M&A Deal Summary

Moonlake Capital Acquires ADA Cosmetics

On October 8, 2018, private equity firm Moonlake Capital acquired consumer products company ADA Cosmetics from Ardian

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Moonlake Capital’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Moonlake Capital’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-10-08
Target ADA Cosmetics
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Moonlake Capital
Sellers(s) Ardian
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

ADA Cosmetics

Kehl, Germany
ADA Cosmetics is a provider of personal care products such as shampoo, shower gel, soap, body lotion and accessories for the hotel industry. ADA Cosmetics was founded in 1979 and is based in Kehl, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Moonlake Capital is a private investment firm focused on consumer oriented companies throughout Western Europe and the UK. The Firm looks to invest its own capital to support portfolio companies and seeks to be a long-term partner. Moonlake Capital was formed in 2018 and is headquartered in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Ardian

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 127.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ardian is a mega-sized diversified investment group focused on opportunities worldwide. Ardian invests across and manages funds focused on small and mid-sized buyouts, growth capital financings, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and co-investment opportunities. Ardian's small-buyouts group targets controlling interests in French, German, and Italian businesses valued up to €100 million. It's mid-sized buyout group seeks businesses valued up €1.5 billion and does not have any geographic limitations. The Infrastructure team looks for European opportunities and can commit up to €1 billion per transaction. The Mezzanine group supports junior capital commitments of €5 to €80 million. In addition to direct investing, Ardian also manages various private equity fund-of-funds. Ardian was founded in 1996 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 161 of 247
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 7 of 10
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 63 of 92
Country: Germany M&A 12 of 21
Year: 2018 M&A 19 of 20
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-03 Inula

Ghislenghien, Belgium

Inula is a developer, producer, and distributor of phytotherapeutic remedies. The company was born from the union of Pranarom and HerbalGem, two pioneering laboratories in the field of natural therapies founded in 1985 and 1986 respectively. Inula is based in Ghislenghien, Belgium.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-17 Opteven

Villeurbanne, France

Opteven is an insurance company specializing in mechanical breakdown cover, maintenance contracts and assistance. Opteven was founded in 1985 and is based in Villeurbanne, France.

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