M&A Deal Summary

Kowema Acquires Ceramaret

On February 1, 2014, private equity firm Kowema acquired manufacturer Ceramaret

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kowema’s 2nd transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Kowema’s 2nd transaction in Switzerland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-02-01
Target Ceramaret
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Kowema
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Ceramaret

Bole, Switzerland
Ceramaret is a developer and producer of components from over-hard materials such as engineering ceramics, synthetic sapphire, and ruby. Ceramaret was founded in 1907 and is based in Bole, Switzerland.

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DESCRIPTION

Kowema is a private investment group focused on acquiring and investing in un-listed small and medium-sized Swiss companies. The Firm does not have any sector preferences. Kowema was formed in 2007 and is based in Rotkreuz.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 2 of 3
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 1 of 6
Country: Switzerland M&A 2 of 7
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-01 CabTec

Rotkreuz, Switzerland

CabTec is a manufacturer of customer-specific solutions from a single cable to complex assemblies fittings. CabTec offers more than 10,000 customer-specific items, from individual cables to the assembly of complex cable assemblies. CabTec is based in Rotkreuz, Switzerland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-18 Nova Swiss

Effretikon, Switzerland

Nova Swiss develops and produces system solutions in the high-pressure technology and diesel components product lines. Nova Swiss was founded in 1921 and is based in Effretikon, Switzerland.

Buy -