M&A Deal Summary

Kingspan Acquires Brakel

On November 27, 2017, Kingspan acquired building materials company Brakel from GIMV

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kingspan’s 9th transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is Kingspan’s 2nd transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-11-27
Target Brakel
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) Kingspan
Sellers(s) GIMV
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Brakel

Uden, Netherlands
Brakel is a provider of high-end solutions for glass daylight constructions (glass roofs and skylights), ventilation systems (top hung windows and flap ventilators) and fire safety systems (fire detection, smoke and heat extraction installations) in commercial and industrial buildings. Brakel was established in 1977 and is based in Uden, Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Kingspan

Kingscourt, Ireland

Category Company
Founded 1965
Sector Building Materials
Employees24,802
Revenue 8.6B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Kingspan is a provider in high performance insulation, building fabric and solar integrated building envelopes. Kingspan delivers high efficiency, low cost and low carbon building solutions across a broad range of market sectors. Kingspan was founded in 1965 and is based in Kingscourt, Ireland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 16
Sector: Building Materials M&A 9 of 12
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 10
Country: Netherlands M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2017 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-09-27 Isoeste Constructivos Isotérmicos

Goiás, Brazil

Isoeste Constructivos Isotérmicos Ltda. is an insulated panel manufacturer in Brazil, operating from four sites with approximately 630 employees.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-01 Hercules

DeLand, Florida, United States

Hercules is specializes in custom designed door products for the cold storage, controlled environment, food and beverage, processing and distribution, and pharmaceutical industries. HERCULES doors offers a complete line of specialty doors for your specific applications including Blast Freezer, Freezer, Cooler, Docks, Processing, Ripening Rooms, Automotive Test Cells, Research Facilities, and Distribution Facilities.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

GIMV

Antwerp, Belgium

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 2.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

GIMV is a Belgium based public investment company focused on private equity and venture capital investments in tech-based businesses. GIMV's private equity practice operates through its Corporate Investment unit and targets management buyouts, buy-ins, and growth capital financings of companies with annual sales between EUR15 and EUR150 million. For buyout opportunities GIMV generally takes a majority stake in businesses and for growth capital needs, GIMV takes a minority position. GIMV does not invest in publicly held companies or turnaround situations. GIMV's geographic focus is within Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and France. GIMV also invests in Russia through Eagle Capital Partners, a partnership with KBC Private Equity. GIMV was formed in 1980 and is headquartered in Antwerp with additional offices in The Hague, Frankfurt, Munich, and Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 78 of 111
Sector: Building Materials M&A 4 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 41 of 58
Country: Netherlands M&A 20 of 29
Year: 2017 M&A 6 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-23 La Croissanterie

Clichy, France

La Croissanterie is a sandwich,sweet pastry restaurant chain and has 161 restaurants, two-thirds of which it directly manages. La Croissanterie was founded in 1977 and is based in Clichy, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-08 WDM Deutenberg

Grob Pankow, Germany

WDM Deutenberg is a producer and manufacturer of spot-welded wire mesh. The company offers a wide range of finishing processes to increasingly complex production depth. WDM Deutenberg was founded in 1993 and is based in Grob Pankow, Germany.

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