Divestiture • Manufacturing

Invest Equity and Invest Acquire IKA Group

On October 8, 2020, private equity firms Invest Equity and Invest acquired manufacturer IKA Group from Floridienne

Acquisition Context
  • This is Invest Equity’s 2nd and Invest’s 3rd transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Invest Equity’s 3rd and Invest’s 5th transaction in Germany.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date October 8, 2020
Target IKA Group
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Invest Equity
Invest
Sellers(s) Floridienne
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

IKA Group

Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany
IKA Group develops, manufactures, and sells stabilizers for the PVC processing industry. The company has specialized in manufacturing of stabilizers for window profiles, foamed profiles, technical profiles, plates, pipes, and fittings made of rigid PVC as well as cable sheathing made of soft PVC. IKA Group was founded in 1994 and is based in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany.
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Buyers Overview 2

Buyer

Invest Equity

Vienna, Austria

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Invest Equity is private equity investment firm focused on providing capital to fund buyouts, growth capital financings, and recapitalizations of mid-sized growth oriented businesses in Austria, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. Invest will consider opportunities in a variety of industry sectors and typically holds investments for three to six years. Prospective companies generally have strong management and solid market position. Invest Equity was formed in 1998 and is based in Vienna.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 18 of 18
Sector: Manufacturing 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
Country: Germany 3 of 3
Year: 2020 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-02 Roth Czech

Trebarov, Czech Republic

Roth Czech specialized in the production and distribution of sanitary products. Roth Czech has its own subsidiaries in Slovakia and Hungary and a broad distribution network in CEE countries. Roth Czech was founded in 1991 and is based in Trebarov, Czech Republic.

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Buyer

Invest

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 200M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Invest is the investment arm of Raiffeisen bank group and looks to make long-term equity and mezzanine investments in small to mid-sized Austrian and German companies. Invest was established in 1984 and is headquartered in Linz, Austria.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 23 of 54
Sector: Manufacturing 3 of 5
Type: Divestiture 3 of 4
Country: Germany 5 of 14
Year: 2020 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-01 NGR

Feldkirchen an der Donau, Austria

NGA develops testing equipment and systems for the plastics processing industry. NGR is based in Feldkirchen an der Donau, Austria.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-11-03 Polytec Industrial

Marchtrenk, Austria

Polytec Industrial is a plastics specialist for molded and coated parts as well as plant construction. Polytec Industrial is based in Marchtrenk, Austria.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Floridienne

Waterloo, Belgium

Category Company
Founded 1898
Sector Diversified
Employees3,356
Revenue 697M EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Floridienne specializes in the extraction and production of phosphates with concentration in three sectors: festive food, life sciences, and chemistry. Floridienne was incorporated in 1898 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Belgium.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Manufacturing 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
Country: Germany 1 of 1
Year: 2020 1 of 1

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