M&A Deal Summary

Kowema Acquires Nova Swiss

On February 18, 2014, private equity firm Kowema acquired machinery company Nova Swiss

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kowema’s 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Kowema’s 3rd transaction in Switzerland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-02-18
Target Nova Swiss
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Kowema
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Oaklins (Financial)

Target

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.

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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 3 of 7
Sector: Machinery M&A 1 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 2 of 6
Country: Switzerland M&A 3 of 7
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-01 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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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-04 KKS Ultraschall

Steinen, Switzerland

KKS Ultraschall is developing, producing, and marketing technologically leading solutions in the fields of industrial cleaning, ultrasound, and surface technology in the field of plant construction as a full-service provider. KKS Ultraschall was founded in 1982 and is based in Steinen, Switzerland.

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