M&A Deal Summary

Kaishan Group Acquires Leobersdorfer Maschinenfabrik

On April 12, 2016, Kaishan Group acquired machinery company Leobersdorfer Maschinenfabrik from HQ Equita and Metric Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kaishan Group’s 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Kaishan Group’s 1st transaction in Austria.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-04-12
Target Leobersdorfer Maschinenfabrik
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Kaishan Group
Sellers(s) HQ Equita
Metric Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Leobersdorfer Maschinenfabrik

Leobersdorf, Austria
Leobersdorfer Maschinenfabrik GmbH is a manufacturer of high-pressure compressor systems for air, natural gas, and other technical and industrial gases for pressures ranging up to 600 bar. Leobersdorfer Maschinenfabrik was founded in 1850 and is based in Leobersdorf, Austria.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Kaishan Group

Shanghai, China

Category Company
Founded 1956
Sector Machinery
Employees3,669
Revenue 4.2B CNY (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Kaishan Group is an air compressor manufacturer. The company’s main products consist of a screw air compressor, refrigerant compressor, screw expander, gas compressor, and products for environmental engineering and cold-chain industries. Kaishan Group was founded in 1956 and is based in Shanghai, China.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Machinery M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Austria M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

HQ Equita

Hamburg, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 1.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HQ Equita is a private equity firm that targets minority investments in mid-sized companies in German-speaking countries (primarily Germany, Austria and Switzerland). The Firm focuses on growth-oriented companies undergoing consolidation, with sustainable earnings power, and strong market positions. Equity seeks companies with revenues between €50 and €250 million. Equita is a generalist investor, with no sector preferences. The Fis not limited to specific industries. Equita has no limitation on its investment period, enabling it to invest in companies for the long term. The Firm will support a variety of transactions includes succession/ownership changes, group spin-offs, lead-up to IPOs, MBOs, MBIs, take privates, and growth capital financings. HQ Equita is an arm of family owned Harald Quandt Holding GmbH. HQ Equita was formed in 1992 and is based in Hamburg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 25
Sector: Machinery M&A 4 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 9
Country: Austria M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-30 ROVEMA group

Fernwald, Germany

ROVEMA group is an international supplier for flexible packaging machinery and facilities. ROVEMA group was founded in 1957 and is based in Fernwald, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Frankfurt, Germany

Windstar Medical is an over-the-counter (“OTC”) consumer healthcare company that designs, develops, and commercializes branded consumer health and private label products, with a track record of establishing best-in-class medical formulations and brands. Windstar Medical was founded in 1993 and is based in Frankfurt, Germany.

Sell -
DESCRIPTION

Metric Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on proving financing solutions to small and mid-sized companies across Europe. Investment funds are generally used to support buyouts, refinancings, growth capital financings, rescues, and shareholder liquidity needs. Metric Capital Partners was formed in 2011 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 8
Sector: Machinery M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Austria M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-11 Less Mess Storage

Warsaw, Poland

Less Mess Storage owns and operates a self-storage chain in the CEE region, with a portfolio of five stores, two in Warsaw and three in Prague offering over 180,000 square feet of net lettable area. The majority of the square footage is freehold property owned by Less Mess. Less Mess Storage was founded in 2014 and is based in Warsaw, Poland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-13 Win Systems

Valletta, Malta

Win Systems is a provider of casino management software, lottery systems. Win Technologies provides comprehensive cloud-based systems management solutions for the gaming and lottery industries. Win Systems was founded in 1996 and is based in Valletta, Malta.

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