germany M&A 11 of 16
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-01 Tempton

Essen, Germany

Tempton is one of the personnel service providers in Germany. More than 11,500 companies rely on us every day to support them with suitable employees from almost all sectors. These include industrial and technical assistants, skilled assistants and skilled workers as well as commercial staff, qualified nursing staff, IT experts, airport staff, engineers and interim managers. Tempton is based in Essen, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-29 d&b

Backnang, Germany

d&b is a producer of high-quality speakers, amplifiers, and related components. d&b systems are used as reliable tools for long-term use at production and distribution companies from the event and multimedia genre, at festivals and concerts, at musicals, concert halls, theaters, and opera houses, in radio and television products from the tiniest conference rooms to the largest stadiums. d&b was founded in 1981 and is based in Backnang, Germany.

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SELLER

Alcentra Capital

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 540M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Alcentra Capital Corporation is the direct investment arm of asset management firm Alcentra. Alcentra capital looks to provide equity and subordinated debt to middle-market companies throughout North America. The Firm looks to invest $5 to $15 million per transaction in profitable companies with $5 to $15 million of EBITDA. Sectors of interest include healthcare, government services, business services, and defense. Alcentra Capital Corporation was formerly known as BNY Mellon-Alcentra Mezzanine Partners. The Group was originally established in 1998 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 40
Sector: Packaging M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 10 of 19
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-09 Atwood Mobile Products

Elkhart, Indiana, United States

Atwood Mobile Products, is a provider of gas appliances, windows, doors, electronics and hardware to the Recreational Vehicle (RV) industry.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-05 Alpine Waste & Recycling

Commerce City, Colorado, United States

Alpine Waste & Recycling is a privately held commercial waste, recycling and compost collection company in Colorado. The company is entirely vertically integrated with a fleet of almost 100 collection vehicles, a recycling facility, compost processing plant, and the only privately held landfill in Colorado.

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