M&A Deal Summary

LPC Capital Partners, IKB Invest and INVEST AG Acquire Ring International Holding AG

On September 23, 2011, private equity firms LPC Capital Partners, IKB Invest and INVEST AG acquired machinery company Ring International Holding AG

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is LPC Capital Partners’ 1st, IKB Invest’s 1st and INVEST AG’s 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is LPC Capital Partners’ 1st, IKB Invest’s 1st and INVEST AG’s 3rd transaction in Austria.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-09-23
Target Ring International Holding AG
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) LPC Capital Partners
IKB Invest
INVEST AG
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Ring International Holding AG

Wien, Austria
Ring International Holding AG is one of the corporate groups in the areas of stationery products and coatings and comprises a total of 64 companies, 21 of which are production facilities.

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Buyer(S) 3

Buyer

LPC Capital Partners

Vienna, Austria
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

LPC Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on minority investments in established Austrian and German companies. LPC generally targets growth capital and buyout transactions in small to mid-sized businesses. In addition to investing directly in companies, LPC also offers investors a fund-of-funds product that invests in funds as well as co-investment transactions. LPC was formed in 2006 and is based in Vienna.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Machinery) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 1 of 1
Country (Austria) 1 of 1
Year (2011) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-07-01 UTT Technische Textilien

Krumbach, Germany

UTT Technische Textilien GmbH & Co. is an experienced manufacturer of technical textiles with a multi-level, perfectly co-ordinated and complex production process ranging from manufacturing of warps to laser cutting.

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Buyer

IKB Invest

Dusseldorf, Germany
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

IKB Invest GmbH is a SME sector with equity finance divisions that provides financing for German businesses. IKB targets minority investment situations only. In addition to providing equity capital, IKB will also consider mezzanine investments. Sectors of interest include automotive, distribution, healthcare, industrial products and consumer goods. IKB Private Equity was formed in 1987 and is based in Dusseldorf, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Machinery) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 1 of 1
Country (Austria) 1 of 1
Year (2011) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-12-01 UTT Technische Textilien

Krumbach, Germany

UTT Technische Textilien GmbH & Co. is an experienced manufacturer of technical textiles with a multi-level, perfectly co-ordinated and complex production process ranging from manufacturing of warps to laser cutting.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-27 CellGenix

Freiburg, Germany

CellGenix is a biopharmaceutical company active in the field of cellular therapies and regenerative medicine. The Company develops, manufactures and markets cell therapy products and high-quality reagents for ex vivo cell culture. CellGenix is a leading supplier of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) manufactured cytokines and serum-free media for cell therapy applications worldwide. CellGenix was founded in 1994 and is located in Freiburg, Germany.

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Buyer

INVEST AG

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 180M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

INVEST AG is the investment arm of Raiffeisen bank group and looks to make long-term equity and mezzanine investments in small to mid-sized Austrian and German companies. INVEST AG was established in 1984 and is headquartered in Linz, Austria.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 11
Sector (Machinery) 1 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 1 of 2
Country (Austria) 3 of 8
Year (2011) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-01 Carbones

Vienna, Austria

Carbones is a distributor and global trading house of metallurgical commodities. Carbones has specialised in trading with pig iron, anthracite coal and magnesium. Carbones was founded in 2002 and is based in Vienna, Austria.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-01 Mediashop

Niederöosterreich, Austria

Mediashop which markets fitness, home & kitchen, wellness, cosmetics, tools, and automobile care products. Mediashop was founded in 1999 and is based Niederosterreich, Austria.

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