Investment Summary

KKR and Ringier Digital AG Exits Scout24

On October 1, 2015, invested in internet software and services company Scout24 from KKR and Ringier Digital AG

Investment Highlights
  • This is transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is transaction in Germany.

Investment Summary

Date 2015-10-01
Target Scout24
Sector Internet Software and Services
Sellers(s) KKR
Ringier Digital AG
Deal Type IPO

Target

Scout24

Berlin, Germany
Scout24 is a proivder of online market places. The six marketplaces of the Scout24 Group - ImmobilienScout24, AutoScout24, FriendScout24, FinanceScout24, JobScout24 and TravelScout24 - are present in 22 countries As a strong partner, Scout supports its customers in important decisions, in particular in the fields of housing, mobility, partnership and finance. Scout24 was founded in 1998 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

KKR

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 267.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.

KKR is a global investment firm founded by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts. The Firm is separated into several business segments including private markets, public markets, capital markets, and other principal activities. KKR's private equity practice invests in management buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and partnerships with family-owned companies. KKR will invest in a broad range of industries and companies and will consider businesses throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Sectors of interest include chemicals, consumer products, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media/communications, retail, and technology. In addition to its traditional principal investment activity business, KKR also invests in infrastructure assets. KKR was formed in 1976 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 73 of 215
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 3 of 17
Type: IPO M&A Deals 28 of 62
Country: Germany M&A 11 of 16
Year: 2015 M&A 10 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-17 Samson Investment Co.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Samson Investment Company is a privately-held independent exploration and production company.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-12 Selecta

Steinhausen, Switzerland

Selecta is a vending and coffee services company operating more than 145,000 vending machines and serving more than 6 million consumers daily. Selecta was formed in 1957 and is based in Steinhausen, Switzerland.

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SELLER

Ringier Digital AG

Flamatt, Switzerland

Category Company
Sector Digital Media
DESCRIPTION

Ringier Digital AG is a business division of Ringier AG. Its activities encompass digital marketplaces, e-commerce and digital marketing.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: IPO M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-14 Scout24

Berlin, Germany

Scout24 is a proivder of online market places. The six marketplaces of the Scout24 Group - ImmobilienScout24, AutoScout24, FriendScout24, FinanceScout24, JobScout24 and TravelScout24 - are present in 22 countries As a strong partner, Scout supports its customers in important decisions, in particular in the fields of housing, mobility, partnership and finance. Scout24 was founded in 1998 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

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