M&A Deal Summary

Inspecs Group Acquires Eschenbach Optik

On November 19, 2020, Inspecs Group acquired consumer products company Eschenbach Optik from Equistone for 95M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Inspecs Group’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Inspecs Group’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Inspecs Group’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2020-11-19
Target Eschenbach Optik
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Inspecs Group
Sellers(s) Equistone
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 95M EUR

Target

Eschenbach Optik

Nurnberg, Germany
Eschenbach Optik GmbH is a supplier of spectacle frames & sunglasses and a manufacturer of vision aids, optical equipment & components.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Inspecs Group

Bath, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1988
Sector Consumer Products
Employees1,673
Revenue 203M GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Inspecs Group is an entity which designs, produces, sells, markets, and distributes fashion eyewear and original equipment manufacturer products worldwide. It provides a range of prescription optical eyewear under the various brand names and private labels; sunglasses; and safety products under the Caterpillar brand. Inspecs Group was founded in 1988 and is based in Bath, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (Germany) 1 of 1
Year (2020) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Equistone

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 9.6B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Equistone is a private equity firm that invests in small to mid-sized companies valued from €50 to €500 million. Equistone targets companies operating in the fields of services, healthcare, financial services, and consumer/travel. The Firm looks to invest €25 to €200 million in a variety of transactions, including buyouts, growth capital financings, recapitalizations, and take privates. Equistone was formed in 1997 and is based in London, England.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 171 of 192
Sector (Consumer Products) 10 of 10
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 56 of 67
Country (Germany) 26 of 28
Year (2020) 9 of 9
Size (of disclosed) 40 of 58
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-11-09 Winterbotham Darby

Redhill, United Kingdom

Winterbotham Darby is a supplier of chilled foods to UK supermarket chains. Through strategic own-label relationships with retailers and an exciting portfolio of brands, the team has a long-established record of creating, growing, and leading categories. Winterbotham Darby was formed in 1962 and is based in Redhill, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-05 Ligentia

Leeds, United Kingdom

Ligentia is a UK-based global supply chain management provider. Ligentia provides a range of supply chain management services, mostly delivered via ocean and air freight, as well as third- and fourth-party logistics services. Ligentia’s customers are primarily large UK and European-based importers operating in the retail, consumer, industrial, healthcare and manufacturing sectors, which require services related to the handling of goods being imported from the Far East. Ligentia Group was formed in 1996 and is based in Leeds, England.

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