M&A Deal Summary

Matrikon Acquires Matrikon Deutschland AG

On September 1, 2005, Matrikon acquired software company Matrikon Deutschland AG from VM Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Matrikon’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Matrikon’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2005-09-01
Target Matrikon Deutschland AG
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Matrikon
Sellers(s) VM Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Matrikon Deutschland AG

Cologne, Germany
Matrikon Deutschland AG is a distributor of standardized information management software for the chemicals industry. Matrikon Deutschland is based in Cologne, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Matrikon

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1988
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees588
DESCRIPTION

Matrikon, Inc. delivers industrial performance monitoring solutions that provide visibility into the global operations of oil and gas, energy, mining, power and refining companies. Matrikon products enable users to anticipate and correct problems, identify opportunities for improvement, share best practices and drive the action necessary to achieve and sustain their operational excellence objectives. Matrikon has been empowering excellence since 1988.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2005 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

VM Capital

Dusseldorf, Germany

Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 400M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

VM Capital (formerly known as Ventizz Capital Partners) is a private equity firm that targets investments in growth-oriented technology businesses operating throughout Europe. VM Capital will consider investing in individual companies as well as acquisitions of secondary private equity transactions. Specific sectors of interest include renewable energy/clean technology, semiconductors, electronics, photonics, materials applicaton, industrial automation, medical technology, IT, and communications. Vorndran looks for control stakes when making investments. The Firm's investment horizon is 3 to 6 years. VM Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in Dusseldorf.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 19
Sector: Software M&A 2 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 6
Country: Germany M&A 2 of 13
Year: 2005 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-02-01 Werbas AG

Holzgerlingen, Germany

German market leader for the development of software solutions for car workshops and dealers for the following applications: order acceptance, bookkeeping, stock management, automated goods ordering and used car management.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-10-07 ersol Solar Energy AG

Erfurt, Germany

The ersol group is a leading manufacturer and distributor for photovoltaic products. After acquiring ASi Industries GmbH, ersol focuses on value chain segments of ingot and wafer production (ASi GmbH) and the production of solar cells (ersol AG). In addition, the ersol group is also involved in module production (via its joint venture SESE Co. Ltd.) to a minor extent and its subsidiary aimex-solar GmbH also trades modules.

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