M&A Deal Summary

Kerr Acquires SpofaDental AS

On August 1, 2003, Kerr acquired medical products company SpofaDental AS from Riverside

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kerr’s 1st transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Kerr’s 1st transaction in Czech Republic.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2003-08-01
Target SpofaDental AS
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Kerr
Sellers(s) Riverside
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

SpofaDental AS

Jicin, Czech Republic
SpofaDental is the leading non-metallic dental supplies producer in Central Europe. The company has its main production facility in Jicin and maintains sales offices in Russia, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine, Turkey, the Baltic countries, and Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Kerr

Orange, California, United States

Category Company
Sector Medical Products
DESCRIPTION


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Medical Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Czech Republic M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2003 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Riverside

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 5.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Riverside Company is a global private equity firm that seeks investments in profitable lower middle-market companies valued under $400 million. Riverside looks to invest in growth businesses headquartered in North America, Europe, and Asia (primarily Japan and South Korea), that have been in operation for at least five years. Riverside targets investments in a wide array of industries including distribution, automotive, healthcare, education, manufacturing, software, consumer services, plastics, publishing, food, communications, marine, and business services. Riverside was formed in 1988 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 208
Sector: Medical Products M&A 1 of 14
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 87
Country: Czech Republic M&A 1 of 5
Year: 2003 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-08-01 American Products Company

Corona, California, United States

APC manufactured and distributed automotive aftermarket accessories for the sport-compact and light-truck markets. The company's 2,400 products were sold at retailers throughout the U.S.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-10-01 Neighborly

Waco, Texas, United States

Neighborly is a home services franchisor of 25 service brands (including Neighborly umbrella service brand) and more than 4,000 franchise owners serving 10 million+ customers in nine countries, focused on repairing, maintaining and enhancing homes and businesses. Neighborly was founded in 1981 and is based in Waco, Texas.

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