M&A Deal Summary

KKA Partners and Keyhaven Capital Partners Acquire Evago

On October 15, 2019, private equity firms KKA Partners and Keyhaven Capital Partners acquired media company Evago

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is KKA Partners’ 1st and Keyhaven Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is KKA Partners’ 1st and Keyhaven Capital Partners’ 3rd transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-10-15
Target Evago
Sector Media
Buyer(s) KKA Partners
Keyhaven Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Evago

Pyrbaum, Germany
Evago is a live event infrastructure rental company. It services the attractive live events market that has profited from secular growth over the past decade. The business model revolves around the rental of mission-critical infrastructures, such as barriers and floor protection. Evago is based in Pyrbaum, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 2

DESCRIPTION

KKA Partners is a private equity firm focused on acquiring lower middle-market companies in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The Firm aims to invest €20 to €30 million of equity in companies valued at up to €120 million. Areas of interest include healthcare, business services, and consumer products/services. KKA has a special interest in businesses that can leverage its tech-enabled playbook for future success and growth. KKA Partners was established in 2018 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 9
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 1 of 8
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 7
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-01 Xantaro

Hamburg, Germany

Xantaro is a service provider for high-performance communication networks, offering design, integration, and best-in-class maintenance / operational services. The recently launched software platform Yukon provides customers with full transparency over their complex multi-vendor network environments. Xantaro was founded in 2007 and is based in Hamburg, Germany.

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Buyer

Keyhaven Capital Partners

London, United Kingdom

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Keyhaven Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on small cap company acquisitions in Europe. The Firm does not have any sector preferences and generally targets companies valued less then €100 million. Keyhaven Capital Partners was formed in 2003 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 16
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 6 of 10
Country: Germany M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2019 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-10-01 Amethyst

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amethyst is a private cancer treatment institution. Amethyst provides most advanced techniques and equipment together with an unwavering care for patients, to offer them the best possible treatment and care. Amethyst was founded in 2010 and Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-05-12 Optimapharm

Zagreb, Croatia

Optimapharm is a clinical research organization. Optimapharm was founded in 2005 and is based in Zagreb, Croatia.

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