M&A Deal Summary

MAGNA Acquires Wipac Czech s.r.o.

On November 20, 2019, MAGNA acquired automotive company Wipac Czech s.r.o. from Carclo

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is MAGNA’s 15th transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is MAGNA’s 1st transaction in Czech Republic.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-11-20
Target Wipac Czech s.r.o.
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) MAGNA
Sellers(s) Carclo
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Wipac Czech s.r.o.

Ostrava, Czech Republic
Wipac Czech s.r.o. is an independent automotive design company based in Ostrava, Czech Republic and employs 35 designers, electronics and CAD engineers solely focussed on automotive LED lighting design. Wipac Czech is based in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

MAGNA

Aurora, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1957
Sector Automotive
Employees164,000
Revenue 42.8B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
MAGNA's headquarters in Aurora, Ontario.
MAGNA's headquarters in Aurora, Ontario.

MAGNA is a diversified automotive supplier. Magna designs, develops and manufactures automotive systems, assemblies, modules and components, as well as engineers and assembles complete vehicles, primarily for sale to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of cars and light trucks. Magna was formed in 1957 and is based in Aurora, Ontario. MAGNA was founded in 1957 and is based in Aurora, Ontario.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 22
Sector: Automotive M&A 15 of 16
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 6 of 7
Country: Czech Republic M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-18 VIZA Geca SL

Spain

VIZA Geca SL is a provider of patented floor-latch systems and foldable seats. VIZA Geca is based in Spain.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-11 Optimus Ride

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Optimus Ride is a self-driving vehicle company. It designs technologies to enable efficient, sustainable, and equitable mobility systems and solutions. Optimus Ride was founded in 2015 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Carclo

Ossett, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1924
Sector Plastics
Employees1,059
Revenue 133M GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Carclo is a global supplier of technical plastics products. Carclo’s strategy is to develop new technologies and products to drive future growth on a global scale. Company technical plastics business manufacture fine tolerance moulded plastic components which are used in medical and electronics products. Carclo was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Ossett, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Automotive M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Czech Republic M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-30 Wipac Czech s.r.o.

Ostrava, Czech Republic

Wipac Czech s.r.o. is an independent automotive design company based in Ostrava, Czech Republic and employs 35 designers, electronics and CAD engineers solely focussed on automotive LED lighting design. Wipac Czech is based in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

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