M&A Deal Summary

Loxam Acquires Laho Equipement SA

On June 1, 2007, Loxam acquired construction company Laho Equipement SA from Equistone

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Loxam’s 1st transaction in the Construction sector.
  • This is Loxam’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-06-01
Target Laho Equipement SA
Sector Construction
Buyer(s) Loxam
Sellers(s) Equistone
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Laho Equipement SA

Paris, France
Laho Equipement is one of the leading construction equipment rental groups in France. The group has national coverage through its 75 agencies.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Loxam

Prais, France

Category Company
Founded 1967
Sector Retail
Employees4,000
Revenue 703M EUR (2014)
DESCRIPTION

Loxam is a provider in the rental of materials for building, public works, green spaces, services, industry, and events, offers all the equipment and tools for carrying out your work. Loxam was established in 1967 and is based in Prais, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 11
Sector: Construction M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 7
Country: France M&A 1 of 3
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-24 Stammis Verhuur B.V.

Beverwijk, Netherlands

Stammis Verhuur B.V. with its rental fleet of over 800 mobile elevating work platforms has a network of five branches located in Northern Holland, a full range of Power and General Plant Equipment, a brand image and is increasingly well known in construction and industry.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Equistone

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 9.6B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Equistone is a private equity firm that invests in small to mid-sized companies valued from €50 to €500 million. Equistone targets companies operating in the fields of services, healthcare, financial services, and consumer/travel. The Firm looks to invest €25 to €200 million in a variety of transactions, including buyouts, growth capital financings, recapitalizations, and take privates. Equistone was formed in 1997 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 70 of 206
Sector: Construction M&A 2 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 28 of 70
Country: France M&A 23 of 62
Year: 2007 M&A 5 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-04-02 Scaff Holding Group

Colombes cedex, France

Scaff'Holding Group is a scaffolding and shoring equipment rental.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-08 Flowbird Group

Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

Flowbird Group is a provider of parking management solutions and a major player in public transport ticketing equipment. The company operates through two business divisions, Smart Parking operates across the whole value chain of the on-street parking management and Smart Transport provides ticketing solutions (connected ticket and validation terminals) and associated software systems for public transport. Flowbird Group is based in Paris, France.

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