Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Building Materials

KPS Capital Partners Acquires Metra

On May 6, 2021, private equity firm KPS Capital Partners acquired building materials company Metra

Acquisition Context
  • This is KPS Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is KPS Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Italy.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date May 6, 2021
Target Metra
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) KPS Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Lazard
Ernst & Young Capital Advisors (Financial)
A&O Shearman (Legal)

Target Company

Metra

Brescia, Italy
Metra is a global, vertically integrated manufacturer of extruded aluminum profiles and related value-added services, including painting, oxidation, machining, welding, and assembly. The Company offers a full range of extruded aluminum profiles, which are used primarily in the industrial and building & construction end-markets across Europe and North America. Metra is headquartered in Brescia, Italy, with five strategically located manufacturing facilities across Italy and Canada.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

KPS Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1991
PE ASSETS 21.8B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

KPS Capital Partners is a private investment firm that targets special situations including turnarounds, restructurings, bankruptcies, and corporate divestitures. KPS' target investment size is $200 million to $2 billion in businesses with minimum revenues of $250 million. The Firm has specific interest in companies engaged in the manufacturing, transportation, and service industries. KPS will not consider investments in high technology, financial services, telecommunications, broadcast media, real estate and natural resources. The Firm's geographic coverage spans the US, Canada, and Europe. KPS Capital Partners was formed in 1991 and is based in New York, New York.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 44 of 55
Sector: Building Materials 1 of 3
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 9 of 10
Country: Italy 1 of 2
Year: 2021 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-08 Eviosys

Baar, Switzerland

Eviosys is a provider of metal packaging, producing food cans and ends, aerosol cans, metal closures and promotional packaging to preserve the products of hundreds of consumer brands. Eviosys was formed in 2021 and is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland.

Buy €2.3B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-11 TaylorMade

Carlsbad, California, United States

TaylorMade is a manufacturer of high-performance golf equipment, golf balls, and accessories with industry-leading innovative products like SIM2 metalwoods, SIM2 irons, P Series irons, TP5/TP5X golf balls, and Spider putters. A major force across the world's professional tours, TaylorMade has an unrivaled athlete portfolio that includes Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Collin Morikawa, Rickie Fowler, Matthew Wolff, Sung Hyun Park, Charley Hull, Maria Fassi, and Sierra Brooks. TaylorMade was formed in 1979 and is based in Carlsbad, California.

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