Investment Summary

Jacobs Holding Invests In Swiss Smile

On June 7, 2017, family office Jacobs Holding invested in healthcare services company Swiss Smile from EQT

Investment Highlights
  • This is Jacobs Holding’s 2nd transaction in the Healthcare Services sector.
  • This is Jacobs Holding’s 2nd transaction in Switzerland.

Investment Summary

Date 2017-06-07
Target Swiss Smile
Sector Healthcare Services
Investor(s) Jacobs Holding
Sellers(s) EQT
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Swiss Smile

Zurich, Switzerland
Swiss Smile is a provider of dental care and services and differentiates itself through a strong brand, high medical standards, convenient opening hours, a modern infrastructure, and an outstanding patient experience. Swiss Smile was founded in 2002 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor
DESCRIPTION

Jacobs Holding AG is the family office for Klaus J. Jacobs. Jacobs looks to invest in and partner with non-cyclical companies in developed markets with cash-generative business models. The Firm's minimum investment size is 300 million CHF. Jacobs Holding AG was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Zurich.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector: Healthcare Services M&A 2 of 3
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Switzerland M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2017 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-13 Colosseum Dental Group

Zurich, Switzerland

Colosseum Dental Group is the provider of private dental care in Scandinavia. The company currently operates 11 clinics in Norway, 7 in Sweden and 2 in Denmark, offering a range of services from basic dental care to specialist surgery. Colosseum’s business model allows dental professionals to fully focus on the provision of dental care in a flexible and stimulating working environment, supported by centralized support functions. Colosseum Dental Group was founded in 1986 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-03 Cognita Schools

London, United Kingdom

Cognita Schools operates over 70 schools across 8 countries, educating more than 40,000 children, our schools provide a unique global education that goes beyond grades to develop all-round academic excellence – equipping young people with the confidence and resourcefulness that prepares them to grow, thrive, and find their success in a fast-changing world. Cognita Schools was founded in 2004 and based in London, England.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

EQT

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 242.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EQT is a global private equity group that purses a variety of investment strategies around the world. EQT is divided into several investment disciplines, including private capital, real assets, credit, and venture. The Firm's private capital group targets large, market-leading enterprises (investment size of €125 to €1.5 billion) across Europe and the US, as well as mid-market, growth companies (investment size of €40 to €125 million) across the US, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. The Firm's real assets group seeks to identify control or co-control equity investments (investment size of €500 to €1 billion) in medium-sized infrastructure companies that provide an essential service to society, are recession resilient, and have secure cash flows. EQT's credit group provides flexible, long-term debt capital solutions to medium-sized European businesses, across a wide range of sectors. EQT was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 96 of 194
Sector: Healthcare Services M&A 4 of 9
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 3 of 9
Country: Switzerland M&A 4 of 8
Year: 2017 M&A 8 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-02 Faerch

Holstebro, Denmark

Faerch is a provider of plastic packaging for ready meals and protein food trays. Faerch has taken the lead in making rigid food packaging circular with products made from up to 100% recycled content and fully recyclable to new food grade products. As an integrated recycler, Faerch recycles food trays back into new food grade products at industrial scale. Faerch was founded in 1969 and is based in Holstebro, Denmark.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-09 Open Systems

Zurich, Switzerland

Open Systems is one of the major Secure SD-WAN-as-a-service providers in Europe and the US. Open Systems secures and monitors IT networks and business-critical applications for global enterprises, NGOs, and institutions. Open Systems was founded in 1990 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

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