M&A Deal Summary

Montagu Acquires Universal-Investment

On September 15, 2016, private equity firm Montagu acquired financial services company Universal-Investment

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Montagu’s 2nd transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Montagu’s 8th transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-09-15
Target Universal-Investment
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Montagu
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Universal-Investment

Frankfurt, Germany
Universal-Investment is an independent fund administration service provider supporting the regulatory compliance and efficiency of financial market participants through fund administration services Universal-Investment was founded in 1968 and is based in Frankfurt, Germany.

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Buyer

Montagu

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 11.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Montagu is an independent private equity firm focused on European management buyouts and growth capital transactions. The Firm seeks opportunities valued between €100 million and €1 billion. Sectors of interest include healthcare, medical products, financial services, software, IT, information services, and education. Montagu dates back to 1968 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 91 of 119
Sector: Financial Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 57 of 60
Country: Germany M&A 8 of 8
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 3
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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